Casting Industrialization Engineer - HPDC & Supplier Quality

Ford; Dearborn (MI); Hybrid; USD 84,000 - 162,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Tuition assistance

Vehicle discount

Paid time off

Holiday schedule

Job summary

Ford is seeking a degreed engineer with strong quality background and manufacturing experience for Casting STA roles. You will engage with external suppliers to drive robust casting processes, analyze feasibility for new sites and technologies, and lead industrialization and PPAP activities across programs.

Successful candidates will have 3+ years in HPDC, 2+ years in supplier manufacturing, and 2+ years in quality engineering, with excellent communication and travel readiness to support Ford’s

Qualifications

• BS in engineering and manufacturing mindset.
• 3+ years of High Pressure Die Casting (HPDC) process/manufacturing experience.
• 2+ years knowledge or prior experience with supplier manufacturing.
• 2+ years prior Quality Engineer experience.

Responsibilities

• Engagement with external suppliers to drive robust Casting manufacturing process standard execution to deliver quality and delivery excellence.
• Collaborate with Research and PD to understand new technologies and how they might impact the supply base.
• In depth Casting process feasibility analysis for new supplier sites, new technology and high-risk commodities.
• Lead development, documentation and implementation of critical Design Industrialization STA deliverables during planning and execution.
• Participate in Casting process standard governance, Tech Clubs, and supplier summits.
• Provide Casting process technical support during issue resolution to cascade supplier systemic quality, capacity, delivery, and manufacturing lessons learned to prevent recurrence.
• Collaborate with peers in Product Development, Research and Supply Chain to drive optimal sourcing decisions.
• Conduct Launch Readiness Reviews at Supplier sites as per Ford’s Supplier Engagement Process for future model programs.
• Conduct Manufacturing Site Assessments (MSA), identifying gaps, and establishing/monitoring CIAP’s (Continuous Improvement Action Plans).
• Conduct onsite evaluation visits for Priority commodities as per GPDS supplier engagement process for new programs.
• Drive capacity/uplift actions with Suppliers in accordance with Global Capacity Planning (GCP) and Manufacturing Capacity Planning Volumes (MCPV) study requirements.
• Review and approve Supplier Capacity Analysis Reports (CAR) ensuring compliance to capacity requirements.
• Review supplier incremental tooling work plans ensuring that plans comply to PPAP requirements.
• Review and approve PPAP’s for engineering changes, supplier driven changes, and new tooled end items.
• Drive on-time PPAP submissions ensuring that supplier project timing plans are on track.
• Drive compliance to all organizational and corporate training requirements.
• Drive robust Supplier Failure Mode Avoidance by Deep Diving: DFMEA’s/PFMEA’s, SCCAF, Control Plans.

Skills

HPDC experience

Quality engineering

Supplier management

Casting knowledge

Education

BS in engineering

Job description

Ford is seeking a degreed engineer with strong quality background and manufacturing experience for Casting STA roles. You will engage with external suppliers to drive robust casting processes, analyze feasibility for new sites and technologies, and lead industrialization and PPAP activities across programs.

Successful candidates will have 3+ years in HPDC, 2+ years in supplier manufacturing, and 2+ years in quality engineering, with excellent communication and travel readiness to support Ford’s