PS&L Automation Engineer: Data-Driven Logistics & CAD

Ford-Motor-Company; Livonia (MI); On-site; USD 72,000 - 141,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and prescription drug

Vehicle discount program

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Ford Motor Company seeks an experienced Industrial/Operations Engineer to support the PS&L engineering services team within FCSD. You will drive layout optimization, analyze data to improve material flow, and develop business cases for continuous improvement initiatives across Ford distribution operations.

The role requires collaboration with multiple Ford groups, experience with AutoCAD, SAP EWM, and BI tools, and willingness to travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Engineering/supply chain management degree preferred.
• Masters degree preferred.
• Depot operations experience preferred.
• Strategy and planning experience preferred.
• History of material handling automation implementation preferred.
• Project management experience preferred.
• Autocad experience preferred.
• SAP/Alteryx/PowerBI/Excel/PowerPoint experience preferred.
• Knowledge of purchasing systems/Ariba/IERP preferred.

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with 3rd party vendors and facility management to design and install solutions at Ford distribution operations.
• Work cross functionally with purchasing, finance, manufacturing, and labor affairs.
• Perform internal purchasing functions to generate requisitions and approvals to execute POs, process invoices, and reconcile discrepancies.
• Utilize AutoCAD to adjust CAD drawings.
• Identify deficiencies in material flow and storage strategies, provide data-driven recommendations.
• Utilize SAP EWM and BI data to pull data sets and visualize insights for PS&L stakeholders.
• Benchmark best in class OEMs, generate detailed business cases, and present findings to FCSD leadership.
• Apply project management to meet deadlines and stay within budget in a fast-paced environment.
• Be onsite at a metro Detroit PS&L facility 3–4 days per week, with varying locations.
• Periodic travel to North American PS&L facilities and for benchmarking with OEMs and vendors.

Skills

AutoCAD

Project management

Data analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Engineering / supply chain degree preferred

Master's degree preferred

Tools

SAP

SAP EWM

Alteryx

Power BI

Excel

PowerPoint

Ariba

IERP

AutoCAD

Job description

Ford Motor Company seeks an experienced Industrial/Operations Engineer to support the PS&L engineering services team within FCSD. You will drive layout optimization, analyze data to improve material flow, and develop business cases for continuous improvement initiatives across Ford distribution operations.

The role requires collaboration with multiple Ford groups, experience with AutoCAD, SAP EWM, and BI tools, and willingness to travel.