Job Description

We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.

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...

Join the dynamic UNSE (Under Body Systems Engineering) eDrive Unit Department. We are the Systems Engineering and Industrialization team for Externally Purchased Power Units, eBeam Axles, and Generators at Ford. We're at the forefront of developing Ford’s future model FHEV/PHEV vehicles in collaboration with selected suppliers. Our team strives for product excellence and efficiency from development, launch and into production. We are searching for a new Industrialization leader who is qualified and will be a contributor to Ford’s success in this critical new area.

What you'll do...

As Industrialization Leader in the Externally Purchased eDrive Unit group, your responsibilities will include:

- Lead Design Competitions to optimize costs and ensure program profitability

- Lead milestone delivery within GPDS parameters on time with high quality at best cost

- Lead milestone assessments, communication documents and reporting up to Director levels

- Collect and enter Integrator assessments

- Lead TPMT (Transmission Product Management Team) for your commodity

- Lead and manage DCR (Design Chang Request) to limit the DCR quantity and drive for the best cost on each

- Oversee commodity timing to align with program schedules

- Develop actionable work plans to address commodity issues, escalating as needed up thru director level

- Acting as the primary point of contact for eDrive Unit matters in Program PMT meetings

- Manage the commodity financials

- Coordinate with Purchasing, Systems Engineering, Finance

- Manage BOM/FEDE-BOM and support WERS release activities

You'll have...

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering (preferred), Business Administration (considered), or a related field

• 6+ years of Automotive experience, working cross functionally to develop products/vehicles

• Ability to motivate both internal teams and external partners to deliver products on time, with best cost, with high quality and meeting all function specs
  Strong communication skills, program control skills which can drive the deliverables hardly and effectively

• Motivated individual who can lead and manage products and industrialization team to success.

• Proven problem-solving skills to address commodity issues and effectively communicate solutions and status to upper management

• Knowledge of eDrive Unit, Trans or other PT components function

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (PowerPoint, Excel, OneNote, etc.).
  

Even better, if you have …

Preferred

• Demonstrated understanding of the Ford PD GPDS process or comparable development process

• Familiarity with Ford-specific applications like WERS, Integrator, and FEDE.

This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to Ford’s innovative advancements in electric and hybrid vehicle technologies. If you are ready to take on a challenging role where your leadership and technical skills can make a significant impact, we encourage you to apply and join us in shaping the future of automotive engineering.

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
• 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.

This position is leadership level 6 and ranges from $115,500-$218,100.

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.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/LL6

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.

This position is hybrid. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week.

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