Closure System Engineering Senior Manager

Ford Model e U.S.; Dearborn (MI); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

Employee resource groups

Job summary

Ford Motor Company seeks a Senior Manager for Closures Systems to lead technical content, strategy and processes across global teams, ensuring robust design, development and launch of closure components and systems.

The role covers product & technology development, supplier selection, verification, production validation and ongoing quality assurance, with focus on professional development and budgeting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or related field.
• 10 years of experience in Closures Systems & BIW design & release with increasing levels of project & team management.
• Demonstrated deep technical understanding & significant expertise in Closures, BIW, stampings, closures kinematics & mechanisms, CAE, testing, quality & production launch.
• 3-5 years minimum managing an engineering department with proven track record & delivery of results.
• Excellent verbal & written communication skills.
• Strong leadership behaviors with good collaborative decision making skills.
• Ability to build strong working relationships with all stakeholders including program teams, purchasing, manufacturing, STA & suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical content, strategy & processes for Global Closures Systems.
• Oversee product & technology development, supplier development & selection.
• Guide development of Closure Systems standardized tools, methods & execution.
• Manage budgeting & resource allocation; lead implementation of new technology.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Team management

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering

Tools

CAE

3DX/CATIA V5

Job description

In this position...

A senior technical leadership role responsible for technical content, strategy & processes. In this role, you will serve as the Senior manager for Closures Systems ensuring robust design & delivery of components & systems. The Global Manager will lead all technical & business plan aspects of Global Closures Systems strategy, including product & technology development, supplier development & selection, product verification & production validation, engineering sign-off, launch, ongoing product support & quality assurance of products in the field. In addition, the Closures Systems Senior Manager will lead professional development of global Closures Systems team members, attract high caliber talent, oversee budgeting & resource allocation, support new technology development & lead implementation, guide development of Closure Systems standardized tools, methods & execution.

You'll have...

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or related field


• 10 years of experience in Closures Systems & BIW design & release with increasing levels of project & team management


• Demonstrated deep technical understanding & significant expertise & experience in Closures, BIW, stampings, closures kinematics & mechanisms, CAE, testing, quality & production launch


• 3-5 years minimum managing an engineering department with proven track record & delivery of results


• Excellent verbal & written communication skills


• Strong leadership behaviors with good collaborative decision making skills


• Ability to build strong working relationships with all stakeholders including program teams, purchasing, manufacturing, STA & suppliers.

Even better you may have...

• Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering


• 10-15 years of experience in BIW & Closures Systems


• An aptitude for developing people & processes


• Strong understanding of statistical analysis


• 3DX/CATIA V5 capable


• Extensive experience & strong TMM working on safety critical systems & components

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage


• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare 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


• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day


• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

This position is a leadership level 4.

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.

Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

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.