Off-Road Powertrain Lead – Racing Systems (Hybrid)

Lincoln Motor Company; Allen Park (MI); Hybrid; USD 116,000 - 218,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Immediate medical, dental, vision and

Paid time off and holidays

Tuition assistance

Vehicle discount program

Job summary

Ford Motor Company’s Ford Racing team seeks a technically capable leader to supervise driveline delivery for 30MY and 31MY Powertrain programs. You will coordinate across engineering, manufacturing, suppliers, and partners to drive system integration, prototype builds, and timely launches.

The role emphasizes leadership, strong communication, and problem-solving skills, with travel to supplier and manufacturing sites as needed and a hybrid onsite work model.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• Powertrain experience: Experience with automotive powertrain and driveline systems and components.
• Cross-functional experience: Experience working across engineering, manufacturing, supplier, or vehicle-program teams
• Problem-solving leadership: Demonstrated ability to lead structured problem solving and drive issues to resolution
• Communication and people skills: Strong communication, interpersonal, and collaboration skills, with the ability to align teams and explain technical issues to different audiences
• Program execution: Ability to manage competing priorities and coordinate deliverables across teams and program milestones
• Travel: Willingness and ability to travel to supplier and manufacturing locations, including domestic and international travel as needed
• Experience with driveline system integration, development, validation, prototype builds, or launch
• Experience with Ford product-development processes and tools, such as GPDS, TeamCenter, WERS, and FEDE
• Familiarity with FMEA, DVP, manufacturing quality control, and organized problem-solving methods such as Six Sigma DMAIC
• Experience leading cross-functional teams or coordinating complex program deliverables

Responsibilities

• Supervise driveline deliverables for the 30MY and 31MY programs, coordinating work across engineering and program teams
• Lead driveline system integration and program delivery, balancing quality, cost, weight, function, and timing
• Serve as a key interface between the vehicle program/platform, driveline functional teams, and other stakeholders
• Coordinate with technical leaders in transmission, axle, and other applicable driveline components and systems
• Work with manufacturing engineering, plants, suppliers, purchasing, and contract engineering to develop practical technical and commercial solutions
• Lead powertrain prototype-build activities and support vehicle prototype builds
• Lead powertrain issue identification, structured problem solving, and resolution
• Coordinate driveline team launch support as required
• Support technical development and system integration for the diesel powered programs
• Communicate program status, technical issues, risks, and decisions clearly to technical and nontechnical stakeholders
• Build effective working relationships, bring the right people together, and maintain momentum through challenging issues

Skills

Powertrain experience

Cross-functional experience

Problem-solving leadership

Communication and people skills

Program execution

Travel

Driveline system integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Masters Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

GPDS

TeamCenter

WERS

FEDE

FMEA

DVP

DMAIC

Job description

Ford Motor Company’s Ford Racing team seeks a technically capable leader to supervise driveline delivery for 30MY and 31MY Powertrain programs. You will coordinate across engineering, manufacturing, suppliers, and partners to drive system integration, prototype builds, and timely launches.

The role emphasizes leadership, strong communication, and problem-solving skills, with travel to supplier and manufacturing sites as needed and a hybrid onsite work model.