Manager, TPM

As a Manager of the TPMs, you’ll use your technical expertise to wholistically drive complex problems to completion. You’ll work amongst the team to scope work, plan requirements, identify risks, estimate budgets, and clearly communicate ongoing progress. You will be working on a small high performing team that will have a high interaction and collaboration quotient to deliver fully integrated EV vehicle seating systems that achieve aspirational targets associated with cost, weight, efficiency, and exceed operational tolerances required to deliver the ambitious project scope. Engineering trade-offs are minimized by the development of solutions and innovations to minimize settling for an inferior product or solution. This team will be highly technical in nature and will come from engineering and data centric team environments that have had to deliver the holistic end to end engineering life cycle from ideation through design, engineering, test and ensuring efficient industrialization. This environment is not for everyone but will enrich the best talent with the opportunity to perform some of the best work of their careers.

What you’ll be able to do:

• Drive engineering teams towards containment and resolution of issues raised from design reviews, virtual builds, and build events to protect the program’s schedule to start of production (SOP) and ongoing production

• Maintain supplier relationships in collaboration with Supply Chain team to ensure timely deliveries for build events

• Monitor work outputs and deliverables for potential systems and vehicle incompatibilities and opportunities for greater integration, velocity, andcollaboration.

• Ensure problems are transparent and risks are identified and proactively ensure that risk mitigating actions are ongoing within relevant engineering teams

• Set agenda for key decisions to be made at each meeting to eliminate bottlenecks and retire risks

• Support key decisions working cross-functionally across engineering, finance, and strategy to reach the right conclusions.

• Work on final landing cost status for seat and seat components including freight and production cost.

• Manage DV, PV testing samples and test JIRA and timing plan for testing and validation.

The minimum requirements we seek:

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience

• 10+ years of technical program management, in an engineering setting involving hardware development.

• Detailed knowledge of the product development process from design, development, validation and integration

• Knowledge of the materials, processes & technologies used to deliver Seating engineering content

• Proven experience driving progress on multiple projects across multiple locations and timelines

• Strong managerial skills and has managed a team in the past.

Preferred Requirements:

• Experience with Microsoft Office, Confluence, and Jira applications

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• An eagerness to work cross-functionally in a dynamic environment where you are part of a high performing team

• A system approach with the desire and curiosity to strive for exceptional delivery execution and continuous improvement.

• Knowledge of 3D software will be added advantage.

What you’ll receive in return:

As part of the Ford family, you’ll enjoy excellent compensation and a comprehensive

benefits package that includes generous PTO, retirement, savings and stock investmentplans, incentive compensation and much more. You’ll also experience exciting opportunities for professional and personal growth and recognition.

If you have what it takes to help us redefine the future of mobility, we would love to have you join us. 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. Visa sponsorship is available for this position.

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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability statusor protected veteran status.