Andrew DeGroot

FORD 5.0/5.2L V8 QUALITY ENGINEER

United States

About

BS MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Mechanical Engineering alumni from Oakland University (3.07 GPA) with diverse technical background and knowledge of internal combustion engines and their subsystems within automobiles and other applications. Tier 1 supplier and OEM experience in product development, testing, and engine life cycle management Wide variety of hands on experience working on and repairing cars as well as smaller personal vehicles such as off road vehicles, snowmobiles, personal watercraft, and boats.

Experience

  • IPTSE Quality Engineer - High Time in Service Reliability at Ford Motor Company
    Mar 2026 - Present · 4 mos

  • Stellantis (1 yr 11 mos)
    • Engine Prototyping, Testing & Validation Engineer
      Aug 2025 - Mar 2026 · 8 mos

    • Engine Validation
      Aug 2024 - Aug 2025 · 1 yr 1 mo

      •Create “cheat sheet” of both current and archived engine test schedules •Inspect and record engine failures that occur while testing in the dynamometer cell.

    • HVAC Controls
      May 2024 - Aug 2024 · 4 mos

      •Utilize climactic drive cell to conduct real world tests and gather data regarding HVAC modules and performance. •Root cause and troubleshoot vehicles with HVAC faults. •Create transient temperature curves for AUTO climate setting within the vehicle from various soak temperatures.

  • Acoustics Engineering Intern at Brose Group
    May 2023 - May 2024 · 1 yr 1 mo

    • Gather and record acoustic data. • Analyze data within ArtemiS Suite using various parameter measurements to determine if the recorded data meets customer specifications. • Create reports to present to customer teams.

  • Distribution Services Engineering Intern at NORMA Group
    May 2022 - Aug 2022 · 4 mos

    • Test clamps to ensure proper durability and resistance to elements. • Write engineering work orders to send to the lab for a certain test. • Created a system to easily log products within the warehouse.