Ford Racing Powertrain Quality Engineer

Ford Racing; Allen Park (MI); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Parental leave and family benefits

Vehicle discount program

Tuition assistance

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

Ford Racing seeks a Powertrain Quality Engineer to lead failure analysis and quality processes for its Sports Car Powertrains, collaborating with Development Engineering, Powertrain Workshop Operations, labs, and suppliers. The role emphasizes meticulous reporting, standardized quality management, and fast issue resolution in a motorsport context.

The position is hybrid with four or more onsite days in Allen Park, MI, and requires a Bachelor’s in engineering with 2+ years in powertrain

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering.
• 2+ years in powertrain development/testing with combustion-engine operation, NDT, GD&T, metallurgical analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead failure analysis and issue resolution for internal and external customers.
• Lead incoming inspection activities and define sampling strategies with Engineering.
• Develop and refine testing methodologies with powertrain experts.
• Document laboratory testing procedures and KPI reporting.
• Track Failure Analysis performance with KPIs and reporting.
• Support containment actions and verify permanent actions.
• Inspect powertrain components and identify failure modes.
• Investigate root causes and generate reports for management.
• Utilize Ford ticketing and QMS to document issues from inspection to resolution.
• Communicate results via reports, meetings, and presentations.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Skills

Powertrain development

Non-destructive testing

GD&T

Metallurgical analysis

Quality tools

Education

Bachelor's in engineering

Master's degree

Tools

CATIA

WinDarab

CAN & Ethernet Protocols

Cosworth Pi & MoTec

Minitab

Job description

Racing is where our story began. In 1901, Henry Ford climbed into a car he built himself—"Sweepstakes"—and beat America's most famous driver. He wasn't a racer, but he had to win. He did. Ford Motor Company was born from that victory. That fighting spirit lives on in Ford Racing today. We're the engineers, strategists, and competitors who bring Ford's track-tested edge into every vehicle we build. Every track, every stage, every proving ground—that's where we prove ourselves. The result: one of the world's most iconic brands, legendary nameplates, and a team unmatched in the industry. Our mantra: Race to win, engineer to lead. If you're a competitor, innovator, or performance obsessive, Ford Racing is where you belong. Help us write the next chapter.

In this position...

The Powertrain Quality Engineer drives error elimination for Ford Racing's Sports Car Powertrains, conducting timely failure analysis on field and development issues to support Ford Racing's Sports Card Mission through fast, effective resolution. The role partners closely with Development Engineering, Powertrain Workshop Operations, internal and external labs, and suppliers, and reports to Powertrain and Program leads. Success requires balancing the fast-paced, shifting demands of motorsport while keeping sight of both urgent and important priorities. Equally critical are maintaining meticulous, transparent reporting and advancing standardized Quality Management practices across Ford Racing's Powertrain Products.

This role is hybrid and requires at least 4 days per week onsite in Allen Park, MI.

What You'll Do...

• Lead, manage, and support the failure analysis and overall topic management to ensure departmental and program objectives for internal and external customers (e.g., issue resolution time and effective countermeasure development).
• Works with minimal direction while maintaining a high level of accountability and accuracy.
• Lead and execute incoming inspection activities on incoming parts and assemblies, evaluating established critical characteristics and adhering to defined sample rates aligned with Engineering.
• Partner with Engineering and Quality to establish, review, and continuously improve incoming inspection criteria, measurement methods, and sampling strategies.
• Develop and refine component testing methodologies in collaboration with powertrain subject matter experts.
• Create, maintain, and update documentation related to laboratory testing, analysis processes, and operational procedures.
• Track and measure Failure Analysis performance through key performance indicators (KPIs) to gauge performance and efficiency.
• Assist the Programs’ technical support teams with solutions for intermediate containment actions, and is responsible for the deployment and validation of permanent containment actions.
• Inspect and perform functional testing on powertrain components to accurately determine failure modes.
• Investigate root causes of failures to include report generation.
• Utilize Ford's ticketing and quality management systems to document, track, and manage issues identified during inspection, testing, customer use / race operation through to resolution validation.
• Develop, document, and continuously improve departmental processes and procedures.
• Communicate work-plan and project results to customers and management via written reports, meetings, and presentations.
• Perform additional duties and responsibilities as assigned.

You’ll have...

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in powertrain development and testing, with demonstrated proficiency in combustion-engine operation, non-destructive testing (NDT), GD&T, and metallurgical analysis.
• Minimum 2 years of experience applying quality tools and methods, including Supplier Quality Management, FMEA, SPC, MSA, Control Plans, and APQP/PPAP processes.

Even better if you have...

• Master’s degree in a technical field of study.
• Direct expertise in motorsports or a high-performance racing environment.
• Demonstrated success in a demanding, high-stakes environment.
• Former engine design experience.
• Prior engine assembly and build experience.
• Working with CATIA, WinDarab, CAN and Ethernet Protocols, Cosworth Pi and MoTec Software, Minitab or similar.
• Knowledge and experience with various manufacturing methods to include casting, forging, machining, heat treatment and surface coatings.
• Solid organizational skills including proven ability to multi-task and maintain project deadlines
• Ability to work independently and communicate results with solid verbal and written skills.
• Proficient in utilizing MS Office tools (Excel, Word, Outlook, SharePoint, Teams).
• Able and willing to learn new software applications.

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.
• 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.
• Generous vacation time, sick/personal time, and paid holidays, including between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day.

This position is a salary grade 5 - 8 and ranges from $65,100 - $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.

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. #FR1