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.

As part of our Manufacturing team, you’ll help build the world-class, state-of-the-art smart vehicles we're known for. In our plants around the world, we’re constantly developing new technologies and processes to further increase our efficiency. You'll get the satisfaction of making great products people use and love.

In this key role, your responsibility will include strategy definition and manufacturing engineering leadership throughout a new model development program. This will involve the application of lean manufacturing principles to ensure the highest quality, most efficient processes and products possible.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or engineering technology.
• 7 plus years in body construction and / or two new model launches
• Willingness to travel (up to 40-50%) and support launch activities at our North American Assembly plants.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office (Excel, Project, and PowerPoint), Teamcenter, & AutoCAD.
• Sound oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to demonstrate a focused attention on component and system level quality to identify root cause to achieve process capability. Willingness to become a certified 6-Sigma black belt.

Preferred Qualifications:

• “Hands On” tooling experience.
• Systems engineering experience including GD&T, DVA, and how to achieve process capability.
• Working knowledge of statistical tools (Minitab, control charts, data collection, etc.).

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 leadership level 6 and ranges from $115,500-$218,100.
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/LL6

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Domestic relocation 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. 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.

• Lead an energetic team of manufacturing engineers through process, product, labor, and investment optimization.
• Balance lean manufacturing principles with new technology for both auto and manual operations at various capacity levels.
• Provide engineering leadership through virtual product and process DPA through UPV2 end.
• Global lead of manufacturing requirements. Work with product development and our regional partners through BoD / BoP, modular architecture, and design rule activities.
• Support current model TVM, product / process benchmarking, and working with product development through the next generation closure assembly implementation that balance studio requirements with real world process capability.
• Lead the lesson learned feedback loop to drive Process Driven Product Design.
• Develop and manage relations with our tooling vendors for current and future model tooling.
• Maintain oversight from the point of creating our statement of work through tool buyoff and launch at the assembly site.
• Drive resolution of manufacturing issues.
• Validate manufacturing feasibility for throughput, future model flexibility, and sustainability.