Ford Motor Company

Forward Model Quality Infotainment Engineer

Ford Motor Company • $84K — $162K *
Dearborn, MI 48126In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related discipline
  • 3 to 5+ years in automotive or electronics quality engineering
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Experience applying problem-solving methods
  • Familiarity with FMEA and root-cause analysis techniques
  • Proficiency in requirements management and issue tracking tools
  • Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams effectively

Responsibilities

  • Conduct Change Point Analysis (CPA) to ensure proper documentation with suppliers
  • Partner with engineers and problem-solving teams on root-cause investigations
  • Audit program quality deliverables against product development milestones
  • Analyze quality and customer satisfaction data using AI-powered tools
  • Utilize industry-standard platforms for improving documentation reviews

Benefits

  • Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
  • Flexible family care and parental leave programs
  • Tuition assistance
  • Vehicle discount program for employees and family members
  • Paid time off for community service
  • Generous schedule of paid holidays
  • Paid time off and options to purchase additional vacation time
Full Job Description
Job Description

In this position...

Today's vehicles are shaped as much by software and connected experiences as they are by hardware-making Software Defined Vehicles the new standard. Customers expect every system to work flawlessly, every time. In this role, you will serve as the quality champion for electrical, infotainment, and connectivity systems on future vehicle programs, identifying potential failures before they reach customers. You will partner with engineers, suppliers, and problem-solving specialists across the business, using data, structured risk analysis, and modern AI-powered tools to build robustness into vehicles from the earliest stages of design. If you enjoy solving complex technical challenges and want your work to directly protect the ownership experience for millions of drivers, this role is for you.

Responsibilities

What you'll do...
  • Conduct Change Point Analysis (CPA) and work with Product Development and full-service suppliers to ensure proper FMA documentation, including Boundary Diagrams, P-Diagrams, quality history, reliability checklists (RCLs), and SCCAFs.
  • Partner with design engineers, program management, suppliers, and dedicated problem-solving teams to align on root-cause investigations and drive corrective actions to closure , confirm the fix plan, and help develop Prevent-Recurrence Actions .
  • Audit program quality deliverables against the latest Global Product Development Process (GPDS) milestones, Design Verification Plan and Report (DVP&R) documentation, and launch readiness criteria to confirm systems are prepared to move to the next phase.
  • Analyze quality, warranty, and customer satisfaction data using AI-powered analytics tools and enterprise warranty/reporting systems to identify trends, prioritize risk areas.
  • Use approved AI-assisted tools alongside industry-standard platforms such as Jira, Jama Connect, and internal engineering requirements systems to improve documentation reviews and strengthen cross-team collaboration.


Qualifications

You'll have...
  • Education: Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or a related discipline - or equivalent practical experience.
  • Experience applying Problem Solving methods
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Strong problem solving and analytical skills
  • Passion for improving product quality
  • Experience: 3 to 5+ years of experience in automotive or electronics quality engineering, with exposure to electrical hardware and/or embedded software systems.
  • Technical Skills: Working knowledge of FMEA/DFMEA methodology, root-cause problem-solving techniques such as 5-Why analysis, and verification/validation planning.
  • Tools: Familiarity with-or willingness to quickly learn-requirements management, issue tracking, engineering design, and warranty analytics tools, including Jira, Jama Connect, Ford Engineering Design Environment (FEDE), Global System for Analytics and Reporting (GSAR), MagicDraw, AI-assisted DFMEA review tools, and enterprise data/reporting systems. Ability to pull and analyze relevant data, partner with product engineering teams to understand issues, and support preventive actions and resolution plans. Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) practices.
  • Collaboration: Demonstrated ability to lead or coordinate cross-functional teams and influence outcomes without relying on formal authority.
  • Mindset: Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills, with curiosity and a genuine passion for building quality into products before issues ever reach the customer.


Even better, you may have...
  • Experience with in-vehicle infotainment platforms such as Android Automotive, CarPlay, or connectivity protocols such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and USB.
  • Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.
  • Experience using AI-assisted engineering documentation and review tools.
  • Longevity: 5+ years of dedicated experience in Low-Voltage and/or High-Voltage Electrical Distribution Systems.
  • Advanced Quality Tools: Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.
  • Reliability Engineering: Experience defining, planning, and executing comprehensive product reliability plans.
  • Manufacturing Knowledge: Familiarity with automotive manufacturing assembly and quality control processes.
  • Leadership: A proven track record of leading cross-functional teams and presenting technical status updates during Management Reviews.


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!

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder...or all the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:
  • Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
  • Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare 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.


This position is a salary grade 7 or 8 and ranges from $84,480-$162,120.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR

This position is hybrid. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week. #LI-Hybrid

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Ford Motor Company manufactures or distributes automobiles in addition to offering financial services. The company sells to dealerships for retail sales, and for sale to fleet customers, including commercial fleet customers, daily rental car companies, and governments. Ford’s vehicle portfolio includes automobiles, buses, tractors, and trucks. Retail financing includes retail installment sale contracts for new and used vehicles, and direct financing leases for new vehicles to retail customers, government entities, daily rental car companies, and fleet customers. Finance receivables in the non-consumer portfolio include products offered to automotive dealers. Ford’s environmental initiatives include compressed natural gas, flexible fuel vehicles, electric drive vehicles, Hydrogen, PC power management, and so on. Ford Motor Company was founded by Henry Ford in 1903 and is headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan.

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Learn more about Ford Motor Company
Size
183,000 employees
Market Cap
$44.8 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
-$1.2 billion
Founded
1903
5 Year Trend
-2.1%
Revenue
$127.1 billion
NASDAQ
F
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