Body Interior Core Engineering Supervisor - IP/Console

Ford Motor Company; Dearborn (MI); Hybrid; USD 116,000 - 218,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Immediate medical, dental, vision, and

Paid parental leave

Vehicle discount program

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

Ford Motor Company is seeking a Body Interior Core Engineering Supervisor to lead a team developing technical foundations and advanced engineering solutions for Body Interior systems. The role owns standards, specifications, design rules, and reusable solutions supporting FoM and FNA programs.

The position emphasizes innovation, technical excellence, and cross-functional collaboration with program teams, Research, Manufacturing, Purchasing, and suppliers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Materials Science, or a related engineering discipline.
• 5+ years of relevant Body Interior product development, core-engineering, or advanced-engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Body Interior Core Engineering team to develop technical foundations and engineering solutions for Body Interior systems and components.
• Own engineering specifications, design rules, analytical methods, technology strategies, and reusable solutions.
• Provide technical direction and escalation support to Body Interior program teams.
• Review significant engineering changes and ensure alignment with standards, processes, and supplier interactions.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Materials Science, or a related engineering discipline

Job description

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.

Product Development

uses design thinking & user experience methods to deliver breakthrough products and services that delight our customers. We bring innovative, exciting, and sustainable ideas to life. We have opportunities around the world for you to contribute to advancements in autonomy, electrification, smart mobility technologies, and more!

In this position...

What you'll do...

The Body Interior Core Engineering Supervisor leads a team responsible for developing the technical foundations and advanced engineering solutions for Body Interior systems and components. The role owns functional standards, engineering specifications, design rules, analytical methods, technology strategies, and reusable solutions supporting FoM and FNA programs.

The supervisor drives innovation, technical excellence, and commonality while ensuring concepts satisfy customer, quality, cost, weight, manufacturing, sustainability, and regulatory requirements. The role partners with program teams, Research, Studio, Manufacturing, Purchasing, STA, suppliers, and other engineering functions to mature new technologies and enable robust implementation.

People

• Establish technical performance standards and priorities for Core Engineering.
• Develop engineers’ expertise through training, mentoring, technical reviews, and hands‑on coaching.
• Maintain technical competency and succession plans aligned with the Body Interior TMM.
• Build subject‑matter expertise in materials, craftsmanship, manufacturing processes, occupant interfaces, and system integration.
• Allocate resources across advanced engineering, standards development, and program support.

Core Engineering and Advanced Technology

• Own and continuously improve Body Interior engineering specifications, SDS requirements, design rules, design guidelines, test procedures, and technical requirements.
• Develop the Body Interior technology strategy and advanced engineering roadmap.
• Identify, evaluate, and mature new materials, processes, features, architectures, and manufacturing technologies.
• Lead concept development, feasibility studies, analytical assessments, prototyping, and validation.
• Define technology maturity criteria and ensure solutions are ready before transfer to vehicle programs.
• Promote reusable architectures, standardized interfaces, common components, and engineering commonality.
• Establish objective engineering methods that translate customer expectations into measurable requirements.
• Benchmark competitive products and emerging technologies to identify opportunities for improved quality, cost, weight, sustainability, and customer experience.
• Capture lessons learned and convert them into updated standards, methods, and requirements.
• Protect intellectual property and support invention disclosures and patent development where appropriate.

Program and Technical Support

• Provide technical direction and escalation support to Body Interior program teams.
• Ensure core solutions support Best-in-Ford and Best-in-Class objectives.
• Lead or support Technical Design Reviews and resolution of complex cross‑functional issues.
• Assess manufacturing and assembly feasibility, robustness, serviceability, and customer performance.
• Support design, release, validation, tooling, build, and launch activities when core expertise is required.
• Review significant engineering changes, deviations, concerns, notices, and alerts affecting functional standards or technology strategy.
• Ensure effective knowledge transfer from Core Engineering to Design & Release, Manufacturing, Purchasing, STA, and suppliers.

Process and Governance

• Maintain governance for standards, requirements, design rules, analytical methods, test procedures, and technical documentation.
• Define measurable deliverables, maturity targets, and review cadences for core and advanced engineering projects.
• Ensure compliance with applicable engineering processes, quality methods, legal requirements, and corporate policies.
• Manage headcount, budgets, facilities, software, prototypes, and testing resources.
• Track technology readiness, technical risks, intellectual‑property opportunities, and implementation status.
• Align departmental objectives with functional and enterprise priorities.

Supplier and External Relationships

• Establish technical requirements and capability expectations for strategic suppliers.
• Partner with Purchasing and STA to assess supplier technology, engineering capability, control plans, and development readiness.
• Lead technical engagements with suppliers, universities, research organizations, and technology partners.
• Support supplier selection, sourcing studies, innovation workshops, technical reviews, and matched‑pair activities.
• Review supplier engineering authorization requests and other technical approvals within the function’s responsibility.

You’ll have...

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Materials Science, or a related engineering discipline.
• 5+ years of relevant Body Interior product development, core‑engineering, or advanced‑engineering experience.

Even better, you may have...

• Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Materials Science, or a related engineering discipline.
• Demonstrated experience leading technical teams and developing engineering talent.
• Strong knowledge of Body Interior systems, materials, manufacturing processes, craftsmanship, validation, and system integration.
• Experience developing technical standards, requirements, design rules, test methods, and reusable engineering solutions.
• Proven ability to lead technology development from early concept through validation and program transfer.
• Working knowledge of GPDS, quality tools, risk‑management methods, and technology‑readiness assessment.
• Strong analytical, benchmarking, innovation, project‑management, and problem‑solving capabilities.
• Excellent written, verbal, negotiation, and executive‑presentation skills.
• Proficiency in 3D CAD geometry, C3P tools and processes, GD&T, and common productivity applications.

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.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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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 with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
• 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
• Generous vacation time, sick/personal time, and paid holidays, including between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day