Manufacturing Program Engineer — New Model Launch Lead

Ford; Dearborn (MI); Hybrid; USD 63,000 - 162,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision coverage

Parental leave & family care

Adoption & surrogacy benefits

Vehicle discount program

Tuition assistance

Employee resource groups

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Vacation purchase option

Job summary

Ford Motor Company is seeking a Manufacturing Engineering leader to guide a new model development program from concept through final assembly, applying lean principles to ensure top quality and efficiency. You will develop tooling and facilities, lead virtual assembly builds, and collaborate with Design and Release across North American plants, with substantial travel.

The role requires a bachelor’s in mechanical/manufacturing engineering, willingness to travel 40–50% and co-location at NA

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or an equivalent manufacturing engineering.
• Willingness to travel and support launch activities at our North American Assembly plants.
• Travel is required including co-location at a North American Assembly plant for 9 or more months depending on scale of vehicle launch.
• 1 or more years of Microsoft Office experience to include Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Up to 40-50% travel required.

Responsibilities

• Provide manufacturing engineering leadership throughout a new model development program from concept to launch.
• Develop tooling and facilities based on product and process.
• Apply lean manufacturing principles.
• Lead virtual manufacturing assembly builds.
• Drive resolution of manufacturing issues.
• Interface with Design and Release activities.
• Develop assembly process instructions and enter the process sheets into VPS system.
• Lead assembly tooling specification purchase, installation, start-up, and commissioning.
• Track open tooling and process issues to closure including exit criteria like cycle time.
• Prepare management presentations.
• Drive quality, cost and labor improvements.
• Support new model launches with extensive travel and plant work during launches.
• Deliver in-spec parts and understand component data.
• Plan cycle line layouts and worker/equipment readiness.
• Work with minimal supervision.

Skills

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Statistics knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Virtual manufacturing tools

Job description

Ford Motor Company is seeking a Manufacturing Engineering leader to guide a new model development program from concept through final assembly, applying lean principles to ensure top quality and efficiency. You will develop tooling and facilities, lead virtual assembly builds, and collaborate with Design and Release across North American plants, with substantial travel.

The role requires a bachelor’s in mechanical/manufacturing engineering, willingness to travel 40–50% and co-location at NA