VHE SET Engineer

Ford Motor • Dearborn, MI

77d • 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! A System Engineering Team (SET) engineer acts as single point of contact between Functional Engineering and the program team, ensuring and coordinating functional support and assisting functional teams in any way possible to remove roadblocks and get the job done. SET engineers are responsible for system engineering efficiency and delivery.

Responsibilities

• Drive functional issue resolution between functional engineering teams to support program milestones.
• Drive cross-functional issue resolution to support program milestones.
• Drive system design efficiency, finding solutions to reduce complexity, vehicle cost and/or vehicle weight.
• Manage system cost status with D&R / finance teams by reviewing engineering analysis of design changes.
• Report in a weekly basis program status and progress to leadership team.
• Lead escalation of issues when needed.
• Lead resolution of PD launch issues via AIMS/JIRA, CRs, FCPA, Alerts, & other launch performance metrics for on time delivery of launch.
• Provide issue resolution updates to the Integration and Program teams.
• Ensure alignment of engineering resources to budget for all phases of the program.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Transportation Equipment Manufacturing
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees