Ford Motor Company

Robotics Launch Engineer

Ford Motor Company • $80K — $120K *
Allen Park, MI 48101In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, engineering technology, mechatronics, computer science, or a related field.
  • 2+ years of experience deploying automation or robotics systems in a manufacturing environment.
  • Working knowledge of controls systems, industrial networking, and IT/OT interfaces related to robotics.
  • Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally to support launch activities.
  • Must be open to travel.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design, commissioning, and launch of AMR systems for in-plant material flow.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to plan and integrate AMR/AGV systems into facility operations.
  • Diagnose and resolve issues during facility commissioning and launch.
  • Drive continuous improvement activities for AMR throughput and system robustness.
  • Benchmark and translate Best-in-World AMR/AGV deployments into Ford's strategy.
  • Lead design reviews, risk assessments, and commissioning processes.

Benefits

  • Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage.
  • Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, and subsidized back-up child care.
  • Family building benefits like adoption reimbursement and fertility treatments.
  • Vehicle discount program for employees and family.
  • Tuition assistance and opportunities for professional development.
  • Established and active employee resource groups.
  • Paid time off for community service and generous holiday schedule.
  • Option to purchase additional vacation time.
Full Job Description
Responsibilities

The Autonomous Robotics Engineer will play a key role in defining, deploying, and scaling next-generation automation across Ford's global manufacturing network. This role supports the launch of advanced Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) and AGV technologies that modernize in-plant logistics, increase safety, improve quality, and enable Best-in-World manufacturing performance.

You will work hands-on with robotics systems, controls, IT architecture, and cross-functional launch teams to deliver reliable, repeatable automation that transforms how material moves in our plants.

Responsibilities
  • Lead the design, commissioning, and launch of AMR systems for in-plant material flow.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams (Controls, IT, Safety, Operations, Manufacturing Engineering) to plan and integrate AMR/AGV systems into facility operations.
  • Diagnose and resolve issues across controls, networking, software, and system integration during facility commissioning and launch.
  • Drive continuous improvement activities to enhance AMR throughput, uptime, fleet behavior, and system robustness.
  • Benchmark Best-in-World AMR/AGV deployments and translate findings into Ford's automation strategy and standards.
  • Lead design reviews, risk assessments, readiness evaluations, commissioning processes, and handoff to plant operations.


Qualifications

You'll have...
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, engineering technology, mechatronics, computer science, or a related field.
  • 2+ years of experience deploying automation or robotics systems in a manufacturing environment.
  • Working knowledge of controls systems, industrial networking, and IT/OT interfaces related to robotics.
  • Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally to support launch activities.
  • Must be open to travel

Even better, you may have...
  • Strong self-starter with the ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive issues to closure.
  • Experience with PLC controls (Allen-Bradley preferred), industrial robotics, AMR/AGV platforms, or virtual commissioning tools.
  • Understanding of safety, quality, and regulatory standards related to AGV/AMR technologies.
  • Familiarity with Lean and/or Six Sigma methodologies.
  • Experience with system-level debugging, root-cause analysis, and performance optimization.

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.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSRSP2

This position is a range of salary grades 6,7,8.

Visa sponsorship is available for this position.

This position is hybrid (onsite four days per week) for candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location or remote for non-local candidates. #LI-Hybrid #LI-RC3

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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