We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.

Product Development uses design thinking & user experience methods to deliver breakthrough products and services that delight our customers. We bring innovative, exciting, and sustainable ideas to life. We have opportunities around the world for you to contribute to advancements in autonomy, electrification, smart mobility technologies, and more!

In this position...
We are looking for a leader that will use your technical expertise to shape the future of interior lighting at Ford Motor Company. The Interior Lighting Core & Application Supervisor will manage teams to design/develop all the interior lighting commodities and work with our Ford peers integrating these into other interior released commodities (seats, instrument panels, center consoles, hard trim, soft trim, headliners, etc.). You will also lead the development of requirements, design rules, optical CAE and best practices following strong FMA principles within your core team. Your team will be responsible for the full design process from concept to manufacturing execution on all Ford/Lincoln vehicles globally.

You'll have...
B.S. Engineering – Electrical, Mechanical or similar.
10+ years of validation and release of lighting systems, subsystems and components.
2+ years leading an engineering or product development team with proven delivery.

Even better, you may have...

Knowledge of CATIA/Teamcenter or other CAD/PLM packages.

Knowledge of analytical tools (CAE/Moldflow) and optical development (SPEOS/Lucidshape).

Experience with complex systems, injection molding, and secondary tooling.

Strong oral and written communication skills.

Self-driven, highly motivated, and receptive to challenging assignments.

Experience with PCBA design, LED technologies, active/passive components and the manufacturing of these using SMT equipment.

Experience with plastic injection molding process, tooling & gauging.

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 child care 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 leadership level 6 and ranges from $112,680-212,760.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/LL6

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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.

This position is hybrid. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week.

What you'll do...

• Lead the design, development, validation, and release of interior lighting systems, subsystems, and components (including ambient lighting, functional lighting and overhead consoles) globally, with an emphasis on in-house designs.
• Lead the development of core documentation, design rules, requirements and best practices globally for all interior lighting commodities.
• Develop data-driven decision tools, including matrices and report summaries, to facilitate strategic alignment with program teams and our interior management.
• Translate customer, regulatory, and product requirements into engineering targets.
• Monitor suppliers and analyze customer feedback through Ford's systems.
• Support suppliers and assembly departments with current production quality and manufacturing issues.