Failure Mode Avoidance Engineer, Ford Energy
About The Position
The FMA (Failure Mode Avoidance) Engineer is the technical engine behind Ford Energy's 'design it right the first time' quality philosophy. This role owns the rigorous, structured processes — DFMEA, PFMEA, Robustness Reliability Cross-Check Lists (RRCL), and Special or Critical Characteristics Agreement Framework (SCCAF) — that identify and eliminate potential failure modes before they reach hardware, while ensuring proper linkage between all documents. The FMA Engineer works at the intersection of systems architecture (using Model-Based Systems Engineering tools like MagicDraw), design engineering, and manufacturing to ensure failure avoidance is embedded from concept through production.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Systems Engineering.
- 5+ years of hands-on expertise with DFMEA/PFMEA methodology
- Experience with Model-Based Systems Engineering tools (MagicDraw or similar).
Nice To Haves
- Six Sigma Green/Black Belt preferred.
- Experience applying FMA methodology to high-voltage battery systems or power electronics.
- Six Sigma Black Belt or Master Black Belt certification.
- Familiarity with SCCAF/RRCL frameworks specifically (as used in automotive/Ford quality systems).
- MagicDraw (MBSE)
- DFMEA/PFMEA software (APIS IQ-RM, Relyence, or similar)
- PLM/requirements management integration tools
Responsibilities
- Plan, schedule, and facilitate DFMEA and PFMEA workshops across cross-functional design, systems, and manufacturing engineering teams.
- Ensure FMA activities are timed to influence design decisions (i.e., conducted early enough to shape architecture, not just document risk after the fact).
- Coach and train design/manufacturing engineers on FMA methodology to build organization-wide fluency.
Benefits
- 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.
- performance-based bonuses
- Ford vehicle discounts
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
