About this role
If good is just never good enough for you, Ford Quality shares your passion for striving for perfection. We’re responsible for driving the continuous improvement efforts that enable Ford to deliver the highest quality products and services. Help us drive operational excellence through such innovative, proprietary initiatives as our Global Product Development System, Quality Operating System and New Model Launch. Work cross-functionally and closely with integrated teams in Manufacturing, Product Development, Purchasing, Marketing, Sales and Service.
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!
You'll have...
- Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent Engineering degree
- 5+ years of automotive production plant experience
- 5+ years of forward-model product-development / D&R experience
- 5+ years of experience with vehicle quality issue resolution
- 5+ years of cross-functional automotive engineering experience, supplier problem-resolution experience and the ability to communicate quality issues to leadership.
- Prior experience in creating Failure Mode Analysis documents: DFMEA, PFMEA & SCCAF’s
- Prior experience working with CAD, review engineering design, parts, routing, packaging and drawings. (Catia v5 & Teamcenter)
Even better, you may have...
- Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering
- Six-Sigma Green or Black Belt
- Prior PVT experience – experience working in a plant vehicle team, launch – quality team or equivalent OEM vehicle quality organization.
- Root-cause analysis and corrective-action ownership
- Prior experience used Teamcenter or a comparable product lifecycle management system to access, manage, release, or revise engineering data.
- Ford Warranty systems knowledge of ECB (Early Claims Binning), BSAQ Balanced Single Agenda for Quality.
- 5+ years Forward Model Product Development as Design & Release (D&R) in Structures & Systems Engineering interfacing with Studio, Safety, Testing and Validation (VEV), Vehicle Operations Manufacturing Engineering (VOME), Supplier Technical Assistance (STA), and Ford Customer Service Division (FCSD)
You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!
As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:
• Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
• 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
• Generous vacation time, sick/personal time, and paid holidays, including between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day
This position is a salary grade 7 and grade 8 ranges from $86,600-$160,400, Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.
Internal applicants: moving into this role may result in an adjustment to your current compensation based on the posted pay range for this role, taking into consideration your qualifications and other relevant factors.
For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.
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