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At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. We also believe in providing you with the freedom to define and realize your dreams. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career potential as you help us define tomorrow’s transportation.

Ford’s Research and Advanced Engineering team explores new vehicle and societal innovations that require some level of invention before they can be applied to our products and services. The team is building on a history of Ford innovation, including our invention of the three-way catalytic converter to modernize vehicle emissions controls in the 1970s and the world’s first rear inflatable seat belts in 2010.

The Materials, Processing, Structures and Safety Laboratory in Ford’s Research and Advanced Engineering organization is seeking an employee to work on the Surface Science team in the Coatings and Surfaces Research Department. The department’s focus is on fundamentally understanding coatings and surfaces that exist or are created in the manufacturing of automobiles. The research in this department is multidisciplinary and includes topics such as: surface characterization of various materials, battery cell manufacturing, corrosion, color science, material durability, and adhesion. Additionally, we also incorporate computer simulations to model manufacturing processes of materials and surfaces. This exciting research role requires, a multi-functional relationship with several organizations within Ford, which include EV, Digital, and Design (EVDD), Ford Industrial System, Ford Ion Park, Basic Design, and Manufacturing.

What you’ll be able to do:

• Work on a team focused on using state-of-the-art surface science instruments to interrogate surfaces and interfaces in order to understand and enhance the performance of automotive materials. Areas of particular importance include battery materials, organic coatings, adhesion, engineered surfaces, oxides and pre-treatments, and corrosion.

• Develop a robust, multidisciplinary research portfolio across several areas of interest with both short-term and long-term deliverables.

• Develop advanced characterization techniques using a suite of in-house analytical tools including ToF-SIMS, XPS, AES, AFM, and other emerging instrumentation.

• Rapidly solve time-critical Company issues using novel experimental approaches.

• Grow a network of collaboration inside of Ford and outside of Ford with universities, government laboratories and suppliers.

• Document research via internal reports and external publications and presentations.

The minimum requirements we seek:

• Ph.D. in Chemistry, Materials Science & Engineering, Chemical Engineering or Physics or a related field or international Equivalent .

• 5+ years of hands-on experience with ultra-high vacuum surface analytical instruments e.g.. ToF-SIMS, XPS, or AES.

• 3+ years of experience with the analysis of large data sets.

Our preferred qualifications:

• Extensive hands-on experience with either XPS, ToF-SIMS or AES instrumentation and analysis

• Extensive knowledge of Li-ion battery chemistry

• Experience with surface and bulk material characterization: SEM, FTIR, XRD, XRF, GDOES, Raman spectroscopy, and UV spectroscopy.

• Outstanding digital literacy as well as written and oral communication skills.

• Great teammate with strong interpersonal skills.

ou 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.

For a detailed look at our benefits, click here:

https://fordcareers.co/GSRnon-HTHD

This position is a range of salary grades GSR 7-8 .

Visa sponsorship is 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 committed to a culturally diverse workforce. 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.

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Requisition ID : 33420