Systems Integration and Test Manager

Ford Motor Company • Redford Township, MI

6d • $132,800 - $250,800 • Hybrid

About The Position

Ford’s Advanced Industrial Technology and Platforms (ATP) organization develops and scales industrial platforms, technologies, and capabilities to advance manufacturing. Within the Sight Vertical, the organization builds AI/ML anomaly-detection products that use image and parametric data to turn manufacturing information into actionable intelligence, including Sight.Scout, Sight.Surface, Sight.IQ, and Sense.Machine.

The Systems Integration and Test Manager owns end-to-end deployment of Sight products into Ford manufacturing plants worldwide. Reporting to the Sight Vertical Lead, this role connects product development with plant deployment, embedding with product teams early to shape integration requirements and developing repeatable plant-readiness, testing, validation, and deployment plans. The manager owns integration strategy, standards, and governance across the Sight portfolio and leads and coaches Systems Integration Engineers responsible for specific product and plant deployments.

The position is hybrid, with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week. It is leadership level 6, with a stated salary range of $132,800–$250,800. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Electrical/Controls Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of experience in systems integration, manufacturing engineering, or industrial deployment/test, including plant-floor experience.
• Proven experience leading multi-site deployments of new technology or products in manufacturing environments.
• Strong understanding of plant integration requirements, including network/IT-OT, controls, safety, and line/process constraints.
• Experience managing cross-functional and multi-partner teams, including internal engineering, suppliers, and plant teams.
• Strong project management, resource planning, and risk management skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills and comfort working directly with plant leadership and customers.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Engineering or a related technical field.
• Experience with AI/ML, computer vision, or industrial anomaly-detection products.
• Familiarity with GME, TDM, Core Controls, or similar automotive manufacturing engineering functions.
• Knowledge of Ford-specific frameworks, including FPS+, GDPS 2.0, and MRL/TRL/IRL.
• Experience in Agile/SAFe delivery environments.
• Automotive or high-complexity manufacturing background.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Sight Product Managers and Engineering early in development to understand product architecture, integration needs, and readiness requirements.
• Build and maintain standard processes, tools, and documentation for plant integration readiness, resourcing, testing, and validation across Sight products.
• Assess and prepare plants—including network, hardware, line conditions, safety, and IT/OT—for plug-and-play deployments, resolving readiness gaps before Job 1.
• Create deployment plans, timelines, and resource models for rollouts, coordinating internal engineers, plant teams, and third-party suppliers.
• Define and lead systems integration test strategies, validation protocols, and acceptance criteria to confirm products perform to specification on the plant floor.
• Work with plant Advanced Innovation SPOCs and key plant customers to support smooth deployments, resolve issues, and maintain customer satisfaction.
• Coordinate deployment activities across third-party suppliers, TDM, GME, and Core Controls, ensuring alignment with standards, processes, and robustness requirements.
• Lead and coach Systems Integration Engineers responsible for deployments at specific plants, promoting consistency and knowledge-sharing across sites.
• Manage products through the TRL/MRL/IRL framework and ensure each Sight solution reaches Factory Ready (MRL 9) status before scaling.
• Own the integration and test documentation library and maintain repeatable, auditable, and compliant deployment records across plants.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
• Flexible family care days, 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.
• 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