Product Sign Off Analyst

Product Sign Off Analyst
 

We are seeking a highly respected and recognized Subject Matter Expert (SME) to join our team as a Product Signoff Analyst. This role serves as the single point of contact for cross-functional teams, responsible for establishing and managing the status of Ford Racing programs. The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of critical Product Signoff tools and processes, ensuring timely and accurate declarations for all GPDS gateways and milestones.

In this position...

Our ideal candidate is a self-starter who is willing to work diligently in an unstructured environment where leadership, initiative, creativity, and enthusiasm for learning are highly valued. Someone driven to deliver products that our customers will love. Utilizing strong critical thinking skills and data-driven analysis to develop and communicate well-developed points of view is paramount for success.

From a cultural fit perspective, we are looking for team members that are passionate about performance vehicles and motorsports. Optimism and a can-do attitude are key to being successful in this role.  

What you’ll do... 

• Program Verification & Signoff:
  • Lead Product Signoff and Engineering teams in program analytical and physical verifications.
  • Deliver signoff declarations on time and with integrity for all GPDS gateways/milestones: UNVX, TDJ, UPVX, TDC, FDJ, PEC, and FEC.

 

• Critical Tool & Database Management:
  • Manage and maintain critical tools/databases essential for Product Signoff activities across multiple programs.
  • Oversee FEDEDVP for each program, including setup, requirement classification, DV requests, and finish dates.
  • Compile data from FEDEDVP to support Chief Declaration approvals.
  • Develop and manage the Signoff Issues list based on FEDEDVP assessments, including test/attribute assessments, Drive Evaluation Results, and Conformance Plans (DRPs).
  • Update program key health status in Global Integrator and Scorecards.
  • Maintain awareness of regulatory requirements and socialize them with engineering teams; interface with Vehicle Safety and Attributes (VSA) and Global Standards.

 

• Meeting Leadership & Reporting:
  • Establish and lead weekly Signoff Issue Review meetings with Program and Functional Engineers.
  • Track and lead milestone progression, ensuring DVP gateway deliverables and thresholds are met.
  • Help cross-functional teams identify roadblocks and drive issue resolution.
  • Report weekly Sign-off status in Program Status Team (PST) meetings.
  • Conduct Integrator Assessments at Signoff Milestones.
  • Compile program status data and prepare presentations for Senior Management reviews (EMMs/SARs/BPR).

 

• Process Discipline & Compliance:
  • Ensure that valid Program conformance plans are on-track, complete, and signed off.
  • Follow all FEC contained issues and FEC Exception items to completion status.
  • Prepare official program signoff supporting documentation as per Ford Approval Process (FAP) guidelines.
  • Develop FAF documentation and Addendums.
  • Obtain Chief Declaration Letter approvals.
  • Manage deviations for any requirements not met.
  • Collaborate with the VSA Project Manager to deliver Compliance Demonstration Reports.

What You’ll have... 

• Ford OS Behaviors: Demonstrated commitment to "Excellence”, “Focus” and Collaboration"
• Subject Matter Expertise:
  • Proven Subject Matter Expertise in FEDEDVP and Deviations.
  • Minimum of 5+ years of experience with FEDE tools, preferably with a program/engineering analyst background.
  • Ability to manage a high workload and proactively support multiple projects simultaneously.
  • Exceptional attention to DV and Deviation details for specific Programs, with the ability to recognize and resolve data inconsistencies and troubleshoot reporting metrics.

 

• Communication & Organization:
  • Exceptional verbal and written communication, organization, process discipline, and computer skills.
  • Comfortable presenting to and working with cross-functional teams from engineer to director levels.
  • Ability to conduct FEDE training for newer analysts, as well as Engineering and Design & Release Functions.
  • Advanced utilization of Microsoft Products, including Excel and PowerPoint. Macro writing skills are a plus.

 

• Collaboration & Leadership:
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