Ford Motor Company

Industrial Controls Leader

Ford Motor Company$115K — $218K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline
  • Minimum 10 years of experience in controls engineering
  • Strong project management and organizational skills
  • Hands-on experience with PLC, robotics, vision systems, and automation troubleshooting
  • Knowledge of RFID systems and international electrical/safety standards
  • Experience with communication network architectures and field bus protocols
  • Familiarity with IT standard applications and GPDS deliverables

Responsibilities

  • Lead team and projects using advanced technologies in manufacturing
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including MFG, IT, PD, and Suppliers
  • Benchmark technologies and develop supplier partnerships for ZFF capabilities
  • Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and documentation of knowledge
  • Interface with Manufacturing Operations to identify technical challenges and opportunities
  • Manage and update standards, lessons learned, and training for project implementation
  • Perform risk assessments and support cycle line and facilities layout

Benefits

  • Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
  • Flexible family care days and paid parental leave
  • Tuition assistance and family building benefits
  • Vehicle discount program for employees and family members
  • Paid time off for community service and generous holiday schedule
  • Opportunity to purchase additional vacation time
Full Job Description
Job Description

Lead team and projects supporting manufacturing (VO & PMTE) using advanced technologies.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams (MFG, IT, PD, R&A, Suppliers).

Benchmark advanced technologies and develop supplier partnerships to support ZFF capabilities.

Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and knowledge documentation.

Ensure lessons learned are identified and applied to future projects.

Interface with Manufacturing Operations to identify technical challenges and opportunities.

Responsibilities

Maintain and provide feedback and updates on: standards, lessons learned, useful life matrix, training (SME-based) and maintain Basket of Goods costs. Obtain and review feedback from Program Implementation teams, updating lessons learned as required. Perform component selection and evaluation; Manage deviation process; manage IT systems integration standards; manage risk assessment questionnaires.

Support cycle line layout/facilities layout support; Lead controls design reviews; Lead risk assessment for machinery safety; Perform tool buy-off; verify common Ford programming practices; review and sign-off safety requirements; manage build follow-up and buy-off. Support Protag reviews; provide troubleshooting and fault analysis expertise; provide direction and validation of FIS/IIoT data; participate in throughput and constraint analysis; support teams for controls reviews; validate Andon system function, PLC logic, and station numbering. Support downtime issue resolution.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline
  • Strong project management and organizational skills
  • Ability to work in a team environment, strong interpersonal and communication skills
  • Hands on knowledge and ability to troubleshoot PLC, robot, vision, and other automation issues
  • Networking and communication protocols experience
  • Primary knowledge required in controls engineering with a minimum of 10 years of experience
  • Knowledge of programming principals of Industrial Automation - Schneider, Bosch, Siemens & Rockwell
  • Knowledge RFID systems including complexity management, scheduling, and QOS strategies
  • Knowledge of international electrical/safety standards (UL, ISO, IEC etc. and familiarity with internal/external safety processes (Risk Assessments, PSS, Integrated Safety)
  • Knowledge of and ability to read Electrical, Pneumatic, and Hydraulic Prints
  • Understanding of communication network architectures and field bus protocols
  • Extensive knowledge of IT standard applications
  • Significant exposure/familiarity of all program delivery elements from the cost study phase to launch.
  • Process engineering knowledge including GPDS deliverables and plant operational impact of controls designs

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 of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:
• 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.

This position is leadership level 6 and ranges from $115,500-$218,100.

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, click here: https://fordcareers.co/LL6

This position is hybrid with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week.

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183,000 employees
Market Cap
$44.8 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$1.2 billion
Founded
1903
5 Year Trend
-2.1%
Revenue
$127.1 billion
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