Senior Mechanical Engineer

Ford Motor Company

. Work with design studio, product, and marketing teams to create new automotive electromechanical and digital products .

Posted 10/14/2026full-timeLong Beach • California • United StatesSenior💰 $138,800 - $232,700 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in automotive electromechanical and digital product development, with a strong focus on prototyping, validation, and integration of electronic systems into vehicles. Possesses a solid foundation in mechanical engineering principles and hands-on experience in consumer electronics and vehicle systems.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Bachelor Of Science In Mechanical EngineeringPrototyping And MockupsDesign And Validation Of Consumer ElectronicsAnalytical Skills In Mechanical EngineeringExperience With HMI And Input Devices

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Hard Skills

Product DevelopmentElectromechanical SystemsDesign CharacterizationReliability TestingField Failure AnalysisTechnology Concepts DevelopmentRisk MitigationIntegration With Engineering TeamsScalable Mass ProductionRapid Prototyping

Soft Skills

CollaborationAnalytical ThinkingProblem Solving

Industry Keywords

AutomotiveConsumer ElectronicsVehicle SystemsHMIDesign Tradeoffs

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Work with design studio, product, and marketing teams to create new automotive electromechanical and digital products
Drive development from concept through prototyping, engineering development builds, validation, production release, and sustaining/field failure analysis
Bring up designs developed in-house and at JDM/OEM
Test designs for reliability and validity and implement changes to address identified issues
Create rapid prototypes using off-the-shelf or quickly fabricated parts
Evaluate design tradeoffs and mitigate risks affecting team progress
Integrate designs into vehicles with other engineering teams
Develop product architectures and technology concepts, particularly electronics systems
Develop early prototypes and new technologies leading to scalable mass production

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor of Science degree in ME or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience
Minimum of 4 years of hands-on industry experience
Experience in design, characterization, and validation of consumer electronics, vehicle systems, input devices and/or HMI
Background in prototyping, full scale mockups and looks like/feels like demonstrations
Strong analytical skills regarding mechanical engineering theory
Relevant internship experience, school projects and passion projects that show a passion for product development
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States

Benefits

Comp & perks

Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
Flexible family care days
Paid parental leave
New parent ramp-up programs
Subsidized back-up child care
Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement
Fertility treatments
Vehicle discount program for employees and family members
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
Option to purchase additional vacation time
Visa sponsorship is available