Product Development 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.

Product Development uses design thinking & user experience methods to deliver breakthrough products and services that delight our customers. We bring innovative, exciting, and sustainable ideas to life. We have opportunities around the world for you to contribute to advancements in autonomy, electrification, smart mobility technologies, and more!

In this position...

Ford Motor Company is developing and deploying the next-generation Digital Vehicle Engineering Platform as we continue to build a high-performing Digital Transformation organization that is a key contributor to drive Ford+ forward.

Seeking a highly skilled PLM Technical Specialist with deep 3DEXPERIENCE/ENOVIA expertise to design, implement, migrate, and support enterprise PLM capabilities in a multi-site environment. The ideal candidate brings 10+ years of experience with ENOVIA schema modeling and performance tuning, UI/widget development (HTML5/JavaScript/JSP/JPO), MQL/JPO-based extensions, data migration and validation, automated test frameworks for CAD/PLM integrations, license administration, and end‑to‑end production support.

Production planning/execution on 3DEXPERIENCE, data model customization aligned to product specifications and vehicle requirements, 3DEXPERIENCE Web Services usage, and rigorous RCA-driven support are central to this role. 

Strong scheduling, release execution, production cutover, license compliance, and vendor enhancements management experience are required to ensure accuracy, efficiency, and compliance of engineering deliverables across global teams and suppliers.

Job Description:

• The Specialist will focus on 3DEXPERIENCE (3DX) Product Lifecycle Management solutions, empowering engineering and operations teams to efficiently manage and deliver product data and change at scale.

• In this role, the developer will leverage an Agile approach to conceptualize, build, test, and deploy 3DX/ENOVIA Code, Debug Kit, Pinpoint to manage Software Fix Releases customizations, widgets, and data pipelines grounded in current 3DX practices.

• The successful candidate will drive modernization from legacy applications into an object‑based 3DEXPERIENCE environment—ensuring solutions are reliable, performant, and user‑friendly—and will provide demos, training, and production cutover support.

You'll have...

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science (or foreign equivalent) in Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical, or a related technical field. 

• Minimum 10+ years in PLM solution development with hands‑on 3DEXPERIENCE/ENOVIA, focused on data model customization, performance tuning, and enterprise configuration.

• Proficiency in MQL, JPOs, and 3DEXPERIENCE Web Services; experienced in designing and delivering custom widgets and role‑based interfaces (HTML5/JavaScript/JSP) that improve usability and productivity.

• The Engineer is expected to understand and effectively utilize product check-in/check-out processes, version control, data release, and change management within Ford’s PLM ecosystem.

• Demonstrated capability to build automated test scripts and frameworks for CAD/PLM integrations with emphasis on stability, performance, and regression coverage.

• Proven execution of data migration and transformation using MQL scripts, Data Load utilities, and custom loaders; strong practices for validation, reconciliation, exception handling, and auditability.

• Administration of user and role‑based licenses with usage analytics, compliance controls, and procurement/renewal coordination; ability to forecast demand and optimize cost.

• Level 2/3 support experience with SR/ER lifecycle management, deep root‑cause analysis, and knowledge‑base/runbook creation; effective vendor collaboration to closure.

• Agile execution with scheduling and forecasting, service order management, stakeholder communications, and cross‑functional alignment; multi‑site/global delivery experience.

• Domain exposure across automotive and aerospace; strong communication skills with a track record of demos, training, and user enablement.

• This is a hybrid role requiring candidate to be onsite 4 or more days a week 

Even better, if you have …

Preferred

• Master’s degree is a plus.

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 7-8 and ranges from $72,480 - $166,200.  

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.

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. 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.

This position is hybrid. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week. 

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What you'll do...

• 3DX PLM Solution Development

  • Design, develop, test, and deploy customizations and integrations within the 3DEXPERIENCE/ENOVIA platform, including MQL/JPO-based extensions, 3DEXPERIENCE Web Services, and role‑based UI components.

  • Customize and optimize ENOVIA data models (types, policies, relationships, attributes, lifecycles) to meet product specifications and vehicle requirements while ensuring optimal system performance and scalability.

