Ford Motor Company

STA Site 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 required
  • Familiarity with manufacturing processes for vehicle systems including body exteriors and powertrains
  • Experience in industrial operations or program management
  • Knowledge of tooling, assembly, and various manufacturing technologies
  • Proven problem-solving and quality systems knowledge
  • Experience managing supplier issues and resolutions
  • Fluency in English, with strong communication skills

Responsibilities

  • Lead supplier collaborations to ensure flawless launches of vehicle systems
  • Conduct onsite evaluations for priority commodities in alignment with industry standards
  • Oversee supplier compliance for capital and tooling to meet production schedules
  • Assist Capacity Purchasing with studies and supplier interfacing
  • Implement capacity enhancements according to project requirements
  • Resolve supplier process issues and mitigate production risks
  • Monitor and manage supplier production performance continuously

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
  • Engagement in employee resource groups
  • Paid time off for community service initiatives
  • Generous paid holiday schedule, including time off during the year-end
Full Job Description
Job Description

In this position ...
  • The Site STA is responsible to lead and collaborate within Ford and multiple supplier partners to launch Vehicle systems and commodities including body exterior, vehicle and battery structures, frames, underbody, powertrain, electrical and plastics commodities for Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV) and Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) vehicles. The candidate will be responsible for industrializing and managing Quality, Capacity and resolving production delivery issues for new model programs launches and "in-series" production programs.


Responsibilities

What you will do ...
  • Drive Flawless Launches at assigned supplier sites, collaborating with Cross functional team through adherence Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), Supplier Quality Issue Resolution, escalate significant issues promptly and provide "date to green" plan
  • Conduct onsite evaluation visits for priority commodities per Global Product Develop System (GPDS) supplier engagement process for new programs
  • Review supplier incremental capital and tooling work plans compliance to PPAP requirements and launch new equipment / tooled end items on time with quality and at rate
  • Support Capacity Purchasing team with capacity studies interfacing with suppliers and Ford cross-functional teams
  • Drive capacity/uplift actions implementation with suppliers in line with the GCP study requirements
  • Drive supplier process capacity issue resolution as needed, and production constraint risk mitigation working with Ford and Supplier teams and manage "date to green" work plan
  • Monitor supply status for suppliers working 24/7 with production attainment and recovery plans
  • Review supplier Capacity Analysis Reports (CAR) for compliance to uplift capacity requirements
  • Drive robust supplier Failure Mode Avoidance through Process Failure Mode Effects Analysis (PFMEA), SCCAF, Control Plan reviews, manufacturing feasibility reviews and health chart deployment as applicable
  • Drive supplier manufacturing health chart compliance and support development of new manufacturing health charts
  • Drive suppliers for special process compliance with the support of Ford Technical Specialists
  • Drive continuous improvement in manufacturing excellence with the assigned sites through Manufacturing Site Assessment (Q1-MSA) deployment, Q1 attainment/retention and supplier training as required
  • Drive deployment and improvement of quality performance requirements (Q1, QR, TGW, R/1000, CPU) through Warranty Reduction, Benchmarking, Lean Manufacturing, Global 8D methodology, PFMEA, Statistical Process Control (SPC), Gage Repeatability and Reproducibility (Gage R&R), as required
  • Identify Manufacturing and quality gaps and establish/monitor Continuous Improvement Action Plans (CIAPs).
  • Drive new supplier site evaluation and supplier risk assessment for new sourcing and mitigation actions
  • Drive closure of supplier process quality issues related to Stop Ship/Build, BSAQ projects, and Field Action Stop Ship/Prevent Action
  • Drive compliance to all organizational and corporate training requirements and SIM process compliance


Qualifications

You'll have:
  • Bachelor of Science/Engineering or academic equivalent
  • Knowledge of manufacturing processes(es), tooling, and assembly of the responsible vehicle system & component commodities:
    • Body exterior stampings, welding and assembly, vehicle and battery structures, frames, underbody, powertrain components, electrical assembly and plastics injection molding.
  • Manufacturing and/or Program Management experience in an industrial operations environment.
  • Experience with Tooling, Assembly, Stamping, welding, metal/plastic joining technologies, Injection Molding, Electronics Mfg., Painting, and/or Machining is desired
  • Knowledge of Problem Solving, Quality system (ex. SIM, IATF) and tools
  • Supply/Issue Resolution Management Experience
  • Be proficient in English, both written and oral when working with global teams
  • Flexibility to Travel potentially 50-80%


Even better, you may have:
  • 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 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 range of salary grades 7 and 8.

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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