Manufacturing Engineer

Ford Motor Company • Richmond, VA • 1d ago

At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. We also believe in providing you with the freedom to define and realize your dreams. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career potential as you help us define tomorrow's transportation.

In this position...

As part of our Manufacturing team, you'll help build the world-class, state-of-the-art smart vehicles the world expects from us. Within our plants around the world, we're constantly developing new technologies and processes to further increase our efficiency. That means we're continually seeking diligent, determined performers who think outside the box to help us find better and more efficient ways to manufacture our vehicles.

What you'll do...

In this key role, you will provide manufacturing engineering leadership throughout a new model development program - from initial concept through final assembly. This will involve the application of lean manufacturing principles to ensure the highest quality, most efficient processes and products possible. You will:

Provide manufacturing engineering leadership throughout a new model development program, beginning at initial concept through launch at the final assembly facility.

Development of tooling and facilities based on product and process.

Apply lean manufacturing principles.

Lead virtual manufacturing assembly builds.

Drive resolution of manufacturing issues.

Interface with Design and Release activities.

Develop formal assembly process instructions and enter the process sheets into VPS system.

Lead assembly tooling specification purchase, installation, start-up, and commissioning at the assembly site.

Track all open tooling and process issues and drive to closure including meeting all exit criteria deliverables - cycle time, throughput, workstation readiness, etc.

Prepare management presentations.

Drive quality, cost and labor improvements.

Support new model launches. During launches, the position will require extensive travel, standing, and walking in a plant environment.

Deliver dimensionally in-spec parts for their respective system. Understand component data and a system impact.

Deliver cycle line layouts and work with the assembly plants to have a complete operator/equipment workstation ready for launch.

Operate in stressful situations within timing constraints

Work with minimal direct supervision

You'll have...

Bachelor's degree in mechanical or an equivalent manufacturing engineering

Willingness to travel and support launch activities at our North American Assembly plants (USA, Canada & Mexico)

Travel is required including co-location at a North American Assembly plant for 9 or more months depending on scale of vehicle launch.

1 or more years of Microsoft Office experience to include Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint

Up to 40-50% travel required

Even better, you may have...

Solid background with virtual manufacturing tools

Experience with tooling, process, quality, and or facility equipment in a production environment.

Excellent communication and presentation skills

Working knowledge of statistics (control charts, data collecting, etc.)

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.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSRSP1

This position is a range of salary grades 5-8.

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.

Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week. #LI-Hybrid #LI-PS2

Requisition ID : 52570

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