Ford Racing Program Management - Lead Controls Analyst

Ford Motor Company • Dearborn, MI

4d • $86,600 - $166,200 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Lead Controls Analyst will support program management for an elite niche production vehicle in Ford’s high-performance Ford Racing portfolio. The role is part of a small, nimble team with exposure to senior leadership and supports the vehicle program from concept through production readiness and launch. The position focuses on program timing, workplans, GPDS deliverables, milestone tracking, issue resolution, program health reporting, assumptions, sourcing, and launch readiness. It is hybrid and requires onsite work four or more days per week.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• At least 3 years of experience in automotive product development, program management, program controls or planning, design and release, manufacturing engineering, or launch.
• Strong knowledge of vehicle development milestones, deliverables, and program management disciplines, including GPDS.
• Strong critical thinking, prioritization, and organizational skills.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive issues to closure without direct authority.
• Ability to consolidate diverse inputs and develop a clear point of view and recommendation.
• Resilience, adaptability, and a strong ownership mindset.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States; visa sponsorship is not available.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience in program controls on a major Ford program.
• Experience supporting vehicle programs from concept through launch.
• Experience with prototype builds, launch execution, and change management.
• Previous Design and Release or other technical engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Support program timing, workplans, and GPDS deliverables; track milestones from concept through production readiness and drive issue resolution and recovery actions.
• Lead program forums, including Program Steering Team meetings, Special Attention Reviews, Engineering Management Meetings, and decision forums; support milestone readiness reviews.
• Build and deliver program health reporting, status updates, and risk summaries, and provide leadership with clear recommendations.
• Maintain program assumptions and facilitate assumption reviews; support milestone papers and special studies using accurate, current data.
• Support sourcing and launch readiness with Purchasing and cross-functional partners, including part and tool order tracking and complexity, capacity, and milestone readiness activities.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, and subsidized backup childcare.
• Family-building benefits, including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement and fertility treatments.
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members, and management leases.
• Tuition assistance.
• Employee resource groups.
• Paid time off for individual and team community service.
• Paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day.
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior