Manufacturing Engineer- Final Assembly

Ford Motor • Dearborn, MI

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Manufacturing Engineer will provide manufacturing engineering leadership for a new model development program, from initial concept through handoff to the launch team. The role is part of Vehicle Manufacturing Engineering’s Final Assembly Engineering Program Development Teams, which handle future model strategy, planning, and costing and transition programs to implementation by Manufacturing Program Teams.

The position applies lean manufacturing principles to develop high-quality, efficient processes and products. It involves developing tooling and facilities based on product and process needs, supporting virtual manufacturing assembly builds, resolving manufacturing issues, and coordinating with Design and Release activities. The engineer develops formal assembly process instructions and enters process sheets into the VPS system, leads assembly tooling specification, tracks tooling and process issues through closure, and ensures exit-criteria deliverables such as cycle time, throughput, and workstation readiness are met. The role also prepares management presentations, drives quality, cost, and labor improvements, and delivers cycle line layouts while coordinating with assembly plants to prepare operator and equipment workstations for launch. The position requires working within stressful situations and timing constraints, with minimal direct supervision, and travel to support launch activities at North American assembly plants.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or an equivalent manufacturing engineering degree.
• At least 3 years of manufacturing experience.
• Willingness to travel and support launch activities at assembly plants in the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
• At least 1 year of experience with Microsoft Office, including Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Provide manufacturing engineering leadership throughout a new model development program, from initial concept through handoff to the launch team.
• Develop tooling and facilities based on product and process requirements.
• Apply lean manufacturing principles.
• Support virtual manufacturing assembly builds.
• Drive resolution of manufacturing issues.
• Interface with Design and Release activities.
• Develop formal assembly process instructions and enter process sheets into the VPS system.
• Lead assembly tooling specification.
• Track open tooling and process issues and drive them to closure, including meeting exit-criteria deliverables such as cycle time, throughput, and workstation readiness.
• Prepare management presentations.
• Drive quality, cost, and labor improvements.
• Deliver cycle line layouts and work with assembly plants to prepare complete operator and equipment workstations for launch.
• Travel to support launch activities at North American assembly plants.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, and subsidized back-up child care.
• 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: Mid Level