Ford Motor Company

Manufacturing Engineer

Ford Motor Company$74K — $144K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in mechanical or manufacturing engineering or equivalent experience
  • Minimum of 1 year of relevant manufacturing experience
  • Team player with effective collaboration skills
  • Willingness to support launch programs with travel
  • Strong project management skills and results-driven mindset
  • Proficient in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, and similar software
  • Experience with 3D CAD tools (Teamcenter, CATIA, etc.)
  • Knowledge of PFMEA and failure mode avoidance principles
  • Effective verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to handle stress and tight deadlines
  • Self-motivated and capable of working independently

Responsibilities

  • Deliver Manufacturing Delivery Quality Operating System requirements for your specific subsystem
  • Collaborate with the Product Development team to improve quality and reduce labor requirements
  • Evaluate feasibility of new designs for manufacturing using virtual tools
  • Maintain process sheets and Cycle Line Layouts
  • Lead resolution of feasibility issues in Assembly and Machining
  • Create and manage master schedules for tool design and implementation
  • Oversee tooling installation and startup at manufacturing sites
  • Document and implement lessons learned from new model launches
  • Support safety, quality, cost, and innovation initiatives
  • Interface with cross-functional teams including Product Development and Supplier Technical Assistance

Benefits

  • Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
  • Flexible family care days and paid parental leave
  • Tuition assistance for further education
  • Employee discount programs on vehicles
  • Active employee resource groups for support and networking
  • Paid time off for individual and team community service
  • A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year
  • Paid time off with the option to purchase additional vacation days
Full Job Description
Job Description

In this position...

The candidate will be responsible for the specification, design, validation, runoff, installation, and launch of new and existing machining systems that produce engine and transmission components. These may include cylinder heads, cylinder blocks, transmission cases and other largely aluminum components. The candidate will work with a team of engineers and interact regularly with plant operations personnel and suppliers. They will be responsible for element sof the process including tooling, gauging, and overall process documentation.

Responsibilities

What you'll do...
  • Deliver Manufacturing Delivery Quality Operating System requirements for your specific Subsystem.
  • Collaborate with Product Development team to generate facility & tooling costs, improve quality, and reduce labor requirements.
  • Use virtual tools to evaluate the feasibility of new model designs for high volume manufacturing operations.
  • Write/modify/maintain process sheets and deliver updated Cycle Line Layouts.
  • Lead identification, resolution, and closure of Assembly and Machining feasibility issues.
  • Create and follow a master schedule for the design, build, and implementation of tools in your subsystem.
  • Lead machining and tooling installation, start-up, and commissioning at the manufacturing site. In addition, support tooling buyoffs @ vendor facilities.
  • Lead identification, resolution, and closure of all launch product and tooling issues.
  • Develop "Lessons Learned" from New Model launches and implement Prevent Reoccurrence Actions into future programs.
  • Support Department Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, People, Morale, Environment, and Innovation (SQDCPMEI) initiatives.
  • Interface with cross-functional activities (Product Development, Supplier Technical Assistance, Material Planning & Logistics, New Model Programs).


Qualifications

You'll have...

  • Bachelor's degree in mechanical or manufacturing engineering, Or equivalent work experience
  • Min of 1+ years of relevant experience in Manufacturing
  • Ability to work effectively as part of a team
  • Ability to support launch programs on extended travel
  • Strong Project Management skills and result-oriented mindset
  • Strong computer skills (Excel, Power Point, etc.)
  • 3D CAD review abilities (Teamcenter, VisMockup, CATIA, or equivalent)
  • Understanding of PFMEA and failure mode avoidance principles
  • Strong verbal & written communication and presentation skills
  • Ability to operate in stressful situations within timing constraints
  • Ability to work with minimal direct supervision


Even better, you may have...

  • Working knowledge of statistics (control charts, data collecting, GD&T etc.)
  • Knowledge in the following Ford software systems: AVBOM, WERS, GSPAS/APT, Teamcenter, E2KS, AIM, CPARS
  • Automotive Manufacturing Engineering experience preferred but not mandatory
  • Experience w/automotive assembly or machining tooling, processes and facilities preferred but not mandatory
  • Experience in one or more of the following automotive systems: Interior, Exterior, Chassis, Powertrain, Electrical, Water test, End of Line, Stator/Rotor Manufacturing, Machining, Cell Manufacturing, and Battery Assembly
  • Error proofing


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 a salary grade 6 and ranges from $74,300-$124,500.

This position is a salary grade 7 and ranges from $86,600-$144,900.

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:

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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

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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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Size
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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