Battery Manufacturing Engineer
About The Position
In this manufacturing engineering role, you will work actively on Industrialization of cell / array / pack factories with a diverse, multi-functional team to specify, deliver and commission state-of-the-art processes and equipment for the production of battery cells, arrays and packs that meet the highest standards of quality and customer satisfaction in the New Energy Vehicles of tomorrow. In addition to the industrialization of the battery cell / pack industrialization, you will have an exciting opportunity to innovate and develop next gen technology processes and methods to drive continuous improvement for cell $ /KWH. Join Ford Motor Company's electrification journey as a Battery Manufacturing Engineer within the Battery Manufacturing Engineering (BME) organization. Ford is investing billions to build state-of-the art manufacturing facilities in US and Eu to manufacture an exciting portfolio of EV vehicles. State of the art technologies and processes for Battery cell, arrays and packs form a core of our competitive leadership strategy. Working with strong team of battery cell technology partners we are building brand-new mega manufacturing facilities and will leverage Ford's 100+years of automobile manufacturing expertise and will be among the largest cell manufacturing campuses in U.S. Like the iconic Rouge complex in Michigan did a century earlier. Ford has selected to partner with global partners for their Battery expertise, these facilities under construction now and others in time will usher in a new era for American manufacturing.
Responsibilities
- Provide plant assistance to support launch requests and extraordinary needs with existing cell suppliers
- Support JV partner to develop manufacturing process. Lead, engineer line layouts, implement the Battery Manufacturing processes, and launch manufacturing facilities.
- Lead simultaneous engineering with product, purchasing and suppliers to deliver manufacturing feasibility. Drive design for manufacturability for new Cell and Module products.
- Work closely with OEMs in the design of manufacturing equipment, process, and tooling
- Lead development of quality methods including process failure mode and analysis (PFMEA), associated gauging requirements and inspection methods. Deliver a control plan per the quality strategy
- Develop assembly system solutions including workstation requirements (work content, automated versus manual, buffering strategy, redundancy requirements, etc.)
- Define Cycle time, OEE, and other performance targets with industrial engineering to develop optimal operating and labor strategies
- Define equipment acceptance criteria including duration, target results, and quality inspection plans
- Provide relevant process documentation (drawings, PM plans, spare parts, training manuals)
- Lead equipment installation and coordinate with building and utility teams
- Lead on site equipment buyoff per acceptance procedures
- Manage schedule and budget
- Track and own change management to deliver quality, cost, and timing
- Support plant operations to achieve system performance objectives OEE, Cycle time, JPH
- Enable successful process and system transitions to plant operations
- Ability to support crew patterns, if needed
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Industry
Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
