At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. We also believe in providing you with the freedom to define and realize your dreams. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career potential as you help us define tomorrow’s transportation. Do you have what it takes to make smart vehicles for a smart world? Join the Ford Product Development team. Utilizing Design Thinking & User Experience methods, you’ll work to deliver breakthrough products and services that delight our customers. We’re seeking forward-thinking, laser-focused professionals with a passion for bringing innovative, exciting, and sustainable ideas to life. We have opportunities around the world for you to contribute to such advancements as autonomy, electrification, smart mobility technologies, and more! **What you’ll be able to do:** Lighting Optics Engineer - positions offered by Ford Motor Company (Dearborn, Michigan). Position reports to Dearborn, MI office. Telecommuting permitted in accordance with company policy, but must live within commuting distance of stated office. Responsible for defining requirements, product design, tooling, validation testing, and launching in an assembly plant during the development of Exterior Lighting products throughout a vehicle’s lifecycle. Lead and drive a cross functional team that includes lighting suppliers, optics, software, studio, purchasing, manufacturing, and quality functions. Serve as headlamp optical expert for all global markets (North America [Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS) and Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (CMVSS)] [NA], Economic Commission for Europe [ECE], China Compulsory Certification [CCC]). Perform headlamp performance (Consumer Reports [CR], New Car Assessment Program [NCAP], Insurance Institute for Highway Safety [IIHS], JD Power) evaluations, Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) simulation for lighting (AVx, SPEOS, LucidShape, LucidDrive), headlamp performance database reports, optics reviews, High Impact Requirements (HIR), Final Data Judgment (FDJ) signoffs and meeting minutes. Perform pre-Program Start (PS) headlamp performance evaluations, IIHS, CR correlation studies, and IIHS performance improvement – supplier support. Develop global beam panel evaluation tool for headlamp performance. Develop and prove out new CAE test methods (thermal, airflow, IIHS, China Insurance Automotive Safety Index [CIASI], etc.) for Exterior Lighting. Develop new and existing Intellectual Property for applications use cases. Support Total Value Management (TVM) efforts with optics knowledge, communicating information to and from internal and external organizations. Lead team meetings with suppliers, designers, engineers, manufacturing, and supplier quality. **You'll have...** A bachelor’s or foreign equivalent degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Optical Science and Engineering, or a related field and 1 year of experience in the position offered or 1 year of experience developing automotive exterior lighting including Optical Engineering. Requires 1 year of experience: using optical knowledge for all global regulatory markets (NA, ECE, CCC); performing headlamp performance (Consumer Reports/New Car Assessment Program /Insurance Institute for Highway Safety/JD Power) evaluations; performing Computer-Aided Engineering Simulations for lighting (AVx/SPEOS/LucidShape/LucidDrive); performing mechanical engineering (Structures, Mechanics, and Thermal Loading); performing electrical engineering (Mechatronics, Circuits, and Electrical Loading); and performing software engineering and feature development. We are offering a salary of $72,467.00 - $197,792.48/yr. You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply! As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including: • Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage • Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more • Vehicle discount program for employees and family members, and management leases • Tuition assistance • Established and active employee resource groups • Paid time off for individual and team community service • A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year's Day • Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time. For a detailed look at our benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSRnon-HTHD (https://urldefense.com/v3/\_\_https:/fordcareers.co/GSRnon-HTHD\_\_;!!N\_LtwI-RPugbI9wg0dJn!At5eH64wPxskndpLcqAPAzGgdbuvHIJbbsqXlJzHwf91BkA3d5FTfvJ5Kr\_6rU\_StmWPuddyOYbVFfA$) Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660. \#LI-DNI \#DNP **Requisition ID** : 47331