Mgr High Voltage (HV) Battery Labs and North American Wind Tunnels

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Overall operations team and facility responsibility for the following:  Electrified Powertrain Integration Center (EPIC), Powertrain Fuel Systems Labs (PFSL), Driveability Test Facility (DTF), DDC Wind Tunnel 5 (WT5), and Rolling Road (RRWT), Enhanced Laboratory Management System (ELMS).

In this position...

Overall operations and facility responsibility for the following facilities/labs:  Electrified Powertrain Integration Center (EPIC), Powertrain Fuel Systems Labs (PFSL), Driveability Test Facility (DTF), DDC Wind Tunnel 5 (WT5), and Rolling Road (RRWT), Enhanced Laboratory Management System (ELMS)

• Global VEV Lead for establishing EV battery testing equipment system specifications (requirements); and related lab personnel High Voltage testing safety equipment and procedures
• Manage facility operations (24x7), test capability and capacity to meet customer demand and expectations with given budget and resource constraints 
• Leverage technical knowledge of facility infrastructure, equipment, test systems to strengthen its integration 
• Lead the development and implementation of infrastructure/facility-based efficiency actions 
• Develop / manage the non-product capital investment forecast and spending to meet product needs, implement automation, and incorporate game-changing technologies
• Lead engineering actions necessary to ensure facility compliance with evolving corporate and global government regulatory requirements
• Lead the team responsible for developing and maintaining laboratory management tools, with a focus on globalizing and standardizing these tools to the greatest extent possible.

Strategic Planning and DV Efficiency 

• Lead global EV team with a focus on delivering the required expanded testing facility capabilities to enable the EV Vertical Integration corporate insourcing strategy
• Develop and align "lab of the future" capital expenditures to long-term powertrain technology and regulatory strategy 
• Co-lead the development and implementation of the Global DV Efficiency teams, including delivering road-to-lab-and CAE initiatives 
• Deliver Modernization strategy for developing/implementing new tools, procedures, test execution quality improvement, full-scale test automation and artificial intelligence decision making
• Leverage Critical Strategic Test Partners, Suppliers, and Asset Management strategies 
• Update the next generation of lab management tools to enhance management capabilities, facilitate metrics generation, improve planning and scheduling, and integrate Ford databases for seamless connectivity.

What you'll do...

Plan and deliver development and verification for North American Lead Vehicle Engineering Activity and select Global Programs, including regional requirements 

• Work seamlessly with Program Teams and D&R functional groups to deliver high quality test data in support of robust product development 
• Ensure technical (test) alignment with all Corporate, State, and Federal Regulations 
• Maintain relationships with Ford Land, IT, Purchasing and Finance to ensure Operations meet cost, quality, and timing objectives 
• Ensure all facility safeguards and safe operating practices are adhered to protect the Health and Safety of all employees and visitors 

Financial and Operations Management

Manage a multi-million dollar operating budget for:

• EPIC/PFSL (Department T629)
• Wind Tunnels (Department T625)
• ELMS – (Department T655)
• Manage a five-year Capital Investment plan for the lab groups:  WTs, EPIC/PFSL
• Implement HV Battery Vertical Integration with completion of Non- Destructive Battery Testing renovation.  Completion expected 3Q25.  (90% complete)
• Manage 151 personnel (89 base employees, 62 purchase services) across multiple facilities and operating shifts
• Develop optimized business models for utilization, consolidation, and integration 
• Manage resources including staffing, funding, training, and career development 
• Establish Facility poli