Robotics Delivery Director

Ford; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Ford is seeking a Director of Engineering to be the delivery engine for our robotics organization. Reporting to the Technical Director of Robotics, you will own how work gets done—teams, processes, and discipline for shipping complex hardware-and-software systems on time and at quality.

As a builder at a pivotal moment, you will stand up and scale engineering teams, set cadence and delivery practices, and coordinate execution across hardware, software, and product.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor's in Engineering or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years professional engineering experience.
• 5+ years leading and managing engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery of robotics programs, including planning, timelines, milestones, and quality.
• Build and scale engineering teams, hire, develop, and manage performance.
• Install cadence: roadmaps, sprint/milestone tracking, status reporting.
• Coordinate execution across hardware, software, product, QA, and deployment/field teams.
• Drive integration, test, reliability, and deployment discipline from lab to production.
• Manage capacity, resources, and budget against commitments.
• Surface risks early, remove blockers, keep delivery predictable as team scales.
• Collaborate with Technical Director to translate direction into executable plans.
• Report delivery health and progress to ATP leadership.

Skills

Leadership

Delivery execution

Engineering management

Robotics domain

Systems engineering

Stakeholder management

Architecture guidance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Ford is seeking a Director of Engineering to be the delivery engine for our robotics organization. Reporting to the Technical Director of Robotics, you will own how work gets done—teams, processes, and discipline for shipping complex hardware-and-software systems on time and at quality.

As a builder at a pivotal moment, you will stand up and scale engineering teams, set cadence and delivery practices, and coordinate execution across hardware, software, and product.