Job Description
Responsibilities
In this position...
IPTSE Ongoing Product Development (OPD) is part of Ford Motor Company's Product Development Quality organization. OPD engineers are responsible for identifying, containing and resolving ongoing quality issues after product launch. OPD engineers will work closely with the propulsion design teams, calibration, manufacturing, plant vehicle teams and core quality.
This position is part of a team responsible for IPTSE (Internal Combustion Engine - Propulsion - Thermal Systems Engineering) F4 functions including base engine, cooling system, fuel system, AIS, mounts, exhaust and climate.
What you'll do...
Contain and resolve ongoing low time in service (LTIS) quality issues past product launch.
Prioritize ongoing and emerging issues using leading and lagging indicator data and analysis.
Manage weekly warranty claims for low time in service (0 - 3 MIS) engine system components and work with propulsion team to triage top issues.
Define and investigate issues by developing trends based on vehicle line, time in service, operating conditions, locations and other critical factors.
Participate/lead cross-functional teams through root cause, corrective action and prevent reoccurrence actions.
Conduct prevent reoccurrence action (PRA) read across to other programs. Implement PRAs as appropriate.
Support plant containment actions including quality holds and stop ships.
Partner with functional quality personnel to lead emerging and ongoing issue discussions in propulsion (engine, induction, exhaust), fuel and thermal system quality meetings.
Attend working level manufacturing and product quality meetings.
Work with service to support efforts to reduce the cost per repair.
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 5 and ranges from $65,100-$109,300
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
This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $99,100-$166,200.
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/GSR
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
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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Qualifications
You'll have...
Bachelor's degree in engineering.
1+ years of experience in Product Development, Quality, Manufacturing or Systems Engineering
Even better, you may have...
Master's degree in engineering
Six Sigma Black Belt preferred
Excellent problem-solving skills with solid understanding of problem-solving methodologies
Excellent leadership and presentation skills.
Proficient in MS Office
Proficient in English
