Ford Motor Company

Vehicle Calibration & Test Supervisor

Ford Motor Company • $95K — $115K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Manufacturing) or similar technical degree
  • 5+ years' experience in Final Assembly Process & Tooling Development
  • Strong computer skills (Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
  • Ability to operate in stressful situations within timing constraints
  • Ability to work with minimal direct supervision
  • Extended travel to assembly plants in US, Canada, and/or Mexico required
  • Leadership communication skills suitable for Director and VP level reporting

Responsibilities

  • Lead VCT manufacturing engineering throughout the new model development from KO through launch
  • Ensure compliance with GVOSS and ergonomic standards for calibration and test system installations
  • Develop and implement improvements to process tooling software and hardware using dashboard reporting data
  • Support NML and program launch reviews, validating scorecard updates
  • Manage capital project teams from concept to commissioning
  • Lead cost analysis for test implementation and identify cost reduction opportunities
  • Provide onsite prototype build support at North American manufacturing plants, with up to 70% travel

Benefits

  • Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
  • Flexible family care days and paid parental leave
  • Vehicle discount program for employees and family members
  • Tuition assistance available
  • Established employee resource groups
  • Paid time off for community service activities
  • Generous paid holiday schedule, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s
Full Job Description
Job Description

In this position...

Vehicle Operations Manufacturing Engineering is a cross-functional team having the primary responsibility to plan for and implement the launch of new vehicle programs at assembly plants. The Vehicle Calibration and Test (VCT) Supervisor leads vehicle calibration and test development, launches, validation, and ongoing plant support for North American programs.

Responsibilities

What you'll do...

The Manufacturing Vehicle Calibration and Test (VCT) Supervisor will be a part of this team and be responsible for the following:
  • Provide VCT manufacturing engineering leadership throughout a new model development program from KO through launch.
  • Ensure compliance to the GVOSS (Global Vehicle Operations Structured Standards) and Ergonomic standards for calibration and test system installations.
  • Develop and implement improvements to process tooling software (SW) and hardware (HW) using data from the Dashboard Reporting Systems.
  • Support NML and program launch reviews as required including validating scorecard updates
  • Lead capital project teams to develop capital appropriations requests and manage the projects from concept through commissioning.
  • Lead costing for test implementation and find acceptable cost reduction opportunities.
  • Provide onsite prototype build support at North American Manufacturing Assembly Plants. Note: Travel within US, Canada and Mexico for installation, launch support and issue resolution may require up to 70% of dedicated time onsite.
  • Coordinate all pre-launch EOL validation events from DCV through MP2.
  • Assist plant & implementation teams in resolving EOL performance issues.
  • Lead the lessons learned feedback loop to drive Process Driven Product Design standards


Qualifications

You'll have...
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Manufacturing), or Similar Technical degree
  • 5+ years' experience in Final Assembly Process & Tooling Development
  • Strong computer skills (Excel, Power Point, etc.)
  • Ability to operate in stressful situations within timing constraints.
  • Ability to work with minimal direct supervision
  • Extended travel to assembly plants in US, Canada, and/or Mexico required
  • Leadership communication skills consistent with reporting out to Director and VP level leadership


Even better, you may have...
  • Automotive manufacturing experience / supplier project management skills
  • Extensive knowledge and experience in FAE tooling installation and commissioning
  • Knowledge and experience in failure mode avoidance methodology
  • Knowledge and experience in diagnostic validations methods and tools, processes and engineering deliverables
  • Experience with optical measurement and calibration systems


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.

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/LL6

Visa sponsorship is available for this position.

This position is hybrid with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week. #LI-Hybrid

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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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Founded
1903
5 Year Trend
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