Engineering Specialist-Controls

Ford Motor; Dearborn (MI); On-site; USD 72,000 - 162,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and prescription drug

Tuition assistance

Vehicle discount program

Paid time off

Generous holidays

Job summary

Ford Motor Company is seeking a highly skilled controls engineering professional to support automated manufacturing capabilities in our Making and Assembly operations. The role focuses on solving tooling, equipment, and conveyor performance issues, while implementing improvements for quality and delivery.

You will work with Siemens/Allen-Bradley PLCs, vision systems, robotics, and networking to ensure reliable production.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED
• 2+ years of controls engineering experience (internship and coop experience considered)
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Controls or Automation Engineering
• Electrical background preferred
• Experience reading blueprints and electrical schematics
• Knowledge of AutoCAD and PLC/CNC systems
• Lean Six Sigma and DMAIC understanding
• MS Office familiarity
• Networking knowledge including DH+, Ethernet, remote IO
• Experience with vision/automation systems is a plus

Responsibilities

• Lead problem solving to assist plants and implementation teams in resolving tooling, equipment and conveyor performance issues and downtime
• Coordinate resources to find root cause and fixes; validate problems
• Handle setup and maintenance of industrial barcode printers
• Design and implement vision control systems; evaluate equipment for quality and delivery
• Use plant monitoring software to review cycle times and project installations
• Reprogram equipment for engineering changes and improvements
• Update program backups for machinery and automation
• Program new installations of automation, machinery, material handling, and robots
• Review risk assessments and evaluate equipment safety
• Assist in training manufacturing personnel and plant electricians
• Read and modify electrical prints and schematics; AutoCAD

Skills

Controls engineering

Problem solving

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Controls or Automation Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

PLC/CNC (Siemens/Allen-Bradley)

VFD

Servo

Profinet

ABB robots

FANUC robots

Job description

At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. We also believe in providing you with the freedom to define and realize your dreams. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career potential as you help us define tomorrow’s transportation.

As part of our Manufacturing team, you’ll help build the world-class, state-of-the-art smart vehicles the world expects from us. Within our plants around the world,
we’re constantly developing new technologies and processes to further increase our efficiency. That means we’re continually seeking diligent, determined performers who think outside the box to help us find better and more efficient ways to manufacture our vehicles.

In this position...
We’re seeking a highly skilled technical professional to provide key expertise to our outstanding automated manufacturing capabilities.

Responsibilities

What you’ll do...

• Lead problem solving to assist plants and implementation teams in resolving tooling, equipment and conveyor performance issues and downtime
• Coordinate resources to find root cause and fixes, manage and breakdown problems into items that can be validated. Determine proper validation methods
• Handle setup and maintenance of industrial bar code printers
• Utilize sound knowledge design and implement vision control systems. Familiar with different type of vision cameras and their programing software. Continuously evaluate equipment for improvement for quality and delivery
• Use FIS plant monitoring software to review cycle times of equipment, review and follow up project installations
• Reprogram equipment for engineering changes and improvements
• Update program backups for machinery and automation
• Program new installations of automation, machinery, material handling, and robots
• As part of a team, review risk assessments and evaluate equipment safety
• Assist in training manufacturing personnel and plant electricians
• Read and modify electrical prints and schematics, Auto CAD
• Maintain familiarity with OA, CPN/MPN networks and communication protocols for connecting to wireless and wired networks
• Manage installation and maintenance of virus protection software for controls network PCs, perform PC backup disc images and installation of communication and firmware and controls software
• Work overtime and weekends as needed

Qualifications

You'll have...

• High School Diploma or GED
• 2 or more years of Controls Engineering experience (internship and coop experience will be considered)

Even better, you may have...

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Controls or Automation Engineering
• Electrical background (electrician or technician) preferred
• Familiar with PLC/CNC (Siemens/ Allen-Bradley), VFD, Servo, Profinet, ABB and FANUC Robots
• Solid understanding of laser burning
• Demonstrated ability to read blueprints, modify electrical schematics and use AutoCAD
• Validated ability to troubleshoot equipment and continuously evaluate for process improvementsExperience with conveyor system programming and overhead Gantry
• Solid understanding of networking to include DH+, Ethernet and remote IO
• Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma experience
• Understanding of 8D, FMEA, and DMAIC processes
• Familiar with TQM and Kaizen methods
• One or more years of experience with MS Office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Outlook)
• Knowledge of simulation modeling and visual factory management preferred

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 the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage

Flexible family care, 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 salary grade 6-8- from $72,480 -$162,120

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.

Job Info

• Job Identification 67842
• Job Category Manufacturing
• Posting Date 08/11/2026, 02:03 PM
• Degree Level High School Graduate or equivalent
• Job Schedule Full time