Manufacturing Engineer-FAE Design Follow up.

Ford • Dearborn, MI

5d • $72,480 - $162,120 • Hybrid

About The Position

We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.
As part of our Manufacturing team, you’ll help build the world-class, state-of-the-art smart vehicles we're known for. In our plants around the world, we’re constantly developing new technologies and processes to further increase our efficiency. You'll get the satisfaction of making great products people use and love.
In this position...
The Mechanical Design Follow Up Engineer will specialize in and deliver Final Assembly Tooling to GVOSS intent. They will provide a consistent level of proficiency required to implement engineering standards, capture and deploy lessons learned. Foster/mentor FAE engineers and tooling integrators through program tool design to ensure all production tooling meets GVOSS intent and is appropriate for the respective application. They will be expected to maintain process and launch expertise in all tooling and process development.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering or equivalent work experience.
• 1 or more years of Microsoft Office experience to include Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Data driven with strong problem-solving techniques
• Experience with automotive tooling standards, operator interface tooling development, automotive processes, and facilities integration
• Experience with automotive program launch cadence

Nice To Haves

• 5 years of experience with GVOSS or other automotive equipment standards, operator interface tooling development, automotive processes, and facilities integration
• Automotive Project Management skills
• Virtual manufacturing tools experience
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Final Assembly tool design and delivery experience
• Familiar with automotive Final Assembly processes, tooling, and equipment
• Strong leadership and proven history managing multiple programs with a multi-disciplined team
• Working relationship with Final Assembly integrators
• Working knowledge of manufacturing statistics (capability, control charts, data collecting, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Review weekly tool design progress for adherence to GVOSS and industry engineering standards
• Coach and advise integrators on design change requirements to meet both product and process intent
• Liaison with program ME's and supervisors to update GVOSS for tooling and productivity improvements
• Drive tier 2 involvement and tier 2 sign-off during design phase to ensure intended component application
• Act as SPOC for Ford mechanical engineering design sign-off with integrators
• Own the Ford to Furnish component selection process to ensure components are applicable to the application and meet all program timing
• Lead mechanical engineering and tooling standards within Final Assembly
• Drive continuous tool improvement and focus on cost efficiencies
• Manage required GVOSS updates and Tier 2 campaign processes
• Supervise VTTO process to ensure required parts are captured for tool validation and that it meets integrator/program timing
• Liaison with existing Vendor Interface Specialists to identify opportunities for process standardization

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.

What This Job Offers

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