Off-Road Technical Specialist

Ford Motor Company • Dearborn, MI

9d • $115,500 - $218,100 • Hybrid

About The Position

Ford is seeking a Global Technical Specialist for Off-Road Performance to strengthen the company’s technical capabilities and continued off-road performance across Ford and Lincoln vehicles. The role develops analytical capabilities grounded in real-world off-road environments to define component-, system-, and vehicle-level needs for power, torque, protection, and features. It involves working across functional teams, technologies, and product-positioning expectations, and updating requirements, test methods, and key performance indicators to support continuous improvement.

The position is leadership level 6. A technical evidence book outlining the candidate’s qualifications is required. The posting describes evidence categories including technical competency and knowledge, accomplishments and documentation, recognition, teaching and mentoring, communication and teamwork, leadership, and professional or cross-functional activities. This is a hybrid role requiring onsite presence four or more days per week. Visa sponsorship is unavailable; candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
• At least 8 years of experience with full-vehicle attribute development, including strong knowledge of system interactions and their impact on the full vehicle and other systems.
• At least 6 years of experience in Off-Road.
• Tier 2 with off-road certification or equivalent.
• Experience in analytical and physical signoff of off-road vehicles.
• Experience with ADAMS, Catia/3DX, calibration tools, and vehicle signal processing.
• A technical evidence book outlining qualifications is required.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States; employment eligibility verification is required at hire.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Engineering.
• At least 3 years of experience with problem-solving methodologies and quality tools, such as FMEA, DOE, 8D, Six Sigma tools, and warranty analysis.
• Tier 3 Off-Road Certification with Recovery Certification.
• Experience with Ford-approved test surfaces.
• Political acumen and discernment to effectively escalate issues for leadership awareness or assistance.
• Strong planning and execution skills focused on delivery.
• Passion for data-driven inputs to orchestrate interaction among complex systems, functionally and organizationally.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to interface with the team and senior management.

Responsibilities

• Develop robust analytical tools to guide upfront decisions and help achieve vehicle targets across Ford and Lincoln vehicles.
• Lead cross-functional and cross-attribute balance initiatives to optimize trade-offs during product development.
• Use technical background, knowledge of the global technical outlook, and prior technical leadership roles to identify technical expert needs for the global Off-Road team.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
• 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.
• Vacation time, sick/personal time, and paid holidays, including time between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day.

What This Job Offers

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