Launch Excellence Engineer, New Model Programs (Hybrid)

Lincoln Motor Company; Allen Park (MI); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Vehicle discount program

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Ford Motor Company is seeking a Model Program Engineer to lead the launch of new vehicle and powertrain programs across North America plants. This role manages program delivery, budgets, timing, and cross-functional coordination to ensure on-time launches.

You will govern the program, oversee pre-production builds, manage fleet and design changes, resolve issues, and report weekly status to senior management. Travel may be extensive.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree.
• 4+ years of experience with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Microsoft Project.
• 2+ years of experience with problem solving disciplines using statistical mindsets.
• 1+ years of experience in Powertrain/Vehicle Operations manufacturing, design, and/or program management, with Project management or launch experience.
• Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.
• Travel Requirement: frequent and extensive long-term travel (up to 9-12 months).

Responsibilities

• Program Governance: Serve as a key gatekeeper for New Model Programs, ensuring adherence to established processes and standards throughout the launch lifecycle.
• Pre-Production Build Management: Manage and oversee all activities related to pre-production build events, ensuring they meet program objectives for quality and efficiency.
• Vehicle Fleet Management: Manage the ordering, building, testing, and ultimate disposition of pre-production vehicles. This includes the execution of the Pre-Production Drive Fleet Evaluation Plan.
• Design Change Oversight: Manage the approval process for Product Development changes, ensuring these are integrated and proven out ahead of prototype builds.
• Issue Resolution Leadership: Lead the build issues management process for the cross-functional program team, driving issues to resolution and ensuring timely closure of problems that could impact launch.
• Meeting Coordination & Issue Driving: Co-chair relevant launch meetings and proactively drive resolution of part support issues for each pre-production build event.
• Budget Execution: Manage launch budget approval processes and execute elements specifically controlled by New Model Programs within the overall launch budget.
• Reporting & Assessment: Prepare and present comprehensive New Model Program weekly assessment reports, providing clear status updates and highlighting potential risks.
• Senior Management Communication: Champion senior management presentations, effectively communicating program status, challenges, and proposed solutions.
• Team Integration Support: Facilitate the smooth transition and integration of launch teams into the manufacturing plants.
• Travel requirement: Frequent and extensive long-term travel to support vehicle and powertrain assembly plants during new model launches.

Skills

MS Office

Problem solving

Powertrain knowledge

Program management

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Project

Job description

Ford Motor Company is seeking a Model Program Engineer to lead the launch of new vehicle and powertrain programs across North America plants. This role manages program delivery, budgets, timing, and cross-functional coordination to ensure on-time launches.

You will govern the program, oversee pre-production builds, manage fleet and design changes, resolve issues, and report weekly status to senior management. Travel may be extensive.