Research Engineer

We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.

In this position... 

This role is focused on development and scaling of new polymer technologies for battery cell manufacturing, including next generation electrode processing, to deliver enhanced features and performance while improving cost and quality for our electric vehicles.  This role will utilize lab skills as well as materials background to develop new solutions for next generation vehicles.

What you'll do...

Develop and optimize new polymer materials and manufacturing methods for dry processing of battery electrodes.

Investigate and elucidate material - process - structure - property - performance relationships to optimize both manufacturability and electrochemical performance attributes.

Explore emerging technologies for battery cell polymer needs to enable improved or unique functions and features.

Interface with Ford Ion Park, Product Development, Manufacturing, and Materials Engineering, to establish targets and optimize technologies.

Collaborate with internal research teams to align on strategic roadmap.

You'll have...

Bachelors degree in chemical engineering, materials science, mechanical engineering, manufacturing engineering, polymer chemistry, electrochemistry, or related field

0-2 years of hands-on laboratory experience 

Knowledge and experience in battery electrochemistry

Knowledge and experience in polymeric materials, polymer processing, characterization, and testing including

 

Even better, you may have...

Masters or Pursuit of masters in chemical engineering, material science, mechanical engineering, manufacturing, polymer chemistry, electrochemistry, or related field

Automotive industry experience, including cross-functional work experience in plastics and polymer processing

Battery electrode manufacturing experience

Good communication and presentation skills

Good analytical and critical thinking skills

Passion to keep technologies moving

Bias for action

 

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 of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• 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 and more

• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, 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. 

This position is a salary grade 6 and ranges from $74,300-$124,500. 

Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

 

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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This position is hybrid with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week. #LI-Hybrid

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