Ford Motor Company

STA Launch Engineer

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

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science/Engineering or equivalent relevant education
  • Proficient in English for global collaboration
  • Knowledge of STA Quality tools and systems
  • Familiarity with new model launch processes
  • Aptitude for developing and presenting materials under tight deadlines
  • Skilled in resolving manufacturing, quality, and capacity issues on-site with suppliers
  • Willingness to travel in the US, Canada, and Mexico approximately 50-75% of the time

Responsibilities

  • Identify New Tooled End Items including Multi-Party Agreements
  • Represent and advocate for suppliers in Cross-Functional Meetings
  • Develop and maintain program specific NTEI files
  • Obtain site codes for NTEI to enable eAPQP Schedule A submissions
  • Lead priority supplier selection and facilitate team concurrence
  • Train suppliers on Supplier Engagement Process and APQP/PPAP readiness
  • Manage and track timely completion of GPDS supplier evaluations

Benefits

  • Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
  • Flexible family care and parental leave options
  • Vehicle discount program for employees and family
  • Tuition assistance for continued education
  • Active employee resource groups for community building
  • Paid time off for community service activities
  • Generous holiday schedule including a break between Christmas and New Year
  • Options to purchase additional vacation time
Full Job Description
Job Description

In this position ...

Train suppliers and cross functional team members, as required, on the Supplier Engagement Process and the APQP/PPAP (Advanced Product Quality Planning/Production Part Approval Process) Readiness Assessment.

Manage and track on-time completion of GPDS priority supplier team evaluations.

Tracking PPAP and Schedule A (External Supplier APQP/PPAP Readiness Assessment) status and submission requirements to the Site STA Organization and Supply Base.

Represent and be supplier advocate in Cross-Functional Meetings.

Responsibilities

What you will do ...
  • Identify all the New Tooled End Items for the program including Multi-Party Agreements and directed tier 2 suppliers.
  • Represent and be supplier advocate in Cross-Functional Meetings
  • Develop program specific NTEI file containing pertinent part number information. Load and maintain program information in the eAPQP System(include late starters, design changes, VPP updates, etc)
  • Obtain site codes for each NTEI from Program Purchasing to initiate eAPQP Schedule A submission requests.
  • Lead Priority supplier selection using GPDS Priority filter, facilitate concurrence with PD (Product Development), Purchasing and Site STA (Supplier Technical Assistance) and notify suppliers
  • Lead Supplier Champion Process supplier selection using Supplier Champion filter, facilitate concurrence with PD (Product Development), Purchasing and Site STA (Supplier Technical Assistance).
  • Train suppliers and cross functional team members, as required, on the Supplier Engagement Process and the APQP/PPAP (Advanced Product Quality Planning/Production Part Approval Process) Readiness Assessment.
  • Manage and track on-time completion of GPDS priority supplier team evaluations.
  • Tracking PPAP and Schedule A (External Supplier APQP/PPAP Readiness Assessment) status and submission requirements to the Site STA Organization and Supply Base.
  • Prepare standard documents for all Milestone Reviews, Special Attention Reviews (SAR) and OESAR / NML Assessment)
  • Drive resolution of all YELLOW/RED deliverables with cross functional team members.
  • Participate in PAT (Program Activity Team), PST (Program Steering Team) and PMT (Program Module Team) change control meetings. Collaborate with CPMT (Component Program Module Team) leaders and Purchasing Program managers to understand program related changes impacting launch.
  • Support NMP Part Pedigree meetings and develop Parts Pedigree Risk and Industrialization Readiness Assessment prior to each build for review with STA leadership
  • Aggressively manage and review Phased PPAP status and timing plans to deliver on time Phase PPAP approvals
  • Arrange cross functional meetings to drive PPAP issues resolution and manage action plans to assure on time PSW approvals
  • Proactively monitor, manage and escalate significant issues inhibiting Supplier PPAP/launch risks
  • Drive on-time PPAP completion through OTG (Open-to-Go) meetings, PPAP timing alignment with eAPQP and communicate PSW status and delinquencies to Site STA and Program Team.
  • Provide onsite STA Launch support for Build events (e.g. DCV (Design Completion Verification) builds, PCF / TCB (Part Coordinate Fixture/Trim Coordination Build), etc.)
  • Drive resolution of supplier quality issues raised through AIMS (Automated Issues Management System). Lead containment, 8D follow up, ICA / PCA activity. In case of AIMS related to carry over parts engage Incoming Quality, Site or Resident STA engineers as necessary.
  • Support Start up Meetings / FCPA (Ford Consumer Product Audit), VOCF (Voice of Customer Fleet), Campaign Prevention/Fresh Eyes, Craftsmanship, R202, DEMS, Hard Rocks, Shortage meetings, White Board reviews


Qualifications

You'll have ...
  • Bachelor of Science/Engineering or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
  • Be proficient in English when working with global teams
  • Knowledge of STA Quality tools and systems
  • Knowledge of new model launch tools and systems
  • Ability to develop and present materials to leadership on short notice
  • Ability to lead resolution of manufacturing, quality, and/or capacity issues on-site with suppliers
  • Ability to travel in the US, Canada, and Mexico approximately 50-75% of the time

Even Better ...
  • The following skills and experiences are recommended qualifications for this role:
    • Manufacturing and Quality Experience
    • Cross-Functional/culture work experience
    • Program management experience
  • Extensive knowledge in manufacturing
  • Knowledge of AIAG (APQP), Product Planning Approval Process (PPAP) and extensive use of Quality Tools (5 Why, 8D, etc)

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 who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite 4 or more days per week.

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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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