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.
As part of our Manufacturing team, you’ll help build the world-class, state-of-the-art smart vehicles we're known for. In our plants around the world, we’re constantly developing new technologies and processes to further increase our efficiency. You'll get the satisfaction of making great products people use and love.
In this position:
We are seeking an experienced stamping tooling professional to support the engineering, construction, and launch readiness of stamping dies. This role is responsible for ensuring tooling meets quality, timing, and performance requirements from sourcing through tryout and production readiness.
The Stamping Tooling Specialist (STS) operates within established STS standards and processes to ensure tooling is delivered in alignment with program objectives and manufacturing requirements.
The Stamping Tooling Specialist (STS) is responsible for the technical oversight and execution of stamping tooling from sourcing through tryout and production readiness. This role works closely with engineering, manufacturing, program managers, and tool shops to ensure dies are designed, constructed, and validated to meet part quality, manufacturability, and timing targets.
What you'll do...
You have...
5+ years' experience with die stamping/tooling design.
Strong background in stamping tooling construction, tryout, and die development.
Experience working with automotive tool shops and production stamping processes.
Understanding of die build, tryout, and production readiness requirements.
Ability to identify tooling risks and support resolution activities.
Experience working within structured tooling or launch processes (STS or similar).
Strong technical problem-solving and communication skills.
Even better, you may have...
BSc, Engineering (Mechanical, Industrial OR Electrical preferred).
Experience supporting automotive program launches.
Familiarity with global tool shop operations.
Understanding of part quality requirements and dimensional validation processes.
Continuous improvement or lean manufacturing experience.
What Success Looks Like
Tooling is delivered on time, meets quality and run-at-rate requirements, and supports successful build events and production launch readiness.
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 a salary grade 5 and ranges from $63,480-106,680.
This position is a salary grade 6 and ranges from $72,480-121,440.
This position is a salary grade 7 and ranges from $84,480-141,360.
This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $96,720-162,120.
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/GSR
Visa sponsorship is available for this position.
Relocation assistance 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 (onsite four days per week) for candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location or remote for non-local candidates.
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At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career and help us define tomorrow’s transportation.
We don't just make history -- we make the future. Ford put the world on wheels over a century ago, and our teams are re-inventing icons and creating groundbreaking connected and electric vehicles for the next century. We believe in serving our customers, our communities, and the world. If you do, too, come move the world and make the future with us.
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