Powertrain Product Development Engineer — Quality & Innovation

Ford

Chicago (IL)

On-site

USD 90,000 - 120,000

Full time

7 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage
Dental coverage
Vision coverage
Parental leave
Tuition assistance
Vehicle discount
Paid time off
Paid holidays

Job summary

Ford Motor Company located at the Chicago Assembly Plant (CAP) is seeking a PVT Engineer to analyze and improve quality for Explorer, Aviator, and Police Interceptor products. You will lead containment actions, drive problem-solving with 8D/A3 methodologies, and coordinate with suppliers and internal teams to ensure quality targets are met.

The role focuses on V48/transmission and V51/driveline groups, with opportunities to work across IPTSE/UnSE systems and contribute to future product

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • 2+ years of experience with quality containment and corrective action processes, including root cause analysis and driving interim/permanent corrective actions.
  • Familiarity with quality and engineering systems such as GSAR, JIRA, QED, AIMS, WERS, and IRIS/SIMPSN, or demonstrated ability to quickly learn new systems.

Responsibilities

  • Review external quality data supporting warranty triage and quality reviews.
  • Lead problem-solving activities using 8D, A3, Six Sigma and related tools.
  • Develop interim containment and permanent corrective actions based on data.
  • Support plant with Stop Ships/Builds, campaigns, audits and RCA activities.
  • Maintain quality documents and drive achievement of quality targets.
  • Lead engineering design changes for future product launches.

Skills

Quality containment
Root cause analysis
Problem solving
Systems engineering
Presentation skills
Teamwork
Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Tools

GSAR
JIRA
QED
AIMS
WERS
IRIS/SIMPSN
Microsoft Office
AI tools

Job description

Ford Motor Company located at the Chicago Assembly Plant (CAP) is seeking a PVT Engineer to analyze and improve quality for Explorer, Aviator, and Police Interceptor products. You will lead containment actions, drive problem-solving with 8D/A3 methodologies, and coordinate with suppliers and internal teams to ensure quality targets are met.

The role focuses on V48/transmission and V51/driveline groups, with opportunities to work across IPTSE/UnSE systems and contribute to future product

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