Supr. S&R Quality

Ford Motor Company • Dearborn, MI

8h • $115,500 - $218,100 • Hybrid

About The Position

Ford Motor Company is seeking a Squeak & Rattle Vehicle Functional Group (VFG) Leader to lead the Squeak & Rattle attribute across Ford North America current-production and launch programs. The role is responsible for driving customer quality through technical and operational leadership across assembly plants, Plant Vehicle Teams (PVT), Manufacturing, Incoming Quality, Product Development, Core Engineering, Launch, and functional engineering organizations. The VFG Leader serves as the FNA attribute lead and primary escalation point for production Squeak & Rattle quality, connecting plant execution with customer data, engineering expertise, launch readiness, and long-term prevention.

This cross-functional leadership role requires working on plant floors and in vehicles to diagnose concerns, analyzing customer and warranty data, coaching engineers, leading problem-solving, and presenting attribute status and strategy to leadership. The position is leadership level 6 and hybrid, with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week. Travel to assembly plants, vehicle launch locations, and engineering facilities is required as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
• Strong vehicle-level problem-solving and analytical capability.
• Experience in automotive engineering, manufacturing, vehicle quality, NVH, PVT, or a closely related discipline.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex technical issues across multiple organizations.
• Ability to analyze internal and external quality data and convert findings into actionable priorities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with plant-floor operators, engineers, and senior leadership.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple vehicle programs, plants, and priorities simultaneously.
• Willingness and ability to travel to assembly plants, vehicle launch locations, and engineering facilities as required.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-moving manufacturing and launch environment.

Nice To Haves

• Direct Squeak & Rattle, NVH, Vehicle Engineering, or PVT experience.
• Experience working in an automotive assembly plant or launch environment.
• Experience with vehicle-level noise diagnosis and root-cause analysis.
• Knowledge of customer-quality metrics, warranty analysis, and customer survey data.
• Experience leading cross-functional problem-solving teams.
• Familiarity with Squeak & Rattle test tracks, 4-poster evaluation equipment, and vehicle surveillance processes.
• Knowledge of quality operating systems, containment, campaign management, and corrective-action processes.
• Experience developing or improving engineering procedures, standards, training, or quality processes.
• Demonstrated experience coaching and developing engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead Ford North America current-production Squeak & Rattle strategy, priorities, and escalations.
• Influence cross-functional organizations without relying on direct authority.
• Coach PVT engineers and standardize execution across plants.
• Connect plants, Product Development, Core Engineering, Launch, and global teams.
• Detect emerging concerns using warranty, survey, IQS, and plant data.
• Drive root cause analysis, containment, corrective action, and systemic prevention.
• Lead vehicle evaluation and advanced diagnosis for high-impact issues.
• Establish launch control plans, surveillance, tracking, and escalation processes.
• Govern consistent Squeak & Rattle processes, including road evaluations, 4-poster testing, and audits.
• Protect surveillance capability by ensuring reliable facilities, equipment, and resources.
• Convert customer insights and production lessons into engineering priorities.
• Prevent recurrence through improved standards, training, tools, and design guidance.
• Share proven practices across programs and plants.
• Collaborate across Vehicle Engineering, PVT, Manufacturing, Quality, Product Development, Launch, suppliers, customer-data teams, and global Squeak & Rattle organizations.
• Build an organization that identifies and understands problems early and drives them to permanent resolution.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
• Paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, and subsidized back-up child care.
• 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 between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day.

What This Job Offers

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