Pretreatment & Electrocoat Manufacturing Engineer

Ford • Dearborn, MI

2d • $72,480 - $162,120 • Hybrid

About The Position

As part of Ford's Manufacturing team, you'll help build world-class, state-of-the-art smart vehicles. This role is responsible for managing standards/specifications, designing, developing, troubleshooting, and optimizing the pretreatment and electrocoat systems used in coating processes in automotive assembly plants. You'll get the satisfaction of making great products people use and love.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Manufacturing, Mechanical, Mechatronics, or Chemical) or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum of 4+ years of experience in E-Coat systems.
• Experience with functional/aesthetic coating processes, including automotive painting.
• Proficiency in Design of Experiments (DOE) for process optimization.
• Knowledge of hazardous area classification, fire and mechanical codes, filtration, and ventilation systems.
• Proficient in 2D/3D modeling software (e.g., CATIA, SolidWorks, Inventor, ProE, AutoCAD) and CFD software (e.g., Ansys, Autodesk CFD).
• Skills in pressure drop calculations, application flow rates, piping system design, and mechanical equipment design.

Responsibilities

• Manage and update all related Ford Specifications/Standards.
• Lead PTED engineering from concept to production, creating optimized pretreatment and electrocoat systems to streamline manufacturing.
• Develop novel pretreatment and anti-corrosion technologies, improving equipment design, materials, and simulation methods.
• Analyze chemical consumption, heat requirements, flow rates, deposition rates, corrosion resistance, and adhesion performance.
• Use CFD software for fluid dynamics, drainage, spray coverage, throw power, and coating thickness optimization.
• Design PTED systems compliant with safety regulations, hazard classifications, fire codes, and mechanical codes.
• Specify and select filtration and ventilation systems to maintain process quality and control the environment.
• Assist Lead Project Managers on large-scale projects, including scheduling, cost analysis, risk mitigation, executive reporting, and commissioning of manufacturing lines.
• Support and optimize pretreat and e-coat processes across multiple plants, serving as a technical resource for diagnosing and resolving complex, unplanned issues.

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