STA Site Engineer

Ford • Dearborn, MI

1d • $84,480 - $162,120 • Hybrid

About The Position

In this position, the Site STA is responsible to lead and collaborate within Ford and multiple supplier partners to launch Vehicle systems and commodities including body exterior, vehicle and battery structures, frames, underbody, powertrain, electrical and plastics commodities for Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV) and Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) vehicles. The candidate will be responsible for industrializing and managing Quality, Capacity and resolving production delivery issues for new model programs launches and “in-series” production programs.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science/Engineering or academic equivalent
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes(es), tooling, and assembly of the responsible vehicle system & component commodities: Body exterior stampings, welding and assembly, vehicle and battery structures, frames, underbody, powertrain components, electrical assembly and plastics injection molding.
• Manufacturing and/or Program Management experience in an industrial operations environment.
• Experience with Tooling, Assembly, Stamping, welding, metal/plastic joining technologies, Injection Molding, Electronics Mfg., Painting, and/or Machining is desired
• Knowledge of Problem Solving, Quality system (ex. SIM, IATF) and tools
• Supply/Issue Resolution Management Experience
• Be proficient in English, both written and oral when working with global teams
• Flexibility to Travel potentially 50-80%

Nice To Haves

• Six Sigma Black Belt Certification: Demonstrated ability to lead quality improvements initiatives, apply Six Sigma philosophies and principles (including the DMAIC Model)
• Conducted Statistical Analysis and mentored other engineers
• Experience in Ford's Phased PPAP and APQP Process and Deliverables
• Experience using AI in problem solving cases

Responsibilities

• Drive Flawless Launches at assigned supplier sites, collaborating with Cross functional team through adherence Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), Supplier Quality Issue Resolution, escalate significant issues promptly and provide “date to green” plan
• Conduct onsite evaluation visits for priority commodities per Global Product Develop System (GPDS) supplier engagement process for new programs
• Review supplier incremental capital and tooling work plans compliance to PPAP requirements and launch new equipment / tooled end items on time with quality and at rate
• Support Capacity Purchasing team with capacity studies interfacing with suppliers and Ford cross-functional teams
• Drive capacity/uplift actions implementation with suppliers in line with the GCP study requirements
• Drive supplier process capacity issue resolution as needed, and production constraint risk mitigation working with Ford and Supplier teams and manage “date to green” work plan
• Monitor supply status for suppliers working 24/7 with production attainment and recovery plans
• Review supplier Capacity Analysis Reports (CAR) for compliance to uplift capacity requirements
• Drive robust supplier Failure Mode Avoidance through Process Failure Mode Effects Analysis (PFMEA), SCCAF, Control Plan reviews, manufacturing feasibility reviews and health chart deployment as applicable
• Drive supplier manufacturing health chart compliance and support development of new manufacturing health charts
• Drive suppliers for special process compliance with the support of Ford Technical Specialists
• Drive continuous improvement in manufacturing excellence with the assigned sites through Manufacturing Site Assessment (Q1-MSA) deployment, Q1 attainment/retention and supplier training as required
• Drive deployment and improvement of quality performance requirements (Q1, QR, TGW, R/1000, CPU) through Warranty Reduction, Benchmarking, Lean Manufacturing, Global 8D methodology, PFMEA, Statistical Process Control (SPC), Gage Repeatability and Reproducibility (Gage R&R), as required
• Identify Manufacturing and quality gaps and establish/monitor Continuous Improvement Action Plans (CIAPs).
• Drive new supplier site evaluation and supplier risk assessment for new sourcing and mitigation actions
• Drive closure of supplier process quality issues related to Stop Ship/Build, BSAQ projects, and Field Action Stop Ship/Prevent Action
• Drive compliance to all organizational and corporate training requirements and SIM process compliance

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare 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