STA Site Manager - Battery

Ford Motor Company • Dearborn, MI

2h • $115,500 - $218,100 • Remote

About The Position

Ford Motor Company is seeking an experienced high-voltage battery manufacturing professional to lead a skilled team of technical engineers and work with suppliers to ensure quality products are produced for Ford. The role serves as the primary point of contact between Ford and its supply base for quality, capacity, and program launch. The position is leadership level 6 and involves on-site launch leadership and delivery at supplier sites and Ford Assembly Plants, with domestic and international travel required up to 80% of the work week.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or master's degree in engineering; electrical or chemical engineering is preferred, and related fields are considered.
• 3–5 years minimum managing an engineering team, with a proven track record of delivering results.
• Experience with on-site launch leadership and delivery at supplier sites and Ford Assembly Plants.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong leadership behaviors and collaborative decision-making skills.
• Ability and willingness to travel domestically and internationally as required, up to 80% of the work week.
• Ability to build strong working relationships with program teams, purchasing, manufacturing, other STA groups, and suppliers.

Nice To Haves

• Battery or electrical systems experience.
• Electrical or chemical engineering degree.

Responsibilities

• Manage supplier launch-readiness assessments, ensure compliance with launch milestones, identify issues, and drive teams toward quick resolution.
• Drive engineering teams to contain and resolve issues raised during design reviews, pre-builds, and production-build events to protect the required six-sigma quality level for high-voltage batteries.
• Review supplier process documentation for appropriate failure modes and controls; teach and coach when expectations are not met or implemented.
• Evaluate capacity at suppliers and sub-suppliers.
• Lead cross-functional discussions involving purchasing, engineering, manufacturing, and quality teams.
• Analyze supplier capability data and drive continuous quality improvement using statistical tools.
• Develop a team of engineers in technical and process aptitude.
• Ensure issues are transparent, risks are identified, and risk-mitigating actions are proactively pursued within relevant engineering teams.
• Communicate effectively with senior and executive-level management.
• Build strong working relationships with program teams, purchasing, manufacturing, other STA groups, and suppliers.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized backup child care, and more.
• 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.
• Active 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: Manager