Launch Manufacturing Engineer

Ford; Dearborn (MI); Hybrid; USD 74,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Parental leave

Back-up childcare

Vehicle discount

Tuition assistance

Employee resource groups

Paid time off

Holiday pay

Job summary

Ford in Dearborn, MI is seeking a VOME Manufacturing Engineer to lead manufacturing engineering activities for new-model launches. You will implement tooling, processes, control plans, and documentation while supporting and improving existing plant equipment.

You will collaborate with Product Development, Supplier Technical Assistance, and other teams to deliver cost estimates, improve quality, and reduce labor requirements. Travel up to 50% may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field.
• At least 1+ years of automotive manufacturing engineering experience.
• At least 1+ years of experience with automotive assembly tooling, processes, and facilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide manufacturing engineering leadership during new-model launches.
• Develop tooling, processes, control plans and documentation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize quality and reduce labor requirements.
• Evaluate manufacturability of new-model designs using virtual tools.
• Create and maintain process sheets and layout updates as processes evolve.
• Resolve FAE feasibility issues and implement corrective actions.
• Review lessons learned and prevent recurrence in future programs.
• Travel up to 50% to support launches and field work.

Skills

Automotive manufacturing

Project management

PFMEA

DMAIC

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Teamcenter

VisMockup

CATIA

Python

E2KS/Aur o s

CPARS/Aurora

Job description

As a VOME Manufacturing Engineer in MPT, you’ll provide manufacturing engineering leadership throughout new-model launches. You’ll help implement tooling, processes, control plans, and documentation, while supporting and improving the performance of existing plant equipment.

What you’ll do

• Deliver Manufacturing Quality Operating System requirements for Vehicle Systems.
• Collaborate with Product Development to develop facility and tooling cost estimates, improve quality, and reduce labor requirements.
• Use virtual tools to evaluate the manufacturability of new-model designs for assembly operations, ensuring product designs meet FAE standard manufacturing requirements.
• Evaluate Significant and Critical Characteristics identified by Product Engineers and develop Failure Mode Avoidance plans and documentation for new-model programs.
• Create, modify, and maintain process sheets, and provide updated cycle-line layouts as manufacturing processes develop.
• Lead the identification, resolution, and closure of Final Assembly Engineering (FAE) feasibility issues.
• Review lessons learned from new-model launches and implement actions to prevent recurrence in future programs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Program Implementation Teams, Product Development, Supplier Technical Assistance, Material Planning & Logistics, and New Model Programs.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related field, a foreign-equivalent degree, or an equivalent combination or relevant experience.
• At least 1 + years of experience in automotive manufacturing engineering.
• At least 1 + years of experience with automotive assembly tooling, processes, and facilities.

Preferred qualifications

You may be a strong fit if you also have:

• Experience working at a manufacturing site or in vehicle operations.
• Familiarity with error-proofing.
• Strong project management skills and a results-oriented mindset.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Demonstrated 3D CAD review skills using Teamcenter, VisMockup, CATIA, or equivalent tools.
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills.
• An understanding of PFMEA and failure mode avoidance principles.
• Experience with Ford systems such as FEDE, WERS, GSPAS/APT, Teamcenter, Python, E2KS/Auros, and CPARS/Aurora.
• The ability to work effectively under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• A record of working independently with minimal direct supervision.
• Flexibility to support launch deliverables.
• Experience using DMAIC principles to solve problems.
• Willingness to travel up to 50%.

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 6-7 and ranges from $74,300-$144,900.

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.

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.