Manufacturing Engineer- Industrial Engineering

Ford Motor • Dearborn, MI

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Ford Motor Company is hiring a Manufacturing Engineer to support Industrial Engineering work for Powertrain Operations. The role supports forward-model and capacity studies at all milestones, including direct and indirect labor planning. Its primary scope is Transmissions and Power Unit programs, with support for Powertrain facilities in North America and potentially for Assembly, Machining, and other Powertrain plants.

The engineer supports new-model labor optimization, cycle-line layout planning, virtual and physical build events, time studies, plant rebalances, line-speed changes, throughput issues, and program launches. The position collaborates with industrial engineering staff, manufacturing engineering, material handling, ergonomics, and plant personnel. It is hybrid; candidates within commuting distance of a Ford hub may be required to work onsite four or more days per week. Limited travel may be required, particularly around launches.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering in Industrial, Mechanical, or an equivalent field of study.
• At least 2–3 years of Industrial Engineering or manufacturing operations experience.
• Open to limited travel.
• Knowledge of time studies, workstation setup, and line balancing.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint, and AI tools, with strong data analysis, reporting, and professional presentation capabilities.

Nice To Haves

• Plant Industrial Engineering and manufacturing process operations experience.
• Knowledge of capacity and operating patterns, such as a Capacity Strategy document.
• Experience with Machining META, Dotmaps, GSPAS, or indirect labor.
• Experience with MODAPTS.
• Experience working in a team environment.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong planning and organizational skills.
• Ability to work well under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Lead new-model labor optimization efforts to achieve labor targets through benchmarking, target setting, tracking process changes, and replicating improvements across programs and plants.
• Support cycle-line layout planning and virtual build events with future-model operator allocations and time studies, and work with plants on physical build events and program launches.
• Minimize or offset labor impacts through Kaizen, plant tasks and projects, and identification of design and process opportunities.
• Support Transmissions and Power Unit requests related to labor SAR items.
• Assist with operator allocations, cycle-line layouts, plant rebalances, line-speed changes, time studies, throughput issues, and launch support.
• Maintain and deliver Launch Charts, Machining META, Dotmaps, and GSPAS accurately.
• Maintain and deliver required Industrial Engineering documentation, including Labor Glidepath, GSPAS/Plant Headcount Matrix Program 1-Pager, Plant Line Speed, and APT Assessment.
• Complete and evaluate time studies using MODAPTS as the work-measurement tool.
• Collaborate with Industrial Engineering staff, manufacturing engineering, material handling, ergonomics, and plant personnel.
• Align with plants on reported capacity, including operating pattern and labor, and support the get-ready capacity statement.

Benefits

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