New Mobility Transportation Planner
Auto Req ID:
30052BR
Job Title:
New Mobility Transportation Planner
Location:
Dearborn
State:
MI
Company:
Ford Motor Company
Job Description
The candidate will play a pivotal role in developing Ford’s transportation operating system (tOS). They will be an integral part of Ford’s "Mobility Research" department: a varied and interdisciplinary group within Research and Advanced Engineering that is dedicated to cutting-edge research to improve transportation accessibility, mobility, and sustainability for all. The candidate will act as a touchpoint with cities, universities, research labs, and other key stakeholders in helping Ford develop and simulate new and innovative mobility solutions, including microtransit, dynamic shuttles, smart cities, and connected and automated vehicles.
Major responsibilities of this position include:
Required Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
The distance between imagination and … creation. It can be measured in years of innovation, or in moments of brilliance. When you join the Ford team discover all the benefits, rewards and development opportunities you’d expect from a diverse global leader. You’ll become part of a team that is already leading the way, with ingenious solutions and attainable products – and it is always ready to go further.
Visa sponsorship may be available for this position.
Ford Motor Company is 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.
The candidate will play a pivotal role in developing Ford’s transportation operating system (tOS). They will be an integral part of Ford’s "Mobility Research" department: a varied and interdisciplinary group within Research and Advanced Engineering that is dedicated to cutting-edge research to improve transportation accessibility, mobility, and sustainability for all. The candidate will act as a touchpoint with cities, universities, research labs, and other key stakeholders in helping Ford develop and simulate new and innovative mobility solutions, including microtransit, dynamic shuttles, smart cities, and connected and automated vehicles.
Major responsibilities of this position include:
- Interact with key transportation planning stakeholders, include cities’ planning departments and transportation engineers, metropolitan planning organizations, and relevant engineering design firms that contract with cities (i.e. WSP and AECOM).
- Identify and quantify the biggest transportation planning pain points affecting cities, and who is most affected.
- Help develop and model innovative transportation concepts and solutions, including but not limited to:
- Shared Mobility Services
- Multimodality and Mode Choice
- Transportation Network Resilience
- Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs)
- Transportation Planning for Rapid Urbanization and Growth
- Work with various groups at Ford, including the data analytics team and the Ford Mobility business unit, as well as relevant partners and suppliers. Help develop, design, and implement transportation modelling and visualization software that can show how Ford mobility solutions can improve cities’ transportation systems. Examples of relevant software include: ArcGIS, PTV Vissim/Visum, Aimsun, TransModeler, CUBE, TransCAD, MATSIM, SUMO, and Ford-developed simulations, optimization models, and data architectures.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Urban Planning, Industrial & Operations Engineering, Public Policy, Complex Systems, Data Science, or equivalent fields with a strong focus on transportation
- 2+ years’ experience working on transportation planning and/or modelling (relevant coursework is acceptable)
Preferred Qualifications:
- PhD. in Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering, Urban Planning, Industrial & Operations Engineering, Public Policy, Complex Systems, Data Science, or equivalent fields with a strong focus on transportation
- Experience working directly with cities or other relevant institutional stakeholders
- Experience working on large-scale, complex, interdisciplinary projects
- Experience with piloting mobility solutions in real world
- Proven and demonstrable experience in one or more of the following:
- City and Transportation Planning
- Microscopic Traffic Modelling
- Macroscopic Transportation Model (e.g. Travel Demand Modeling)
- Activity-Based Modelling
- Shared Mobility Modeling (e.g. via agent-based modelling)
- GIS
- Strong established interest in transportation issues, especially new and innovative concepts as listed in the job description
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to rapidly prototyping ideas (both digitally and physical)
The distance between imagination and … creation. It can be measured in years of innovation, or in moments of brilliance. When you join the Ford team discover all the benefits, rewards and development opportunities you’d expect from a diverse global leader. You’ll become part of a team that is already leading the way, with ingenious solutions and attainable products – and it is always ready to go further.
Visa sponsorship may be available for this position.
Ford Motor Company is 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.