Feature Systems Supervisor

Ford-Motor-Company; Dearborn (MI); Hybrid; USD 116,000 - 218,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Tuition assistance

Vehicle discount program

Job summary

Ford Motor Company is seeking a highly experienced Supervisor – Enclosures Feature Systems Engineering to lead a team of engineers responsible for Power Enclosure features across the vehicle lineup. You will drive technical strategy, architecture, and production release from concept through production, while coaching the team and ensuring delivery on time and to spec.

You will apply MBSE, development practices (Python, C++), and rigorous verification to meet cost, quality, safety, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics, or related field.
• 5+ years in Systems Engineering, automotive domain preferred.
• Experience leading or mentoring engineers or cross-functional teams.
• Strong understanding of vehicle electrical systems and/or features.
• Knowledge of networking, power distribution, and body systems.
• Experience collaborating to resolve CAN issues.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, mentor, and develop a team of Feature Systems Engineers in Power Enclosures, including performance management and career development.
• Balance workload and assign features/projects across the team based on capability and priority.
• Recruit and onboard new talent as the team grows.
• Serve as escalation point for technical roadblocks and cross-functional disputes.
• Guide systems architecture and development work, focusing on new Power Enclosure tech from development to production.
• Ensure features meet cost, quality, safety, and cybersecurity targets.
• Oversee End-to-End and Component scenarios, verification plans, and safety assessments.
• Use Model Based Systems Engineering and software development practices (e.g., Python, C++) and requirements tools (e.g., Gherkin).
• Review existing designs to identify cost/quality improvements.
• Interact with product/program teams and suppliers to negotiate balanced solutions.
• Lead trade-off discussions and represent the Enclosures domain in program decisions.
• Communicate complex issues clearly to engineers and leaders.
• Apply data analytics to inform team priorities.

Skills

Team leadership

Systems engineering

Automotive systems

CAN networking

Electrical systems

Python

C++

Data analytics

Education

Bachelors in Electrical Engineering / Computer Engineering / Mechatronics

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Gherkin

Job description

In this position...

Lead a team of Feature Systems Engineers within the Enclosures domain, driving the technical strategy, execution, and talent development needed to deliver next-generation Power Enclosure systems from concept through production.

The Feature Systems Engineering Supervisor – Enclosures leads a team of Feature Systems Engineers (FSEs) responsible for the architecture, development, and delivery of Power Enclosure features across the vehicle lineup. This role combines strong technical ownership of the Enclosures feature domain with people leadership responsibility — coaching, developing, and directing a team of engineers while remaining deeply engaged in the systems engineering work itself.

The Supervisor will translate customer and business requirements into robust technical solutions, ensuring the team's designs meet cost, quality, safety, and cybersecurity targets. They will act as the primary technical and people leader for the Enclosures FSE team, partnering closely with cross-functional core teams, program leadership, and the supply base to ensure features are delivered on time and to spec. This is a hands‑on leadership role for someone who has both walked the systems engineering V-model themselves and can now guide others through it.

What you'll do...

• Supervise, mentor, and develop a team of Feature Systems Engineers working in the Power Enclosures domain, including performance management, career development, and technical coaching.
• Balance workload and assign features/projects across the team based on capability, capacity, and business priority.
• Foster a collaborative, high-performing team culture; recruit and onboard new talent as the team grows.
• Serve as an escalation point for technical roadblocks, resourcing conflicts, and cross-functional disputes affecting the team.
• Guide the team's systems architecture and development work, with a concentration on new technology in Power Enclosure systems, from early feature development through production launch, including feature upgrade and migration planning.
• Ensure features and functions are allocated appropriately to meet cost, quality, and performance targets.
• Oversee development of feature End-to-End and Component scenarios, Failure Mode Avoidance documentation, feature verification plans, functional safety assessments, and cybersecurity assessments/mitigations.
• Guide the team through the use of Model Based Systems Engineering and software development practices (e.g., Python, C++) and requirement tools (e.g., Gherkin).
• Review existing system designs across the team's portfolio to identify opportunities for cost or quality improvement.
• Interact with product and program teams, core engineers, and functional areas to negotiate balanced solutions to challenging requirements.
• Lead trade-off discussions with multi-functional teams and represent the Enclosures domain in program-level decision-making.
• Communicate complex systems, issues, and resolutions clearly and concisely to engineering peers, leadership, and non-technical stakeholders.
• Apply connected data and data analytics to develop a deep understanding of customer needs and inform team priorities.

You'll have...

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in Systems Engineering, preferably in the automotive domain.
• Prior experience leading, mentoring, or informally directing engineers or cross-functional project teams.
• Strong understanding of vehicle electrical systems and/or features.
• Functional knowledge of networking, power distribution, and body systems.
• Demonstrated history of collaborating with cross-functional teams to resolve software problems and CAN communication issues.

Even better, you may have...

• Master's degree in Electrical Enginering, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics or related field
• 3+ years of experience in software engineering.

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, we encourage you to apply!

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 serviceA 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 leadership level 6 and ranges from $115,500-218,100.
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.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/LL6

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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This position is hybrid with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week.

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