This pivotal, highly visible role sits within our Global Manufacturing Engineering Architecture and Program Delivery department and helps shape future model programs to be leaders in the industry.  The Architecture Team acts on early insights with the Product Development Team to optimize all aspects of new model production.   As leader of a team, you will interact directly with leadership to deliver the following as it relates to the three major Manufacturing functions of Body Construction Engineering, Global Paint Engineering, and Final Assembly Engineering for the manufacturing of Body-On-Frame vehicles.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering required 5+ years of manufacturing experience ideally in BoF assembly & knowledge of Unibody vehicles Practical BoF assembly tooling implementation experience  Understanding of SCCAF’s, PFMEA’s and failure mode avoidance principles required Body Structures experience

Preferred Qualifications:

Vehicle launch experience required with Digital Pre-Assembly (DPA5) through Job #1 (MP1) experience on a major program (Ford scale 4 and higher)  Advanced engineering, Architecture/Platform development experience Previous supervisory experience managing engineering team Self-starter with ability to deliver in challenging situations, self-motivated and operate with minimal direct supervision  Proven leadership and project management skills Effective creativity to find solutions to unstructured, uncertain or highly constrained problems Demonstrated Microsoft Office experience includes Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint Experience conducting work in a virtual environment utilizing related tools (TCE, APT, VPS/GSPAS, etc.) Strong verbal and written communication skills to present complicated concepts to an audience with a broad range of experiences

 

You 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 childcare 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.

 

This position is a leadership level 6.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/LL6SP1

 

 

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Domestic relocation assistance 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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What you'll do:

Lead Design for Assembly into new Body-on-Frame vehicle part development by regularly collaborating with the Product Development team to assess facility & tooling impact, improve quality, and reduce labor requirements during the Technical Kick-Off (TKO) to Technology Management Review (TMR) phase Direct and develop a team to execute a manufacturing point of view on architecture strategy and align with Product Development to execute future product lines at a platform level Initiate and coordinate with Manufacturing Core Teams on the development of the build sequence, installation processes, and tooling strategies for new product launches Quantify manufacturing and facility impact to launch new model programs including directional facility, tooling, and labor impact for all manufacturing functions with varying degrees of available definition Assess existing facility layouts to analyze assembly processes using current plan of records and AutoCAD for planning future work Assess all product designs/concepts for adherence to our Global Manufacturing Requirements and revise and/or generate and document new Manufacturing Requirements as needed Evaluate "Lessons Learned" from New Model launches and implement Prevent Reoccurrence Actions into future programs Evaluate and assess competitive vehicle information i.e. benchmarking relative to manufacturing and processing of end item parts, sub-assemblies, and fastening/joining to determine incorporation on future product and develop next-generation ideas Speak for all Manufacturing functions to collaborate on multi-functional teams of Program Delivery teams, Product Development, Marketing, Program Planning, Supplier Technical Assistance, Material Planning & Logistics, New Model Programs, etc. in early product planning workshops Manage and report out all program status assessment points during TKO to TMR phase Strategize, create and implement organizational structures and methods as required Travel to our North American assembly plants for site reviews as required