Mr. Tom McCarthy Thomas McCarthy is the Chief Engineer for Powertrain Research & Advanced Engineering responsible for the innovation and development of future powertrain technologies at Ford Motor Company. He has worked at Ford for over 25 years, primarily in Powertrain.
His activity was responsible for launching the 3.5L Duratec 35 V6 GTDI engine, the first Ford EcoBoost application in North America. He previously served in several powertrain leadership positions such as the Director of the European Hybrid Centre based at Volvo in Gothenburg, Sweden; Engine Systems Manager responsible for leading the design and development of the Duratec 35 V6 engine architecture and Manager of the Advanced Engine Engineering activity responsible for projects such as the Aston Martin 6.0L V12 and Mustang 5.4L V8 Cobra-R engines.
His education includes a B.S. and M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana, IL. He has a MBA from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI. He is also involved in USCAR as Ford’s representative on the Advanced Powertrain Technical Leadership Council. In 2014 he received the Detroit Free Press – Automotive Leadership Award for Engineering & Technology Leadership.