Battery Pack Program Lead: Global Delivery & Leadership

Ford Motor; Dearborn (MI); On-site; USD 116,000 - 218,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Flexible family care days

Vehicle discount program

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Ford Motor delivers Battery Pack program leadership across North American sites, aligning with GPDS milestones and ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery. This role leads engineers through milestones, interfaces with PD, IT, PURCH, and other functions, and drives critical-path decisions to maintain launch timing.

Extensive travel is required. The position emphasizes program management, budgeting, supplier coordination, and machinery readiness, with leadership responsibilities across multiple

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 10+ years in manufacturing experience (e.g., machine design knowledge).
• Experience managing suppliers and placing complex/detailed orders.
• Strong project leadership and communication skills with stakeholders across plants and suppliers.
• Ability to travel up to 75% during Install, Commissioning, and Launch phases.

Responsibilities

• Deliver battery programs safely on time, at cost, with quality from to launch/ROC.
• Lead a team of program/process/test engineers through program milestones.
• Interface with cross-functional teams (PD, MSAP, Fordland, MP&L, IT, PURCH).
• Own the master program schedule and coordinate engineering teams and suppliers.
• Track progress and drive actions to maintain launch timing and plan.
• Manage equipment delivery, runoff, shipment, and build event timing.

Skills

Project leadership

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Travel up to 75%

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

JIRA

Smartsheet

Global Integrator

MIDAS

iERP

PFR

Job description

Ford Motor delivers Battery Pack program leadership across North American sites, aligning with GPDS milestones and ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery. This role leads engineers through milestones, interfaces with PD, IT, PURCH, and other functions, and drives critical-path decisions to maintain launch timing.

Extensive travel is required. The position emphasizes program management, budgeting, supplier coordination, and machinery readiness, with leadership responsibilities across multiple