Launch and Central Engineering Area Manager

Ford Global Career Site; Cuautitlán; On-site; MXN 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Ford Global Career Site in Cuautitlán, Mexico seeks a leader to drive new product launches and strengthen Central Engineering capabilities, connecting product strategy with robust manufacturing execution.

The role combines ensuring successful launches—safety, quality, timing, cost, and ramp-up objectives—with developing the engineering capabilities, infrastructure, equipment, and processes needed to support current and future plant operations.

Job description

Lead new product launches and Central Engineering capabilities for the plant, connecting product strategy with strong manufacturing execution.

The position integrates two main responsibilities: ensuring successful launches of new programs, meeting safety, quality, timing, cost, and production ramp-up objectives; and developing the engineering capabilities, infrastructure, equipment, and processes needed to support current and future plant operations.

The goal is simple: successfully launch the next product while building the manufacturing capability needed for the one after it.