Ford Racing – Body Interior Engineering Supervisor

Lincoln Motor Company; Allen Park (MI); Hybrid; USD 116,000 - 218,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Parental leave and family care support

Vehicle discount program

Tuition assistance

Employee resource groups

Paid time off for community service

Generous paid holidays

Job summary

Ford Motor Company is seeking a senior leader to head Body Interior Engineering for Ford Racing vehicle programs. You will own interior design, development, validation, and certification, guiding supplier and internal teams to deliver high-performance interior systems on time and within cost targets.

You will collaborate with Program, Design Studio, Purchasing, Finance, and Core Body Engineering, while coaching your team to innovate. Occasional travel is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent.
• 5+ years of Body Interior design and release experience.
• Understanding of GPDS deliverables and core Ford engineering tools.
• Experience launching new vehicle programs.
• Ability to manage complex tasks under compressed timing.
• Experience communicating with senior leaders, design studio, marketing, and suppliers.
• Strong planning, organizational, and project management skills.
• Ability to make technical and business trade-offs.
• Effective coaching and mentoring skills.
• Excellent written and oral presentation skills.
• Ability to build cross-functional relationships and demonstrate Ford+ Leadership.
• Occasional travel.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, engineering, validation, and certification of Body Interior systems.
• Own Body Interior system integration and program delivery against QCWFT targets.
• Direct suppliers and internal resources for sourcing and execution.
• Manage deliverables for GPDS milestones, BOM, WERS, AIMS, 5/8Ds, and sign-offs.
• Coach teams to develop innovative, performance-focused interior solutions.

Skills

Body Interior design

Program management

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic decision making

Communication with senior leaders

Education

Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

FEDE BOM

WERS

AIMS

5/8Ds

DFMEA/PFMEA

Six Sigma

Job description

In this position...You will lead Body Interior Engineering for current and future Ford Racing vehicle programs. You'll be an independent, empowered supervisor who owns interior design, development, validation, and certification. You'll integrate the interior system into the total program and deliver on quality, cost, weight, function, and timing. You'll guide supplier and internal teams to bring performance-focused interior systems to life.

What You Will Do

• Lead the design, development, engineering, validation, and certification of Body Interior systems, including seats, interior hard trim, steering wheels, and switches, to support vehicle performance targets.
• Own Body Interior system integration and program delivery against Quality, Cost, Weight, Function, and Timing (QCWFT) targets, including cost targets aligned to program goals.
• Direct Full Service Suppliers and other internal and external resources, determine the resources needed, and support supplier sourcing.
• Manage deliverables for program and engineering GPDS milestones, including BOM, WERS, AIMS, 5/8Ds, DVP, and engineering sign-off, while ensuring conformance to Ford Racing standards and all Ford and regulatory requirements.
• Build strong partnerships with Program, Design Studio, Purchasing, Finance, and Core Body Engineering, and coach your team to develop innovative solutions.

You’ll have

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or an equivalent field
• 5+ years of Body Interior design and release experience
• Understanding of GPDS deliverables and core Ford engineering tools (FEDE BOM, WERS, Bill of Material, AIMS, 5/8Ds, FEDE DVP, engineering sign-off, DFMEA/PFMEA, Six Sigma)
• Experience launching new vehicle programs
• Ability to manage complex tasks and challenging situations under compressed timing
• Experience communicating with senior leaders, design studio, marketing, and suppliers
• Strong planning, organizational, and project management skills, with the ability to deliver on multiple stretch objectives
• Ability to make technical and business decisions, including appropriate trade-offs
• Effective coaching and mentoring skills
• Excellent written and oral presentation skills
• Ability to build effective cross-functional relationships
• Demonstrated Ford+ Leadership Behaviors
• Occasional travel

Even better, you may have

• Master's degree in Engineering
• Pre-program and pre-Ford experience
• Experience working with VE, VI, and VO/VOME teams
• A passion for performance vehicles and motorsports

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 childcare 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 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.

Internal applicants: moving into this role may result in an adjustment to your current compensation based on the posted pay range for this role, taking into consideration your qualifications and other relevant factors.

Visa sponsorship is not 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.