In this position...

Do you have what it takes to make smart vehicles for a smart world? Join the Ford Product Development team. Utilizing Design Thinking & User Experience methods, you’ll work to deliver breakthrough products and services that delight our customers. We’re seeking forward-thinking, laser-focused professionals with a passion for bringing innovative, exciting, and sustainable ideas to life. We have opportunities around the world for you to contribute to such advancements as autonomy, electrification, smart mobility technologies, and more!

A Ford Cost Estimator is a technical manufacturing specialist responsible for predicting and analyzing the total cost of vehicle components, systems, and manufacturing processes. Ford utilizes 'bottom-up' technical cost modeling to evaluate material, labor, and overhead expenses, ensuring that new vehicle programs meet profitability targets while maintaining Ford’s quality standards.

You'll have...

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent technical achievements; or a combination of equivalent education and experience.

• 10+ years of business and/or engineering, or an undergraduate degree in Technical Schools with 5+ years of Automotive manufacturing experience

• Proficiency in lean manufacturing

• Proficiency in data analysis

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 a salary grade 6 to salary grade 8 and ranges from $74,300-$166,200.
Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

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

Visa sponsorship is not 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. 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...

• Must be process oriented with strong analytical skills and a high degree of business acumen with a strong ability to learn operational and strategic business issues.

• The Cost Engineer/Cost Analyst for this position must have experience in more than one of the following:

• BIW Stamping and sheet metal products

• Assembly integration and optimization

• All forms of metal casting: Ferrous, AL, Mg

• Extrusions

• Machining

• Roll forming

• Plating and coatings

• Metallurgist

• Experience using Estimating Software to develop should cost estimates such as FACTON, ARRORI, SIEMANS.

• Ability to construct and analyze manufacturing costs of components by reviewing drawings, engineering specifications, and functional requirements.

• Demonstrate a proven grasp of business concepts as well as quantitative and critical thinking skills.

• Ability to assess cost benefit analysis of different supplier manufacturing methods.

• Ability to maintain data integrity and accuracy and use data to identify and solve problems.