EV Design Industrialization Engineer - Supplier Quality

Ford; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 127,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision coverage

Flexible family care days

Tuition assistance

Vehicle discount program

Job summary

Ford’s Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team seeks a Design Industrialization Engineer to bridge engineering and supply chain, align on requirements, and improve specification development for next-generation electric powertrains. You will lead supplier quality, drive DFM feasibility, and manage cost-optimized manufacturing for mass production.

We expect 8+ years in DI/SCM, a B.S. in engineering, and strong communication and teamwork.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Mechanical, Electrical, Computer Engineering, or equivalent
• 8+ years of experience in Design Industrialization Engineering or Supply Chain Management
• Proven experience in vehicle launch from prototype phase through mass production
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent teamwork, problem-solving, communication, and project management skills
• Experience with thermal components (battery cooling, HVAC, heat management)

Responsibilities

• Own processes, communication, and documentation from sourcing through to the transition to high volume production with new and existing suppliers
• Responsible owner for supplier site, quality plan, manufacturing process and quality of resultant part output
• Develop balanced specifications for successful RFQ's using reliability goals and FMEA's
• Evaluate supplier capabilities using Product DFM & Process DFM tools
• Define supplier quality goals during DFM negotiations and prototype phases for pre-production activities
• Lead critical capability evaluation and ensure quality for purchased parts and material supply chain from Tier 1 to Tier n at supplier.
• Lead and conduct supplier visits to ensure accuracy of information. Lead product introduction activities at the supplier.
• Develop and validate corrective actions needed at suppliers to deliver quality targets at scale
• Support the design team in generating and checking 2-D drawings and component specifications
• Support the global supply chain team in should-cost activities and supplier negotiations.
• Perform design for manufacturing review of components and systems
• Validate quoted costs vs. reality of production, and eliminate supplier waste for optimized cost
• Support the Global Supply Management team to ensure Costed Bill of Process is accurate, complete and aligns to manufacturing process. Identify areas for ongoing optimization.
• Help define and drive program schedule based on supplier lead-times
• Directly hire and building out a technical engineering staff to lead quality and industrialization

Skills

Strong communication

Teamwork

Project management

Problem solving

Education

B.S. Mechanical Engineering

B.S. Electrical Engineering

B.S. Computer Engineering

Master's Degree

Job description

Ford’s Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team seeks a Design Industrialization Engineer to bridge engineering and supply chain, align on requirements, and improve specification development for next-generation electric powertrains. You will lead supplier quality, drive DFM feasibility, and manage cost-optimized manufacturing for mass production.

We expect 8+ years in DI/SCM, a B.S. in engineering, and strong communication and teamwork.