Livonia Transmission Plant Resident Engineer
About The Position
As the LTP Resident Engineer, you will serve as the critical, on-site bridge between Product Development (PD) Systems Engineering and Powertrain Manufacturing Operations at the Livonia Transmission Plant (LTP). You will be the primary technical authority representing PD on the plant floor, responsible for ensuring first-time quality, rapid issue resolution, and flawless change-control execution for high-volume rear-wheel-drive (10R80/MHT/10R60) and front-wheel-drive (8F) transmission families. You will transition the plant engineering interface into a modern, data-driven operation—leveraging cutting-edge AI/ML tools (such as MILO) and Digital Birth Certificates to catch defects before they reach the customer, directly impacting Ford’s Global Warranty (1 MIS/3 MIS) and Launch Quality targets.
Requirements
- Technical authority representing Product Development (PD) on the plant floor.
- Experience with high-volume rear-wheel-drive (10R80/MHT/10R60) and front-wheel-drive (8F) transmission families.
- Familiarity with AI/ML tools (such as MILO).
- Understanding of Digital Birth Certificates.
- Focus on ensuring first-time quality.
- Ability to perform rapid issue resolution.
- Skill in executing flawless change-control.
- Experience in transitioning engineering interfaces to data-driven operations.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the on-site bridge between Product Development (PD) Systems Engineering and Powertrain Manufacturing Operations.
- Act as the primary technical authority representing PD on the plant floor.
- Ensure first-time quality for transmission families.
- Facilitate rapid issue resolution.
- Execute flawless change-control for high-volume transmission families.
- Transition the plant engineering interface into a modern, data-driven operation.
- Leverage AI/ML tools (such as MILO) and Digital Birth Certificates to catch defects before they reach the customer.
- Directly impact Ford’s Global Warranty and Launch Quality targets.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
