VHE System Engineering Team Architecture Manager

Ford Global Career Site; Dearborn (MI); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Immediate medical, dental, vision

Paid time off

Vehicle discount program

Retirement benefits

Stock incentive plans

Job summary

Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, MI is seeking an experienced VHE System Engineering Team Architecture Manager to lead SET Leaders, drive system design, and optimize cost, weight, and manufacturability across vehicle programs. You will oversee MBSE modeling and interface with Program, Manufacturing, Purchasing, and other teams.

The role requires a Bachelor's in Engineering, 5+ years in functional or vehicle engineering, CAD/CAE experience, and strong leadership with a track record of delivering

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering required.
• 5+ years experience in functional or vehicle engineering.
• Experience with CAD and CAE tools and managing virtual design data.
• Experience in systems engineering, design thinking and user experience.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and make decisions balancing cost and performance.
• Willingness to travel globally as required.

Responsibilities

• Engage systems engineering for MBSE modeling of critical systems.
• Own system-level decision making for VHE functions and interface with programs and manufacturing.
• Optimize vehicle environments to reduce part counts and fasteners where possible.
• Collaborate with planning, marketing, supply chain and other groups to align content and lifecycle cost.
• Lead target setting through benchmarking and leveraging core technology.
• Lead technical design reviews to optimize designs and meet milestones.
• Interface with VHE leadership to escalate critical issues as needed.
• Champion trade-off decisions balancing SET targets with content proposals.
• Co-lead with DTO to manage feasibility and theme progression in development loops.
• Collaborate with SET members and external partners for System Level Sign-Off.

Skills

CAD/CAE tools

Systems Engineering

Design Thinking

User Experience

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Master's in Engineering or MBA preferred

Tools

PLM software

Job description

VHE System Engineering Team Architecture Manager

Dearborn, MI, United States (Hybrid)

Job Description

We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.

At Ford, the Vehicle Hardware Engineering teams are using Design Thinking & User Experience methods to deliver breakthrough products and services that will delight our customers. Our employees are laser-focused on bringing innovative, exciting, and sustainable ideas to life. From autonomy and electrification to smart mobility technologies, our teams around the world are working together with excitement to make smart vehicles for a smart world.

In this position...

You will lead Systems Engineering Team (SET) Leaders, through Systems Design methodology. You will identify and deliver cost / weight efficiencies, component part reductions, quality improvement, labor savings, and service efficiency.

Responsibilities

You Will...

• Engage Systems Engineering for integration of MBSE modeling of critical systems of interest.
• Own system level decision making for Vehicle Hardware Engineering (VHE) functions and represent VHE with Program, Attribute, Manufacturing, Purchasing, and other interfaces.
• Optimize vehicle environment within SETs to reduce overall part counts, drive toward direct mounting and minimize brackets and fasteners where possible.
• Collaborate with Planning, CNE, Marketing, VEM, Supply Chain, and VOME to align vehicle content to ensure competitive, compatible, and efficient lifecycle cost.
• Lead SET target setting, through extensive benchmarking and leverage Core team opportunities / technology, using Global Lifecycle Cost Process.
• Leverage 3DX PLM platform to manage engineering data centrally, enabling SET to focus on engineering vs data management and reporting.
• Advocate for VHE to ensure factory recognition of implications from assumptions change.
• Lead Systems Technical Design and Compatibility Reviews to optimize designs, resolve issues, and deliver all Program Milestones on-time / on-target.
• Interface with VHE functional leadership to escalating critical technical issues as needed
• Champion trade-off decisions to manage design and cost status to balance SET target delivery and co-lead content and attribute proposals with CNE and VEM.
• Co-Lead with DTO to manage Studio feasibility and theme progression through D-loop process, enabling Applications engineering delivery in K-Loop process
• Collaborate with SET members and external partners for System Level Engineering Sign-Off

Qualifications

You'll Have...

Bachelors Degree in Engineering required.

5+ years experience in Functional Engineering or Vehicle Engineering

Experience with CAD and CAE tools, ability to interface and manage virtual design data.

Experience in Systems Engineering, Design Thinking and user experience.

Experience with Studio process for early theme development and feasibility assessment.

Demonstrated courage, humility, decisiveness, flexibility, knowledge, and vision.

Proven technical depth and ability to make decisions and balanced trade-offs.

Ability to build strong effective relationships with cross-functional teams (Program, Studio, Purchasing, Finance, Engineering, Manufacturing and Suppliers).

Demonstrated ability to simultaneously manage multiple issues effectively and efficiently.

Demonstrated ability to prioritize workload managing immediate and future needs.

Outstanding communication skills (open, clear and inclusive) up to senior management.

Outstanding leadership skills with demonstrated ability to deliver results.

High integrity with effective coaching and mentoring skills.

Availability to travel globally as required

Strong fundamentals and working knowledge of Cost, Appearance, and GPDS processes.

Masters in Engineering or MBA preferred

Demonstrated Production Launch experience

Experience with Electrification and EV commodities

What you'll receive in return…

As part of the Ford family, you’ll enjoy excellent compensation, and a comprehensive benefits package that includes generous PTO, retirement, savings and stock investment plans, incentive compensation, and much more. You’ll also experience exciting opportunities for professional and personal growth and recognition.

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
• 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 leadership level 4.
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
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Job Info

• Job Category PD Operations and Quality
• Degree Level Bachelor's Degree or equivalent
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations 20901 Oakwood Blvd, Dearborn, MI, 48124, US (Hybrid)