Manufacturing Engineer- Industrial Engineering

Ford • Dearborn, MI

1d • $63,480 - $162,120 • Hybrid

About The Position

At Ford Motor Company, the Manufacturing Engineer supports forward-model and capacity studies, including direct and indirect labor, for Powertrain Operations. The role focuses primarily on Transmissions and Power Unit programs and supports Powertrain facilities in North America, potentially including assembly, machining, and other Powertrain plants. Some travel may be required around launch, and candidates should be open to limited travel.

The engineer leads new-model labor optimization to meet labor targets through benchmarking, target setting, tracking process changes, and replicating improvements across programs and plants. The position supports cycle-line layout planning, virtual and physical build events, future-model operator allocations, time studies, plant rebalances, line-speed changes, throughput issues, and program launches. It also works with plant personnel to align reported capacity, operating patterns, and labor for capacity statements.

The role maintains and delivers launch and industrial-engineering documentation, evaluates work standards using MODAPTS time studies, and collaborates with industrial engineering, manufacturing engineering, material handling, ergonomics, and plant teams. The position is hybrid; candidates within commuting distance of a Ford hub may be required to work onsite four or more days per week.

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.
• 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.
• Open to limited travel.

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, and indirect labor.
• Experience with MODAPTS.
• Experience working in a team environment.
• Excellent 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 internal and external 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; 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 for 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.
• 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 staff industrial engineers, manufacturing engineering, material handling, ergonomics, and plant personnel.
• Align with plants on reported capacity, operating pattern, and labor in support of the get-ready capacity statement.
• Support Powertrain facilities in North America, primarily for Transmissions and Power Unit programs, with potential support for assembly, machining, and other Powertrain plants.
• Travel as needed around launch.

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: Mid Level