Ride Development Engineer

Country/Region: US Location: Northville, MI, US Req ID 89999 | Northville, United States ZF North America, Inc.

Job Description: About the team: The team is looking for a new member to join them in Northville, in a hybrid role. This person could be hired as an Engineer II or Senior Engineer, based on skillset and experience. What you can look forward to as a Ride Development Engineer: Responsible for coordinating ride work activities with customer, submitting ride work requests through Engineering Resource Manager, and coordinating all needed tools and components needed for tuning. Develop strong working relationships with customers conveying both professionalism and strong product knowledge. Determines required adjustments to hydraulic valve codes to achieve ride and handling targets established by the customer. Directs the efforts of support technicians when conducting ride work at customer locations and supports less-experienced ride engineers as needed. Assists the support technician in making the component changes required to achieve desired results. Maintains accurate change logs and evaluation notes during every step of the tuning process using the correct terminology. Organize information systematically and separately for each program. Completes pre- and post- tuning activities including issuing R01 (Engineering Report) after each ride tuning session, obtaining Customer sign off and effectively communicating customer expectations and tuning outcomes to project team. Releases hydraulic settings for production including creating valve BOMs and preparing the necessary documents for final valve codes, forces, and tolerances. Responsible for hydraulic function test results as part of the customer DV/PV testing including analyzing results, reviewing test specimens, and preparing test reports based on those results. Your profile as a Ride Development Engineer: B.S. in Mechanical Engineering or Mechatronics Engineering. 8+ years of experience with strong functional/product knowledge, and ability to train others (internship/co-op included). Possesses good working knowledge of vehicle dynamics fundamentals for application to damper development. Ability to evaluate vehicle ride characteristics and associate them with product specific component changes. Understands function of latest ZF adaptive valve technology and is adept at execution of all types of ZF adaptive valve settings. Exhibits superior knowledge and execution of damper / ride development processes, both ZF internal processes and customer processes. Demonstrates proven skills in damper characterization and testing including damper industrialization and serial production support. Good organizational skills and self- motivated. Why you should choose ZF : A supportive collaborative team environment Annual Incentive Plan Paid Vacation Personal Time 401k Plan Health Care Benefits Paid Holidays A strong diversity culture Supportive Employee Groups and community outreach activities Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are more than just words for us. They are at the core of the ZF Way that propels our team members towards their utmost success. We strive to build and nurture a culture where inclusiveness is a natural reflex. We actively seek ways to remove barriers so that every member of ZF can rise to their full potential. We aim to embed this in our legacy through how we operate and build our products as we shape next generation mobility, safety, sustainability and social justice. With four generations across 118 nationalities in 41 countries, ZF combines a unique variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and ideas. Together, we solve problems, drive innovation and shape next generation mobility. Our company is committed to the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity and to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. If you are interested in applying for employment with us and are in need of accommodation or special assistance to navigate our website or to complete your application, please contact us. Requests for reasonable accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. ZF is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law. Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer M/F/Disability/Veteran