Fastening Manufacturing Engineer

Jobtailor; Dearborn (MI, MO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Company 401(k)

Job summary

Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, MI seeks a Lead Global Fastening Tooling professional to own standards for North American Final Assembly facilities. You will lead project strategy from development to PO issuance, define tooling standards, and align program costing while vetting new technologies and vendors.

Responsibilities include collaboration across functions to improve standards, support Tooling technology deployments, and ensure compliant torque strategies and audits across launches.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent education/experience.
• Self-motivated, organized, hands-on, and collaborative.
• Willingness to travel and interface with North American Manufacturing Plants.
• Strong interpersonal skills and communication ability.
• Experience with fastening equipment or joint design strategy (preferred).
• Legally authorized to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Lead global fastening tooling standards for Ford NA Final Assembly facilities.
• Lead program-specific fastening projects and strategy from development through PO issuance.
• Execute fastening strategy with North American Final Assembly plants through delivery and implementation.
• Define, maintain, and update fastening tooling standards.
• Develop and align program costing.
• Investigate and vet new fastening technologies and vendors.
• Develop Global Manufacturing Fastening Standards, Teamcenter library, and GVOSS updates.
• Collaborate cross-functionally on PAC papers and Stop Ships to improve standards and reduce warranty costs.
• Support wireless tooling technology implementations and torque-monitoring initiatives.
• Drive cost studies for residual torque equipment and tool tracking.

Skills

Fastening Technology Development

Torque Strategies Implementation

Cradle-to-Grave Tooling Development

Costing Development

Quality Auditing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent education

Tools

Teamcenter

Toolsnet 8

Pulse Tool Technology

Torque Test Benches

Job description

• Lead global fastening tooling and standards for Ford North America Final Assembly manufacturing facilities


• Lead program-specific fastening projects and strategy from development through sourcing and Purchase Order issuance


• Execute fastening strategy with North American Final Assembly plants through delivery and implementation


• Define, maintain, and update fastening tooling standards


• Develop and align program costing


• Investigate, develop, and vet new fastening technologies and vendors


• Develop Global Manufacturing Fastening Standards, procedures, standard cells, gap strategies, standard costing, the DC Tooling CAD Library in Teamcenter, and GVOSS updates


• Collaborate cross-functionally on PAC papers and Stop Ships to improve manufacturing standards and reduce warranty costs


• Support development and implementation of Wireless Technology, Toolsnet 8, and Pulse Tool Technology


• Implement torque strategies and angle-monitoring limits during launch phases


• Support Toolsnet 8 implementation to support angle monitoring and reduce FSAs


• Drive cost studies for residual torque equipment, torque test benches, TISS, TPPS, and Tool Tracker


• Lead online and offline repair strategies involving wireless tooling reporting to the Quality Operating System


• Collaborate with Launch Engineers to implement handheld DC tools in plants


• Support Upperbody and Underbody Tooling Team on Ford-to-Furnish tooling orders


• Lead third-party quality auditors in annual North American plant audits for adherence to fastening procedures, torque routes, TISS reports, preventive maintenance, TCNs, and torque-related alerts

Requirements

• 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 North American Manufacturing Plants


• Strong problem-solving abilities


• Knowledge and experience with fastening equipment, assembly equipment, or joint design strategy (preferred)


• Experience with Ford Tooling Suppliers — Atlas Copco, Stanley, Ingersoll Rand, Estic, etc. (preferred)


• Experience working with cradle-to-grave tooling development (preferred)


• Experience implementing or auditing manufacturing requirements, standards, and procedures (preferred)


• Ability to manage multiple projects at once with great attention to detail (preferred)


• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in fastening tooling standards, project management, and cross-functional collaboration within manufacturing environments. Proficient in implementing and auditing manufacturing requirements and standards while managing multiple projects with attention to detail.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Fastening Tooling Standards


• Project Management


• Cross-Functional Collaboration


• Manufacturing Requirements Implementation


• Fastening Equipment Knowledge

Hard Skills

• Fastening Technology Development


• Torque Strategies Implementation


• Cradle-to-Grave Tooling Development


• Costing Development


• Quality Auditing

Soft Skills

• Strong Interpersonal Skills


• Problem-Solving Abilities


• Organizational Skills


• Presentation Skills


• Collaboration

Industry Keywords

• Ford Tooling Suppliers


• Manufacturing Standards


• Final Assembly


• Preventive Maintenance


• Torque Routes

Tools & Technologies

• Toolsnet 8


• Pulse Tool Technology


• Teamcenter


• Torque Test Benches


• Wireless Technology