Ford Motor Company

MP&L Forward Model Process Engineer

Ford Motor Company • $72K — $162K *
Dearborn, MI 48126In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain/Logistics, or a related technical field.
  • 1 to 3 years of experience in an advanced manufacturing, automotive, or heavy industry logistics environment.
  • Strong foundational knowledge of PFMEA methodologies and risk assessment tools.
  • Experience collaborating with specialized engineering teams such as packaging design or automation.
  • Exceptional technical writing skills to develop engineering standards and SOPs.
  • Strong cross-functional leadership skills to bridge technical gaps between engineering and operations.
  • Willingness to travel domestically and internationally for plant support activities.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with Material Flow, Packaging, and Automation Engineers to align logistics designs with global standards.
  • Enhance and author MP&L deployment procedures and translate engineering designs into operating procedures.
  • Lead FMEA initiatives to identify critical failure points in logistical systems and packaging processes.
  • Develop and validate backup procedures for identified operational risks to ensure seamless transitions during disruptions.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate risk-mitigation into early facility design and planning.
  • Lead stress-testing and training of procedures during pre-production phases to ensure operational readiness.

Benefits

  • This position is hybrid, allowing flexibility in work location.
  • Opportunity to collaborate with diverse engineering teams and enhance cross-functional skills.
  • Involves direct impact on manufacturing resilience and efficiency on a global scale.
  • Significant training and development opportunities related to advanced manufacturing practices.
  • Chance to work with innovative technologies and AI-powered solutions related to logistics.
Full Job Description
Job Description

As a Material Planning & Logistics (MP&L) Forward Model Process Engineer, you will be the strategic backbone of our launch resilience, driving the standardization and reliability of Ford's next-generation in-plant logistics. In this specialized role, you will not work in isolation; instead, you will directly support and partner with our base department specialists-Material Flow Engineers, Packaging Engineers, and Automation Engineers-to ensure designs are robust, standardized, and risk-mitigated.

Your primary ownership will be to design and enhance the deployment procedures, lead critical Process Failure Mode and Effects Analyses (PFMEAs) across all three domains, and architect robust backup/contingency procedures. You will ensure that when automation, packaging, or material flow systems experience disruptions, our manufacturing plants have validated, seamless fallback procedures to protect plant operations.

Responsibilities

What you'll do...
  • Base Engineering Support & Integration: Partner closely with base Material Flow, Packaging, and Automation Engineers during the forward model phase to review Plan for Every Part (PFEP), 3D Layout & Flow Simulation, Automation Process Application ensuring they align with global MP&L standards.
  • Process & Procedure Enhancement: Own the continuous improvement and authoring of MP&L deployment procedures. Translate complex engineering designs into standardized operating procedures (SOPs), Bill of Process (BoP) guidelines, and standard work instructions for plant floor execution.
  • Process Integrity & Risk Assessment: Lead and facilitate comprehensive Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA) for new model program material flow and packaging. Identify critical points of failure across automated systems (AMRs/AGVs/ASRS's), packaging constraints, and material handling bottlenecks.
  • Backup & Contingency Procedure Development: For all critical risks and potential disruptions identified in operations, establish, document, and validate backup procedures. Ensure the plant can seamlessly transition to alternative or manual workflows while maintaining safety, quality, and service levels without interruptions.
  • Simultaneous Engineering & Risk Mitigation: Collaborate with Manufacturing, Quality, and Plant Operations to ensure risk-mitigation strategies and backup procedures are integrated into early facility designs and budget planning.
  • Launch Validation & Training: Lead the physical "dry running" and stress-testing of both primary and backup procedures during pre-production launch phases. Train plant logistics personnel on fallback procedures to ensure operational readiness before Start of Production (SOP).


Qualifications

You'll have...
  • Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain/Logistics, or a related technical field.
  • 1 to 3 years of experience in an advanced manufacturing, automotive, or heavy industry logistics environment.
  • Strong foundational knowledge of PFMEA (Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis) methodologies and risk assessment tools.
  • Experience collaborating with or supporting specialized engineering teams (such as packaging design, facility layout/material flow, or robotics/automation).
  • Exceptional technical writing skills with a proven track record of developing clear, highly structured engineering standards, SOPs, or contingency plans.
  • Strong cross-functional leadership skills, with the ability to facilitate workshops, drive consensus, and bridge technical gaps between engineering and plant operations.
  • Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally to support plant launch, benchmarking, and validation activities.


Even better, you may have...
  • Advanced degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or Supply Chain/Logistics.
  • Experience in Business Continuity Planning (BCP) or disaster recovery planning within a high-volume manufacturing environment.
  • Deep understanding of automation failure modes (e.g., PLC controls issues, industrial network drops, AMR fleet management software failures) and manual recovery protocols.
  • Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma methodologies, and formal change management processes.
  • Experience utilizing AI-powered tools to integrate in problem solving and solution generation.
  • Knowledge of Ford-specific software systems and standards, including GSPAS/APT, WERS, FEDE, and Ford MOS (Manufacturing Operating System) standards.


This position is a salary grade 6 and ranges from $72,480-121,440.

This position is a salary grade 7 and ranges from $84,480-141,360.

This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $96,720-162,120.

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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About Ford Motor Company

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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