Ford Motor Company

Site STA Engineer - Electronics

Ford Motor Company • $84K — $162K *
Dearborn, MI 48126In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science in Engineering or equivalent experience in automotive supplier quality
  • Minimum 5 years experience in electronics manufacturing and machine systems
  • Knowledge of electronic manufacturing standards (IPC-610, ISO 9000, etc.)
  • Experience with manufacturing feasibility assessments
  • Fluency in English (spoken and written)
  • Experience in project management and electronics manufacturing systems
  • Proficient in problem-solving tools (8D, FMEA, SPC, etc.)

Responsibilities

  • Conduct sourcing risk assessments and supplier evaluations
  • Industrialize new suppliers or technologies and support capacity studies
  • Ensure compliance with Ford's Phased PPAP process
  • Drive failure mode avoidance and compliance with special processes
  • Promote manufacturing excellence and quality performance
  • Lead resolution of supplier quality issues and compliance

Benefits

  • Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
  • Flexible family care and parenting support programs
  • Employee vehicle discount and lease options
  • Tuition assistance for continued education
  • Active employee resource groups
  • Paid time off for community service and personal use
  • Generous holiday schedule, including a week off during the holidays
  • Option to purchase additional vacation time
Full Job Description
Job Description

As a Supplier Technical Assistance (STA) Electronics Engineer! The responsibility of this role is to supports our Global suppliers with Manufacturing Technical expertise as they invest and grow their business to support ours.

In this position ...

This role involves implementing commodity-specific business plans to ensure suppliers exceed corporate launch, quality, capacity, warranty, and vehicle delivery metrics, while leading cross-functional decisions with Ford and supplier leadership to drive resolution of open issues, implementing actions to ensure zero vehicle losses from suppliers, and serving as the principal for on-site troubleshooting and corrective actions during emergency supplier situations, all while continuously growing expertise in electronics manufacturing.

Responsibilities

What you'll do:

  • Supplier Risk Assessment & Evaluation - Conduct sourcing risk assessments, onsite evaluation visits, and supplier risk assessments for new suppliers, commodities, and programs (GPDS, GCST), identifying and mitigating risk.


  • Supplier Industrialization & Capacity - Industrialize new suppliers or technologies, and support the Capacity Purchase team in capacity studies and eCAR report reviews.


  • PPAP Compliance - Review supplier incremental tooling work plans for compliance with Ford's Phased PPAP process requirements.


  • Failure Mode Avoidance & Special Process Compliance - Drive failure mode avoidance through PFMEA, SCCAF, CP reviews, and Health Chart deployment, while ensuring compliance with special processes such as FEMR.


  • Continuous Improvement & Quality Performance - Drive manufacturing excellence (Q1-MSA, Health Charts, supplier training) and quality performance (Q1, QR, TGW, R/1000, CPU) using methodologies like G8D, SPC, Gage R&R, and Lean Manufacturing, including readouts to upper management.


  • Quality Issue Resolution & Compliance - Drive closure of supplier quality issues (Stop Ship/Build, BSAQ, Field Service Actions) and ensure compliance with organizational training and SIM process requirements.


Qualifications

  • You'll have ...
  • Bachelor of Science / Engineering or Academic equivalent. Candidates without bachelor's degree will be considered with relevant automotive work experience in the supplier quality field.
  • 5 years minimum experience analyzing machine settings to (pick-and-place, solder printers, reflow ovens) and machine vision systems (SPI, AOI, AXI)


  • Understanding and application of relevant electronic manufacturing standards (e.g., IPC-610, ISO 9000, ANSI S20.20, MIL, IATF 16949) and material regulations.


  • Performing manufacturing feasibility assessments


  • Ability to speak and write fluently in English


  • Experience in process planning, implementation, and launch in Electronics Manufacturing Systems


  • Experience in project management or program launch


  • Demonstrated knowledge of Problem Solving and Quality System Tools (e.g., 8D, 3-Legged-5Whys, FMEA, Statistical Process Control (SPC), MSA)


  • Ability to travel to suppliers' sites (located in the US, Mexico and Canada) as required to conduct audits (up to 70%), support issues containment and resolution, and drive prevent re-occurrence actions.


Even better, you may have...

Advanced knowledge of the electronics manufacturing process with hands-on experience
    • Six Sigma Black Belt Certification: Demonstrated ability to lead quality improvements initiatives, apply Six Sigma philosophies and principles (including the DMAIC Model)
    • Conducted Statistical Analysis and mentored other engineers
    • Experience mentoring internal teams of Supplier Quality Engineers
    • Experience Industrializing NEW Automotive Electronics Manufacturing suppliers in North America (Greenfield Sites) leading to on-time PPAP approval.
    • Experience in Ford's Phased PPAP and APQP Process and Deliverables
    • Experience using AI in problem solving cases


    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 the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:
    • Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
    • Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare 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.


    For a detailed look at our benefits, click here:

    https://fordcareers.co/GSRnon-HTHD

    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.

    Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

    Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

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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
* Ladders Estimates

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