Advanced Mfg Feasibility Engineer

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?

The Battery Manufacturing Engineering team is opening new highways with our next-generation propulsion systems. We're investing over $50 billion to build some of the most technologically advanced EV manufacturing facilities in the U.S. and E.U. to produce the next generation of Ford electric vehicles. State-of-the-art technologies and processes for battery cells, arrays, and packs are core to our competitive strategy and will provide endless opportunities to innovate and grow -- all while helping the environment.

As an Advanced Feasibility Engineer, you'll play a crucial role in leading simultaneous engineering from a manufacturing feasibility perspective. You'll collaborate with the Product Development Team, Purchasing, and Suppliers to drive design for manufacturability for new Cell-to-Pack, Module, and Battery Pack Assembly. Your expertise will be instrumental in developing the next-generation manufacturing strategies, procedures, and guidelines.

Utilizing modern electronic collaboration tools to communicate and collaborate with cross-functional groups, such as Industrial Engineering (Ind Eng), Materials, Planning, and Logistics (MP&L), Business and Finance (B&F), Product Development (PD), New Model Programs (NMP), Advanced Manufacturing, etc., to drive continuous improvement initiatives from a design for manufacturing perspective.

• Develop, replicate, and showcase manufacturing technologies that support Ford’s Technical Excellence Awards mission statement and scale up the manufacturing department's participation in the award submission process.
• Guide project manufacturing engineers to resolve major manufacturing issues across programs and implement continuous improvement actions.
• Co-develop process feasibility equipment to advance industrialization readiness of process tooling
• Represent the technical voice of manufacturing for process change requests in existing assembly systems and maximize value to the customer.
• Identify, assess, and select suppliers and subcontractors for manufacturing process technology.
• Lead/Support Engineering Peer Review meetings for the global manufacturing process teams.
• Support training pathways and develop competency in manufacturing technology skills related to Cell-to-Pack assembly processes.
• Provide technical guidance on the developed strategies, procedures, and guidelines for delivering manufacturing programs from pre-program to launch.
• Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA) to identify design changes to reduce potential failure modes, ensure the manufacturing point of view is captured in the Design FMEA, and ensure special and critical characteristics are achievable for manufacturing while providing value to the customer.
• Support/drive protection of Ford’s Intellectual Property (IP) during process development
• Provide technical guidance in implementing Virtual Engineering Transformation initiatives and support Ford’s directives to reduce engineering hours required to achieve a goal.
• Utilize 3D CAD to author or revise component parts.  Create part touching fixtures using GD&T principles to ensure part design conforms to tooling and assembly tolerances.

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field
• In-depth experience writing, reviewing, and coaching PFMEA and Control Plan.
• 3+ years’ experience in – Automated Production system operations.
• Self-starting, self-directed, with influential organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Strong manufacturing background with a heavy emphasis on production experience.
• Ability to travel locally and regionally to support the position initiatives.
• Strong Independent leadership skills.
• Proficiency in Catia V5 and / or 3D Experience (3DX).

Even better, you may have...

• Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field
• 5+ years experience in Automated Production System Operations
• Experience with Flow Diagrams for assembly systems
• Familiar with Dispensing equipment

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 changemake