Fastening Manufacturing Engineer

Ford; Dearborn (MI); Hybrid; USD 74,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Parental leave

Tuition assistance

Vehicle discount program

Paid time off

Job summary

Ford is seeking a Fastening Manufacturing Engineer to lead global fastening tooling and standards for North America Final Assembly plants. You will drive program strategy from development through sourcing and implementation, collaborating with plants, product development, and cross-functional teams.

The role focuses on torque and angle monitoring, cost studies, and quality audits to ensure adherence to standards. A bachelor’s in engineering and strong fastening experience are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent.
• Strong fastening foundation and collaboration skills.
• Willingness to travel and work across plant teams.
• Experience with fastening/assembly equipment or Ford tooling suppliers is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead global fastening tooling and standards for NA Final Assembly plants.
• Drive program strategy from development through sourcing and implementation.
• Define, maintain, and update fastening tooling standards.
• Develop and oversee fastening/torque strategies and monitoring.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on cost studies and audits.
• Support the development and deployment of new fastening technology.

Skills

Fastening foundation

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Travel flexibility

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Ford tooling suppliers

Teamcenter CAD Library

Toolsnet 8

Job description

Ford is seeking a Fastening Manufacturing Engineer to join our Manufacturing team, helping build the world‑class, smart vehicles Ford is known for. In this role, you'll lead global fastening tooling and standards for North America Final Assembly plants, driving program strategy from development through sourcing and implementation. You'll work directly with plants, product development, and cross‑functional teams to advance emerging technologies like wireless tooling, Toolsnet 8, and pulse tool systems, while defining torque and angle monitoring strategies, driving cost studies, and leading quality audits to ensure adherence to fastening procedures and standards.

What you'll bring:

A bachelor's degree in engineering (or equivalent experience), strong fastening foundation, and the collaboration, communication, and problem‑solving skills to thrive across multiple plant teams. Experience with fastening/assembly equipment, Ford tooling suppliers, or joint design strategy is a plus.

• Lead global fastening tooling and standards to support future programs, campaign prevention, and reaction plans for Ford North America Final Assembly manufacturing facilities.
• Lead program‑specific fastening projects and strategy during the development phase of the program through sourcing and Purchase Order issuance.
• Work directly with NA Final Assembly Manufacturing plants to execute overall fastening strategy through delivery and implementation.
• Define, maintain, and update fastening tooling standards.
• Assist in the development of and ensure full alignment on program costing.
• Investigate, develop, and vet new fastening technologies and vendors.
• Develop Global Manufacturing Fastening Standards, including procedures, Global Manufacturing Standards (GMR), standard cells, gap strategies with Product Development, standard costing for future model programs, DC Tooling CAD Library in Teamcenter, and GVOSS updates.
• Work with cross‑functional teams on PAC papers and Stop Ships to improve manufacturing standards and reduce warranty costs.
• Support the development and implementation of new fastening technology in North American plants, including Wireless Technology, Toolsnet 8, and Pulse Tool Technology.
• Implement torque strategies and angle monitoring limits by gathering information from and aligning with Product Development and plants during launch phases.
• Support the implementation of Toolsnet 8 to support angle monitoring and reduce FSAs.
• Drive cost studies to ensure plants have residual torque equipment, torque test benches, TISS, TPPS, and Tool Tracker.
• Lead the development of online and offline repair strategies involving wireless tooling reporting to the Quality Operating System.
• Collaborate with a team of Launch Engineers to implement handheld DC tools into plants for future model programs.
• Support the Upperbody and Underbody Tooling Team on Ford-to‑Furnish tooling orders.
• Lead 3rd‑party quality auditors in performing yearly audits at North American plants for adherence to TISS reports, torque routes, fastening procedures, preventive maintenance status in Tool Tracker, TCNs, and torque‑related alerts.

Required Qualifications (You'll have…)

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience
• Self‑motivated, organized, hands‑on, and collaborative individual
• Willingness to work outside existing comfort zones
• Strong interpersonal skills, presentation, and communication ability
• Fastening foundation with the ability to both learn and teach
• Ability to travel and interface with NA Manufacturing Plants
• Strong problem‑solving abilities

Preferred Qualifications (Even better, you may have…)

• Ability to manage multiple projects at once with great attention to detail
• Knowledge and experience with fastening equipment, assembly equipment, or joint design strategy
• Experience with Ford Tooling Suppliers — Atlas Copco, Stanley, Ingersoll Rand, Estic, etc.
• Experience working with cradle‑to‑grave tooling development
• Experience implementing or auditing manufacturing requirements, standards, and procedures

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company.

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 child care 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 and ranges from $74,300-$166,200.

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 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.