Lifecycle Cost Efficiency Analyst

Ford; Dearborn (MI); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Parental leave

Tuition assistance

Vehicle discount program

Job summary

Ford Motor Company is seeking a Lifecycle Cost Efficiency Analyst in Dearborn, MI. You will drive cost efficiency across vehicle lifecycles, collaborating with Vehicle Program Director, Finance, Engineering, and Supply Chain to maximize value. Strong data analysis and cross-functional work are essential.

Ideal candidates have automotive product development experience and may have GPDS knowledge. The role emphasizes cost opportunities, workshops, and strategic decision support.

Qualifications

• BS degree or equivalent required.
• 7+ years in automotive product development.
• Experience managing design, sourcing, or cost analysis of engines, transmissions, batteries, or electronic modules.
• Systems Engineering certification, MS or MBA is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Champion a strong Cost Culture anchored in the three rules of efficient cost management.
• Leverage data sources to identify cost opportunities.
• Prepare Cost Loop workshops with cost opportunities.
• Lead Cost Loop workshops to build bottom-up cost status by commodity.
• Partner with Engineering, Supply Chain, Finance, and Cost Estimating to disposition opportunities.
• Develop ad-hoc What-If Cost Studies for strategic decisions.
• Represent the Material Cost Attribute at key program forums and collaborate with cost teams.

Skills

Automotive product development

Cost analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor of Science (BS) degree or equivalent

Master of Science (MS)

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Job description

In this position...

Join a team that shapes the financial DNA of every vehicle we build. As a Lifecycle Cost Efficiency Analyst, you'll play a pivotal role in achieving and sustaining world-class material cost performance across the full lifecycle of a vehicle nameplate. Partnering closely with the Vehicle Program Director, Chief Program Engineer, Finance, Engineering, and Supply Chain teams, you'll help ensure every dollar spent on our vehicles delivers maximum value to our customers and the company.

The ideal candidate brings hands‑on experience in automotive product development, thrives in cross‑functional team environments, and is comfortable navigating large, complex data sets to uncover actionable insights. A working knowledge of Ford's Global Product Development System (GPDS) and Program Timing Deliverables is a strong plus, as is a natural drive to champion cost efficiency at every opportunity.

What you'll do...

• Champion a strong Cost Culture across the organization, anchored in the three rules of efficient cost management: Don't Over Content (the vehicle), Don't Over Design (the content), and Don't Overpay (for the design)
• Leverage multiple data sources to identify and investigate Don't Over Content, Don't Over Design, and Don't Overpay opportunities
• Prepare for Cost Loop workshops by researching cost opportunities drawn from previously rejected ideas, competitive benchmarking, internal vehicle data, and cost estimates
• Lead Cost Loop workshops to build a bottom‑up cost status by commodity for each control model
• Partner with the ‘Team of Four’ — Engineering, Supply Chain, Finance, and Cost Estimating — to disposition material cost opportunities surfaced during Cost Loop workshops
• Develop ad‑hoc What‑If Cost Studies to inform strategic and tactical decision‑making
• Represent the Material Cost Attribute at key program forums, including the Program Steering Team (PST), Chief Program Engineering Decision Forum (CPE DF), and Finance Program Activity Team (PAT)
  Collaborate with Global Total Cost's skill teams — Benchmarking & Cost Attack, Global Vendor Tooling, Global Cost Estimating, Material Cost Data Architecture, and Indirect Engineering — to drive results

You'll have...

• Bachelor of Science (BS) degree or equivalent degree
• 7+ years of experience in automotive product development (OEM, Tier 1 supplier, etc.)
• Prior experience managing the design, sourcing, or cost analysis of at least one of the following commodities: internal combustion engines, automatic & hybrid transmissions, electric motors, high voltage batteries, or electronic modules

Even better, you may have...

• Systems Engineering certification, Master of Science (MS), or Master of Business Administration (MBA)

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 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 a salary grade 5 to salary grade 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.

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.