Technical Specialist
US$115,500 – US$218,000 / yr base salary
Posted 9 Oct 2026
Advertised as “Technical Specialist, Mechatronics”
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- Level
- 6
- Expected experience
- 10+ yrs
- Management level
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Hybrid
- Visa sponsorship
- Not offered
| Base salary | US$115,500 – US$218,000 / yr |
|---|
Field of studyElectrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering (or related)
Study levelBachelor's
Field of studyElectrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering (or related)
Study levelMaster's
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!, At Ford, the Vehicle Hardware Engineering teams are using Design Thinking & User Experience methods to deliver breakthrough products and services that will delight our customers. Our employees are laser-focused on bringing innovative, exciting, and sustainable ideas to life. From autonomy and electrification to smart mobility technologies, our teams around the world are working together with excitement to make smart vehicles for a smart world.
In this position...
Seeking a Technical Specialist, Mechatronics to serve as the subject matter expert for the robust design, validation, integration, and production performance of closure-related electronic modules and subsystem interfaces.
This role provides technical leadership across closure features such as door and window systems, liftgates, tailgates, frunk and interfaces such as hood mechanisms, latches, actuators, switches, sensors, and others.
Responsibilities
What you'll do...
The Technical Expert will drive design requirements, validation strategy, supplier technical alignment, issue resolution, lessons learned, and cross-functional knowledge transfer to ensure closure systems meet Ford quality, durability, functional, and customer experience expectations.
Technical Leadership and Requirements Ownership
- Lead development, maintenance, and deployment of Ford closure electronic module and subsystem design requirements, ensuring best practices are applied across applicable closure features and module designs.
- Define and document technical requirements for materials, environmental exposure, durability, electrical interfaces, mechanical interfaces, architectural compatibility, and system-level robustness.
- Establish clear design expectations for closure-related modules and interfaces such as sensors, actuators, switches, latches, cinching or power open-close features, window lift systems, liftgates, tailgates, frunks, hoods, and related interfaces.
- Review early program assumptions to identify unique noise factors, customer usage patterns, quality history concerns, and potential failure mode risks.
Validation, Verification, and Design Robustness
- Lead the electronic module assembly validation requirements process, including definition of validation expectations for electrical performance, mechanical stresses, environmental exposure, and system interactions.