Platform Execution Engineer

Ford-Motor-Company; Dearborn (MI); Hybrid; USD 84,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Parental leave

Vehicle discount

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Job summary

Ford Motor Company in the Global Manufacturing Engineering team seeks a Manufacturing Engineer – APD Platform Execution to shape future model programs using a platform approach across Body Construction, Global Paint, and Final Assembly.

You will drive DFA concepts, align with Product Development teams, and lead build sequence and tooling decisions for new model launches while leveraging 3D tools and collaboration with leadership to improve efficiency and cost.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of vehicle assembly experience
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Experience with PFMEA or failure mode avoidance is a plus

Responsibilities

• Drive manufacturing viewpoint in developing vehicle platform derivatives
• Implement DFA mindset in part development to minimize tooling impact and labor
• Collaborate with Manufacturing Core Teams on build sequences and tooling systems
• Assess manufacturing impact for new model launches including facility and labor
• Use virtual tools (3D) to evaluate assembly feasibility
• Travel to NA assembly plants for site reviews

Skills

Vehicle assembly experience

Project management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

3D tools

AutoCAD

Vault

TeamCenter

Microsoft Office

Job description

In this position...

At the Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. We also believe in providing you with the freedom to define and realize your dreams. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career potential as you help us define tomorrow’s transportation.

As part of our Global Manufacturing Engineering team, you’ll help build the world-class, state-of-the-art smart vehicles the world expects from Ford Motor Company. Within our plants around the world, we’re constantly developing new technologies and processes to further increase our efficiency. That means we’re continually seeking diligent, determined performers who think outside the box to help us find better and more efficient ways to manufacture our vehicles.

Manufacturing Engineer – APD Platform Execution

A platform strategy is a crucial, enterprise-wide approach that leverages a common, flexible, and scalable vehicle architecture. This creates investment and engineering efficiency while improving volume (scale) on parts for material cost leverage. This strategy also enables flexibility with each platform underpinning a bandwidth of vehicles that can be interchangeably produced in all planned assembly plants.

As a Platform Execution Engineer, this pivotal, highly visible role sits within our Architecture, Program Engineering & Delivery (APD) department shaping future model programs to be leaders in the industry using the platform approach. The APD-Platform Execution team acts on early insights with the Product Development (PD) team to optimize all aspects of new model production. As part of this team, you will interact directly with leadership to deliver the following as it relates to the three major Manufacturing functions of Body Construction Engineering, Global Paint Engineering, and Final Assembly Engineering.

What you'll do...

• Drive manufacturing point of view in developing specific, near future vehicle platform derivatives
• Drive a Design For Assembly (DFA) mindset into new model vehicle part development by regularly collaborating with the PD team to minimize facility & tooling impact, improve quality, and reduce labor requirements
• Initiate and collaborate with Manufacturing Core Teams on the development of the build sequence, installation processes, and tooling systems for new product launches
• Quantify impact to manufacturing to launch new model programs including facility, tooling, and labor for all assembly functions
• Utilize virtual tools, such as Active Workspace and TeamCenter, to evaluate the feasibility of new model designs for assembly
• Remotely assess existing facility layouts to analyze assembly processes using Vault and AutoCAD for planning future work
• Assess all product designs/concepts for adherence to our Global Manufacturing Requirements
• Evaluate 'Lessons Learned' from New Model launches and implement Prevent Reoccurrence Actions into future programs
• Evaluate and assess competitive vehicle information i.e. benchmarking relative to manufacturing and processing of end item parts, sub-assemblies, and fastening/joining to determine incorporation on future product and develop next-generation ideas
• Collaborate in a multi-functional team of Program Delivery teams, Product Development, Marketing, Program Planning, Supplier Technical Assistance, Material Planning & Logistics, New Model Programs, etc. in early product planning workshops
• Travel to our North American assembly plants for site reviews as required

You'll have...

• Bachelor’s degree minimum with Engineering discipline preferred
• 3-5 years of vehicle assembly experience required

Even better, you may have...

• Vehicle launch experience expected
• Practical assembly tooling implementation experience preferred
• Demonstrated Microsoft Office experience includes Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint
• Experience conducting work in a virtual environment utilizing 3D tools required
• Established leadership and project management skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to present complicated concepts to an audience with a broad range of experiences
• Understanding of PFMEA and failure mode avoidance principles required
• Ability to deliver in stressful situations with self-motivation and minimal direct supervision within timing constraints
• Effective creativity to find solutions to unstructured or highly constrained problems

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 7-8 and ranges from $84,480- 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. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week. #LI-Hybrid

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