Engineering Team Lead, Grid Storage & Manufacturing

Ford; Kentucky; On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Ford Energy in Kentucky seeks a Safety & Quality Engineering Leader to drive zero-defect manufacturing for battery energy storage systems. You will lead an agile engineering team, govern mechanical, electrical, and automation aspects, and partner with IT/Cybersecurity to ensure secure, robust production.

Reporting to the plant leadership, you will foster a culture of safety, precision, and continuous improvement while delivering SQDCPME objectives, improving uptime and process yields across 24/7

Responsibilities

• Safety Advocacy: Serve as the primary advocate for safety, enforcing zero-compromise compliance with Safety Operating System practices to achieve zero injuries across all technical and automated operations.
• Operating System Compliance: Ensure engineering team adherence and compliance with the Ford Production System (FPS) Key Unifying Processes (KUP) and Quality Operating System (QOS) to achieve zero defects.
• Equipment Validation: Support the setup, runtime validation, and safety runoff of automated BESS manufacturing equipment per Ford specifications at both supplier and plant locations.
• Engineering Approvals: Govern final engineering approvals and updates for mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and electrical drawings, as well as plant layout and operator workstation optimization.
• Process & Equipment Design: Partner with ME and plant personnel to manage process design, FMEAs, and equipment installation documentation to ensure timely validation.
• Constraint & Issue Resolution: Manage technical issue resolution during machine build, installation, commissioning, and steady-state production to minimize plant floor constraints and downtime.

Skills

Leadership

Safety Management

Mentoring/Coaching

Job description

Ford Energy in Kentucky seeks a Safety & Quality Engineering Leader to drive zero-defect manufacturing for battery energy storage systems. You will lead an agile engineering team, govern mechanical, electrical, and automation aspects, and partner with IT/Cybersecurity to ensure secure, robust production.

Reporting to the plant leadership, you will foster a culture of safety, precision, and continuous improvement while delivering SQDCPME objectives, improving uptime and process yields across 24/7