Supervisor, Ford Racing Additive Manufacturing

Ford Motor • Allen Park, MI

6d • Hybrid

About The Position

We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we’re all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves? Product Development uses design thinking & user experience methods to deliver breakthrough products and services that delight our customers. We bring innovative, exciting, and sustainable ideas to life. We have opportunities around the world for you to contribute to advancements in autonomy, electrification, smart mobility technologies, and more! In this position... This leader will be responsible for leading and managing Ford Racing efforts in the Additive Manufacturing space. This position will be directly involved with the pinnacle products in Ford’s portfolio. This opportunity will have significant visibility with Ford senior leaders and potentially with new or existing outside partners.

Requirements

• Bachelors in Engineering
• Practical Additive Manufacturing experience
• Self starter, highly motivated for success
• Passion for winning that will not accept excuses for failure
• Entrepreneurial mindset, able to make decisions based on overall value analysis

Nice To Haves

• Masters of Engineering, Masters of Engineering Management, or Masters of Manufacturing Engineering
• Combination of both product development and manufacturing experience
• Enthusiast background, with passion for enthusiast products or motorsports.

Responsibilities

• Grow usage of Additive Manufacturing within Ford Racing on both Motorsports and Road Car applications.
• Grow internal capability based on specific needs and value to the company/organization
• Design the principles to determine which projects and technologies should be pursued by Ford Racing through internal and external capabilities
• Identify strategic partnerships for equipment and outsourced capability.
• Develop and deliver on key performance indicators (KPIs) for Ford Racing Additive Manufacturing efforts
• Coordinate Ford Racing efforts associated with externally-led Additive Manufacturing projects within Ford.
• Ford Racing Internally-Led Projects Execute strategic partnerships for equipment and outsourced capability by completing pre-work and contracts as necessary.
• Develop and lead a small team that will become the center-of-excellence for Additive Manufacturing technologies to guide D&R engineers through the design for manufacturing process and product launch.
• Near term, coordinate efforts at AMTC to support all Ford Racing needs for rapid prototyping and production component manufacturing, focusing on growth in all areas.
• Longer term, take over coordination efforts of all existing Additive Manufacturing efforts for F1 Powertrain applications.
• Externally (Non Ford Racing) Led Projects Be single-point-of-contact for external partners to determine the appropriate involvement for Ford Racing on various corporate initiatives.
• Coordinate efforts with appropriate program and functional teams as required.
• Communicate program requirements (functional, timing, financials) to the external partners to ensure a path to success.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, 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: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees