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The Core Vehicle Structural Systems (Body Structures, Frames and Battery Tray sheetmetal) organization at Ford Motor Company is seeking an employee to work as a Core Mechanical Joining Engineer, specializing in Body Structure and Sheetmetal Mechanical Joining. As a Core Mechanical Joining Subject Matter Expert (SME), the engineer will author and maintain Joining Standards and Quality documents (DFMEA, Control Plans), Engineering Specifications, and Requirements (such as Design Rules) for use by the Program Application teams. The engineer will also work as part of a cross-functional team to develop new mechanical joining technologies to support the Structural Systems Team.  Mechanical Joining includes but is not limited to: Flow Drill Screws (FDS), Clinching, Self-Piercing Rivets (SPR), and Friction Element Welding (FEW). This role also includes leading and to our Mechanical Joining Lab to assess joint feasibility on future programs, new joint stack-ups (Gage/Grade/Materials), Cost Improvement actions, and ongoing production issues.