Manufacturing Program Engineer

Ford Motor Company • Dearborn, MI

27d • $63,480 - $162,120 • Hybrid

About The Position

As part of Ford's Manufacturing team, you will help build world-class, state-of-the-art smart vehicles. The role involves developing new technologies and processes to increase efficiency in manufacturing plants worldwide. This position seeks diligent, determined performers who think outside the box to find better and more efficient ways to manufacture vehicles.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or an equivalent manufacturing engineering
• Willingness to travel and support launch activities at our North American Assembly plants (USA, Canada & Mexico)
• Travel is required including co-location at a North American Assembly plant for 9 or more months depending on scale of vehicle launch.
• 1 or more years of Microsoft Office experience to include Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint
• Up to 40-50% travel required

Nice To Haves

• Solid background with virtual manufacturing tools
• Experience with tooling, process, quality, and or facility equipment in a production environment.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Working knowledge of statistics (control charts, data collecting, etc.)

Responsibilities

• Provide manufacturing engineering leadership throughout a new model development program, beginning at initial concept through launch at the final assembly facility.
• Development of tooling and facilities based on product and process.
• Apply lean manufacturing principles.
• Lead virtual manufacturing assembly builds.
• Drive resolution of manufacturing issues.
• Interface with Design and Release activities.
• Develop formal assembly process instructions and enter the process sheets into VPS system.
• Lead assembly tooling purchase, installation, start-up, and commissioning at the assembly site.
• Track all open tooling and process issues and drive to closure including meeting all exit criteria deliverables - cycle time, throughput, workstation readiness, etc.
• Prepare management presentations.
• Drive quality, cost and labor improvements.
• Support new model launches. During launches, the position will require extensive travel, standing, and walking in a plant environment.
• Deliver dimensionally in-spec parts for their respective system. Understand component data and a system impact.
• Deliver cycle line layouts and work with the assembly plants to have a complete operator/equipment workstation ready for launch.
• Operate in stressful situations within timing constraints.
• Work with minimal direct supervision.

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