Driveline Core Engineering Supervisor

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In this position… 

Ford Underbody Systems Engineering is seeking a highly skilled and experienced leader to supervise a team of Core Engineers delivering the needed requirements, strategy, and problem-solving methods for the Global Driveline Organization. Deliverables include leading all Core activities such as requirement ownership and creation, peer reviews of engineering deliverables, Failure Mode Avoidance, Problem solving, Training, and Commodity strategies.  Assemblies include Axles (Front & Rear), Driveshafts, Halfshafts, Disconnect Devices, Transfer Cases, and associated components.

This key role within the Ford Driveline Engineering Department requires a dynamic and flexible individual that can handle multiple projects in different phases, to support key quality, cost, and throughput objectives for the Global Driveline Organization.

 

What you'll do…

• Manage team of 8-10 engineers, owning the subject matter experts for all Driveline parts.
• Key technical hardware oversight of the Driveline system, including close interface with the calibration, Transmission, NVH, and chassis organizations.
• Close interface with our supply base engineering teams on key strategic initiatives on quality, cost, and innovation.
• Manage resolution of difficult Driveline program issues, where core engineering expertise is needed.
• You will interact with both the Architecture and Application Engineering teams to ensure requirements are met, proper validation is conducted, and Driveline commodity strategies are adhered to.

Oversight on department quality and cost is also required, ensuring we understand leading indicators that could disrupt our year-end deliverables.

You'll have... 

Minimum

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field
• 6+ years of experience with Driveline systems and components experience and knowledge.  
  • Other Underbody commodity experience will be considered.
• 4+ years of experience with plant, manufacturing, launch experience, tooling knowledge, experience in all phases of product development
   

Even better, if you have …

Preferred 

• Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field
• 8+ years of experience with Driveline systems and components experience and knowledge
• Experience with GPDS and other Ford engineering tools (Teamcenter, WERS, FEDE, etc.)
• Experience in a leadership capacity leading and guiding others
• One Ford Behavior, ability to work cross-functionally, build team consensus
• Superior written and oral communication skills, including presentation skills

 

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 childcare 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 LL6.
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