  • Develop custom widgets and user‑friendly interfaces to streamline workflows, increase adoption, and reduce cycle times; provide end‑to‑end technical support with root‑cause analysis and long‑term corrective actions.

• Platform releases and operations

  • Lead 3DX patching and upgrades (including future 3DX Rx releases): scope and impact analysis, regression testing, cutover/rollback planning, environment validation, and publication of change documentation and runbooks.

  • Provide Level 2/3 technical support: triage incidents, conduct root‑cause analysis, implement corrective/preventive actions, and maintain operational knowledge bases; manage Service Requests (SRs) and Enhancement Requests (ERs) with the vendor to resolution.

  • Monitor system health and performance; implement proactive maintenance, configuration hygiene, and security/access reviews across environments.

  • Extract Platform related reports (Object Based/incident based) as per business needs/requirements.

• DevOps and Agile delivery

  • Establish CI/CD practices for PLM components and scripts where applicable; automate build, unit tests, packaging, and deployment for JPOs, MQL artifacts, and widgets with versioned, traceable releases.

  • Apply code quality scanning and peer reviews; plan schedules, forecast timelines, create and manage service orders, and provide clear status updates to business and cross‑functional teams in an Agile model.

  • Maintain promotion controls between development, test, and production environments; ensure reproducibility and fast rollback.

• Interfaces and 3DEXPERIENCE Web Services

  • Develop custom interfaces using Java and 3DEXPERIENCE Web Services to enable reliable transactions across PLM modules and connected applications.

  • Author service interactions and handlers consistent with 3DX modeler concepts, including payload design, error handling, and traceability across environments.

  • Maintain technical documentation, sequence diagrams, and runbooks to support supportability and knowledge transfer.

• Data Pipelines, interoperability and migration

  • Perform data migration and transformation using TCL scripts, Data Load utilities, and custom loaders; execute high-volume loads with robust validation and reconciliation.

  • Validate data integrity and consistency across ENOVIA and related modules; deliver reconciliation reports and dashboards to ensure complete, accurate cutovers.

  • Implement audit trails, exception handling, and recovery procedures to safeguard data quality before and after go‑live.

  • Establish traceable promotion paths and environment parity to support high‑volume loads and reliable, repeatable migrations from legacy applications.

• AI and Machine Learning

  • Design, develop, and integrate AI/ML and Data Intelligence capabilities within the 3DEXPERIENCE ecosystem to improve data quality and engineering efficiency—targeting use cases such as BOM reconciliation, metadata/part classification, anomaly detection, and predictive quality checks; surface guidance through 3DX widgets and services for real‑time decision support.

  • Architect and operate complementary model/data pipelines that consume PLM datasets (3DXML/PLMXML, BOMs, metadata), enabling feature extraction, model evaluation, versioning, CI/CD for models, automated testing, monitoring for drift, and secure deployments with rollback and reproducibility; ensure lineage and integration with existing PLM data flows.

  • Collaborate with data and standards stakeholders to define acceptance criteria and validation methods for AI‑assisted rules, publish runbooks, and train users on responsible use of AI within PLM processes.

• License administration and compliance

• Administer and optimize user and role‑based license allocation within 3DEXPERIENCE to ensure compliance and cost‑effectiveness; maintain accurate entitlement records and access controls.

 Monitor license usage trends and forecast demand; coordinate procurement and renewals with internal stakeholders and the software vendor; implement governance and periodic audits.

• Provide guidance on license models for new programs and environments, ensuring efficient utilization during releases, migrations, and cutovers.

• Collaboration

  • Partner with engineering design, manufacturing, quality, suppliers, and IT/security stakeholders to translate business needs into scalable 3DX solutions across Variant Configuration, Export Control, Program/Engineering, IP Management, and Change Management.

  • Coordinate with training and program teams to develop documentation, conduct demos and user enablement sessions, and drive adoption and measurable efficiency gains in multi‑site/global environments.

  • Facilitate requirement walkthroughs and solution proposals; align acceptance criteria, SLAs, and operational readiness with business stakeholders.