Senior Accessory Technical Program Manager

Ford Motor Company; Long Beach (CA); Hybrid; USD 138,800 - 232,700; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Flexible family care days

Tuition assistance

Paid time off for community service

Job summary

Ford Motor Company is seeking a Technical Program Manager to lead and manage complex engineering projects related to electric vehicles. The role involves coordinating cross-functional teams to deliver fully integrated vehicle exterior systems that meet ambitious targets for cost and efficiency.

The ideal candidate will have a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, over 5 years of automotive product development experience, and proficiency in tools like Catia and Jira. Attractive benefits include medical coverage, family care programs, and tuition assistance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in an automotive product development environment.
• In-depth technical knowledge of materials and manufacturing processes.
• Proven experience driving progress on multiple projects across various locations.

Responsibilities

• Drive engineering teams to resolve issues raised from design reviews.
• Maintain supplier relationships to ensure timely deliveries.
• Monitor work outputs and deliverables for potential incompatibilities.

Skills

Problem-solving

Decision-making

Communication

Collaboration

Education

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience

Tools

Catia V5/6

Confluence

Jira

Job description

We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world - together. At Ford, we’re all part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves? Ford’s Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team is charged with delivering the company’s vision of a fully electric transportation future. EVDD is customer-obsessed, entrepreneurial, and data-driven and is dedicated to delivering industry-leading customer experience for electric vehicle buyers and owners. You’ll join an agile team of doers pioneering our EV future by working collaboratively, staying focused on only what matters, and delivering excellence day in and day out. Join us to make positive change by helping build a better world where every person is free to move and pursue their dreams.

In this position

As a Technical Program Manager, you will lead and manage complex engineering projects, including setting timelines, budget, and coordinate with cross functional teams on studio design, engineering, manufacturing, testing and supply chain. You will be working on a small high performing team to deliver fully integrated EV vehicle exterior systems that achieve aspirational targets associated with cost, weight, efficiency, and exceed operational tolerances required to deliver the ambitious project scope. This team will be highly technical in nature and will come from engineering and data centric team environments that have had to deliver the holistic end to end engineering life cycle from ideation through design, engineering, test and ensuring efficient industrialization. This environment is not for everyone but will enrich the best talent with the opportunity to perform some of the best work of their careers.

What you’ll do

• Drive engineering teams towards containment and resolution of issues raised from design reviews, virtual builds, and build events to protect the program’s schedule to prototype build dates, start of production, and ongoing production.
• Maintain supplier relationships in collaboration with Supply Chain team to ensure timely deliveries for build events
• Monitor work outputs and deliverables for potential systems and vehicle incompatibilities and opportunities for greater integration, velocity, and collaboration.
• Ensure problems are transparent and risks are identified and proactively ensure that risk mitigating actions are ongoing within relevant engineering teams
• Set agenda for key decisions to be made at each meeting to eliminate bottlenecks and retire risks
• Support key decisions working cross-functionally across engineering, finance, and strategy to reach the right conclusions

You’ll have

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering or a equivalent experience
• 5+ years of experience in an automotive product development environment
• Experience with Catia V5/6, Confluence, and Jira applications
• In depth technical knowledge, solid understanding of materials, manufacturing processes, and design principles specific to exterior systems, including trim, front end structural and assembly, glazing, lighting, ADAS sensor integrations, etc.
• Detailed knowledge of the product development process from design, development, validation, and industrialization
• Proven experience driving progress on multiple projects across multiple locations and timelines.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities, ability to analyze complex problems, identify solutions, and make informed decisions under pressure.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Even better, you may have

• Experience with supply chain management and tooling timing planning.
• Experience in working on automotive Class A surface feasibility assessment and development, vehicle layout/package, including body structures, exteriors, closures
• Direct and relevant TPM experience in developing complex, innovative assemblies
• Strong understanding of GD&T, craftsmanship and CMF and how design execution would be affected
• EE fundamentals (able to develop and read block diagrams etc.)
• Collaborative leadership style, collaborate with a diverse team of engineers, designers, and suppliers, so effective communication, collaboration, and conflict-resolution skills are essential.

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we’ve outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply.

Benefits

• 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.

Salary

This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $138,800-$232,700. 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. For more information on salary and benefits, see: https://fordcareers.co/GSR.

Visa sponsorship is available for this position.

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Onsite work of up to four days per week may be required for candidates within commuting distance of a Ford hub location.