PVT Engineer

Ford Motor Company • Chicago, IL

3d • $65,100 - $166,200 • Onsite

About The Position

The PVT Engineer will be part of the Plant Vehicle Team at Ford’s Chicago Assembly Plant, supporting the Explorer, Aviator, and Explorer Interceptor programs. The role owns fixed and moveable glass quality and troubleshoots issues in real time. Within Ford’s Product Development organization, the engineer serves as a first line of defense for vehicle quality by investigating root causes and helping improve quality continuously.

The role delivers current-model quality improvement projects, collaborates with Vehicle Resident Team counterparts on design, manufacturing, and supplier issues, and leads plant trials. It also supports plant resolution of stop ships and builds, campaigns, quality and ergonomics issues, and First-Time-Through issues; participates in quality meetings and reviews; and initiates or supports WERS concerns and alerts for design changes and plant trials.

The position is onsite at Ford’s Chicago Assembly Plant. Salary depends on the selected salary grade and candidate qualifications: Grade 5 ($65,100–$109,300), Grade 6 ($74,300–$124,500), Grade 7 ($86,600–$144,900), or Grade 8 ($99,100–$166,200). Visa sponsorship is not available. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• At least 3 years of experience with quality containment and corrective action processes, including root cause analysis and driving interim and permanent corrective actions.
• At least 2 years of hands-on experience with quality and engineering systems such as GSAR, JIRA, QED, AIMS, WERS, and IRIS/SIMPSN, or demonstrated ability to quickly learn new systems.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

• Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt knowledge.
• A proven record of applying root cause analysis methods such as 8D, 3-Legged 5 Whys, and Is/Is-Not Analysis to resolve complex quality issues.
• Hands-on engineering experience in a high-volume automotive final assembly plant supporting new-model launches, line trials, stop-ship or stop-build containment, and First-Time-Through issue resolution.

Responsibilities

• Deliver current-model quality improvement projects to achieve warranty and cost objectives, with support from core and VFG leaders.
• Collaborate with VRT counterparts to address design, manufacturing, and supplier issues.
• Lead plant trials for quality, cost, and supplier improvements.
• Support the plant in resolving stop ships and builds, campaigns, quality issues, ergonomics issues, and First-Time-Through issues.
• Support plant quality meetings, VRT report-outs, and Plant Vehicle Quality Reviews.
• Initiate or support Worldwide Engineering Release System (WERS) Concerns (CR) and alerts for design changes and plant trials.
• Own fixed and moveable glass quality and troubleshoot issues in real time.
• Investigate root causes and help continuously improve vehicle quality.

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