Components Supervisor - Transmission Gears & Planetaries

Ford•Livonia, MI

20d

About The Position

Assess and assign gear/shaft workload e.g. new programs, current production programs. Develop scope on assigned or initiated projects or tasks. Provide leadership, objectives cascade, performance feedback, input and motivation on projects and performance. e.g. weekly section meetings, one-on-one meetings, support D&R engineers with management reviews & report outs Review, analyze, and address any warranty issues attributed to responsible components Audits, coaches and mentors engineers in all engineering FMA elements, design rules, and RQT elements in conformance with delivering new programs. Collaborate with Systems & TS community to ensure robust design reviews and full compliance with FMA requirements at each program milestone. Lead test hardware reviews and problem solving to ensure robust component and system level sign-off. Collaborate and communicate with ATNPC Gearlab/Machine shop & VEV teams to allocate & prioritize prototype operations and test resources to support program deliverables. Interface with STP, LTP, VEPC, CAFTP, HTP resident engineers, PTME & plant personnel to support and address quality, FTT, warranty issues on planetary, gear and shaft components. Review and disposition of SREAs, Alerts, Concern/Notice. Lead APQP & support STA to ensure robust Ph0-Ph3 PPAP process at suppliers and Ford plants. Lead Gear and Shaft CPMT with suppliers and cross functional teams to communicate program deliverables, support builds, provide engineering support to address process & quality issues Collaborate with suppliers and plant personnel to identify cost-saving ideas to deliver TVM objectives. Develop detailed workplans to ensure on-time implementation. Develop strategic commodity plans for responsible components Train, mentor & develop personnel in the group, maintain technical competence and expand knowledge of technical developments. Upgrade personal knowledge and skill levels through training. Recruit, hire & build Engineering and/or technical team. Approve D&R access to software, hardware & engineering tools Review & approve travel requests, timecard e.g. Ewhms Established and active employee resource groups

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in engineering
6+ years of experience with Design and Release processes
6+ years of experience in FMA processes and documentation
6+ years of experience in Components and Systems design and processes
6+ years of experience delivering balanced Quality/Cost/Weight/Function/Timing attributes for components or subsystems
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

Nice To Haves

Masters in product development or Advanced Engineering degree preferred
A clear communicator and highly motivated to exceed expectations in a constantly changing product landscape
INCOSE CSEP certification or equivalent preferred
Versed in UML and SysML modeling languages preferred
Model Based System Engineering development utilizing MagicDraw/3DX toolkit preferred
Experienced in analyzing a descriptive model to assist in complex decision making preferred

Responsibilities

Assess and assign gear/shaft workload e.g. new programs, current production programs.
Develop scope on assigned or initiated projects or tasks.
Provide leadership, objectives cascade, performance feedback, input and motivation on projects and performance. e.g. weekly section meetings, one-on-one meetings, support D&R engineers with management reviews & report outs
Review, analyze, and address any warranty issues attributed to responsible components
Audits, coaches and mentors engineers in all engineering FMA elements, design rules, and RQT elements in conformance with delivering new programs.
Collaborate with Systems & TS community to ensure robust design reviews and full compliance with FMA requirements at each program milestone.
Lead test hardware reviews and problem solving to ensure robust component and system level sign-off.
Collaborate and communicate with ATNPC Gearlab/Machine shop & VEV teams to allocate & prioritize prototype operations and test resources to support program deliverables.
Interface with STP, LTP, VEPC, CAFTP, HTP resident engineers, PTME & plant personnel to support and address quality, FTT, warranty issues on planetary, gear and shaft components.
Review and disposition of SREAs, Alerts, Concern/Notice.
Lead APQP & support STA to ensure robust Ph0-Ph3 PPAP process at suppliers and Ford plants.
Lead Gear and Shaft CPMT with suppliers and cross functional teams to communicate program deliverables, support builds, provide engineering support to address process & quality issues
Collaborate with suppliers and plant personnel to identify cost-saving ideas to deliver TVM objectives.
Develop detailed workplans to ensure on-time implementation.
Develop strategic commodity plans for responsible components
Train, mentor & develop personnel in the group, maintain technical competence and expand knowledge of technical developments.
Upgrade personal knowledge and skill levels through training.
Recruit, hire & build Engineering and/or technical team.
Approve D&R access to software, hardware & engineering tools
Review & approve travel requests, timecard e.g. Ewhms
Established and active employee resource groups