Body Exterior Quality & Warranty Engineer

Ford; Dearborn (MI); Hybrid; USD 87,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Parental leave

Vehicle discount

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Holiday pay

Employee groups

Community service days

Job summary

Ford Motor Company in Dearborn is seeking a Product Development engineer to own warranty metrics for low-time-in-service issues. You will lead binning, root-cause analysis, containment actions and process improvements within the Body Exterior Plant Vehicle Team.

Strong CAD, GD&T, and Six Sigma are preferred. The role supports FTT, IQ, BOM analysis, and launch activities, collaborating with suppliers and engineering teams to reduce costs and drive quality improvements.

Qualifications

• BS in Mechanical Engineering required.
• 4+ years in product development, quality, or manufacturing engineering.
• Familiarity with GD&T per ASME Y14.5.
• Experience with CAD tools: SolidWorks, CATIA or Siemens NX.
• Six Sigma Green Belt preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead warranty issue binning and analysis in IRIS.
• Lead cross-functional root-cause investigations for warranty issues.
• Coordinate interim and permanent containment actions and corrective actions.
• Identify and implement service method improvements to reduce warranty costs.
• Document problem-solving activities using SIMPSN.
• Present issue findings in working-level and executive-level meetings.
• Support plant FTT improvements through process, supplier, and design actions.
• Support IQ by interpreting engineering drawings, design standards, and acceptance criteria.
• Assist stop-ship, stop-build, and yard-hold activities to ensure defects are corrected.
• Lead plant trials for design changes and proposed manufacturing process changes, assessing impact on quality.
• Lead plant trials for supplier-driven changes, assessing impact on quality.
• Support BOM analysis to identify and correct inaccurate part usage and release information.
• Support launch teams in resolving carryover issues.
• Identify and implement product best practices within the assigned vehicle functional group.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Leadership

Presentation skills

Project management

Willingness to learn

Education

BS in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

SOLIDWORKS

CATIA

Siemens NX

Job description

Ford Motor Company in Dearborn is seeking a Product Development engineer to own warranty metrics for low-time-in-service issues. You will lead binning, root-cause analysis, containment actions and process improvements within the Body Exterior Plant Vehicle Team.

Strong CAD, GD&T, and Six Sigma are preferred. The role supports FTT, IQ, BOM analysis, and launch activities, collaborating with suppliers and engineering teams to reduce costs and drive quality improvements.