Vehicle Hardware Engineering Leader - Integration
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! Lead the VHE (Vehicle Hardware Engineering) integration team for chassis / powertrain for a forward model program. The integration team acts as the single point of contact for Program to Functional Engineering, ensuring and coordinating functional support and assisting functional teams in any way possible to remove roadblocks and get the job done. Integration is the process owner for the function. In this position... Strategic Systems Integration & Program Leadership: Provide strategic direction and oversight for systems integration within the functional departments, serving as the primary point of contact for program teams seeking functional engineering expertise and assistance, ensuring seamless collaboration, problem resolution, and the delivery of innovative solutions. Priority Alignment & Team Coordination: Facilitate the alignment of priorities within the functional department and between program teams, coordinating actions with functional teams, providing clear direction and guidance to ensure successful achievement of program Milestones. Program Delivery & Process Excellence: Drive the delivery of high-quality, cost-effective solutions in accordance with program timelines, assuming overall program management responsibility for assigned systems, championing functional process excellence, and ensuring adherence to established targets. Performance Management & Target Achievement: Manage processes, metrics, and deliverables to consistently meet program targets and timelines, tracking progress, implementing corrective actions, and ensuring overall program success. Talent Development & Mentorship: Foster the professional growth and development of team members through coaching, mentoring, and providing opportunities for skill enhancement. Identify training needs, create development plans, and empower team members to reach their full potential, contributing to a high-performing and engaged workforce.
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic direction and oversight for systems integration within the functional departments
- Serve as the primary point of contact for program teams seeking functional engineering expertise and assistance
- Facilitate the alignment of priorities within the functional department and between program teams
- Coordinate actions with functional teams
- Provide clear direction and guidance to ensure successful achievement of program Milestones
- Drive the delivery of high-quality, cost-effective solutions in accordance with program timelines
- Assume overall program management responsibility for assigned systems
- Champion functional process excellence
- Ensure adherence to established targets
- Manage processes, metrics, and deliverables to consistently meet program targets and timelines
- Track progress, implementing corrective actions, and ensuring overall program success
- Foster the professional growth and development of team members through coaching, mentoring, and providing opportunities for skill enhancement
- Identify training needs, create development plans, and empower team members to reach their full potential, contributing to a high-performing and engaged workforce
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
