Ford Racing Chief Program Engineer

Ford Motor • Dearborn, MI

76d • Hybrid

About The Position

We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we're all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves? Product Development uses design thinking & user experience methods to deliver breakthrough products and services that delight our customers. We bring innovative, exciting, and sustainable ideas to life. We have opportunities around the world for you to contribute to advancements in autonomy, electrification, smart mobility technologies, and more! If good is just never good enough for you, Ford Racing shares your passion for striving for perfection. We're responsible for creating and developing high performance production vehicles and competition vehicles which are best in class on-road and off-road. The Ford Racing Chief Program Engineer is a critical leader in accomplishing the delivery of one or several of these vehicles in the overall portfolio. Ford Motor Company continues to grow and modernize production vehicles for our customers seeking the ultimate capability and performance. In support of this effort, the Ford Racing Team is looking for a technical business leader with passion for high performing vehicles to lead a vehicle program.

Responsibilities

• Deliver vehicle program engineering and financial milestones with quality on time.
• Deliver vehicle program financial status for engineering, vendor & facilities tooling and cost.
• Deliver vehicle program supplier sourcing for all new tooled end items both Ford Racing led and core Ford Engineering led on time and matching vehicle program targets.
• Deliver compatible production designs to match the theme appearance for the vehicle program.
• Deliver a product that meets the established vehicle program marketing targets.
• Support delivery of the vehicle program attribute targets.
• Lead the establishment of optimal assumptions for the customer to vehicle interface including selection of interior components, HMI, features and services.
• Deliver the prototype build and production vehicle launch to standard with the high quality expected by the enthusiast customer.
• Make fact-based decisions with support of cross-functional teams in timely fashion to maintain program objectives.
• Take lead in resolution of difficult cross-functional issues to maintain program objectives.
• Manage a team of program management analysts and function program management engineers to deliver the overall vehicle program via prioritization of critical path tasks.
• Support transfer of technology and methods from vehicle production program to Competition Vehicle and Ford Racing Competition Vehicles to Production Vehicles.
• Deliver technical project presentations to senior management including results and accomplishments, conclusions and recommendations, and lessons learned.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees