Manufacturing Engineering Specialist

Timing:

• Program Timing:                                              Current  ->  1st Qtr 2028
• Product / Manufacturing Development            On-going
• Implementation Timing:                                   Current ->   1st Qtr 2028

Location2

• Product / Manufacturing Development will be located primarily at home location (Teams Support) with routine travel to South Eastern Michigan (Product Development Center – PDC) located off Oakwood Blvd, Dearborn Mi
• Tooling Design Phase will require travel to SE Michigan local Suppliers (tbc)
• This position is targeted for domestic travel to Ford Facility in Staunton, TN.

Core Responsibilities

• Support to Body Leader and Body Engineering Team
• Liaison to Plant in Plant Location
• Accelerates process needs into overall strategy plan to support Plant requirements, integrate teams for collaboration and track open issue resolution

What you'll do:

Safety:

• No safety or ergonomic red issues 
• Protag process adhered to including but not limited to ECPL Placarding complete, signed-off and in place.  Led and achieve Protag pink and yellow for tooling, on time and on first attempt.  Ensure protag completion to support build/installation timing.
• Drive safety through weekly discussion with launch support team
• Eliminate all level 9 and 10 severity PFMEA issues
• Ensure safety and ergo sign-off at 100% Design and tooling buy-off (Assembly Ergonomic Tooling (MHS) Checklist; VOSS 1.6.3)
• Ensure no LTCR for construction and no serious injuries at all plants.
• Complete pre-task risk assessments prior to tool and facility installs.
• Resolve all ergonomics issues prior to PP.
• Assess and drive compliance for all safety and ergonomics DPA checks.
• Ensure tool designs address all safety and ergonomic issues
• Obtain signoff of ergonomics evidence book for tool buyoff

Quality:

• Mandatory compliance, Manage Y(C's) including all torques and mandatory compliance designations that are released in WERS are documented in GSPAS and process accounted for
• Complete torque tracking matrix - will begin at 50% Design --> Tooling readiness, Copy of the VBS for fasteners
• Achieve 90% Flash Free Minimum in Steel Welding applications
• Ensure tooling, at 100% design & tooling buy-off, follows LD files.  If changes are required, generate WLRR
• Ensure DPA checklists are correctly pulled for New Model Programs
• Drive processes, tooling and product designs to prevent deviations to GMR’s & VOSS.  If unable to resolve, generate and obtain deviation approval
• Manage Hem Feasibility during DPA in conjunction with PF Development at UPV1, 2 and P-release 
• Ensure weld guns and rivet guns are properly evaluated in DPA and will deliver to requirements. 
• Process requirements are accurately stated in SOW
• Quality maturation plan of Process Tooling equipment will meet program objectives
• Complete all VTTO quality metrics, including tooling repeatability study
• Ensure tooling, at 100% design & tooling buy-off, follows LD files.  If changes are required, generate WLRR
• PF Changes which impact design, utilize change control (i.e., generate WLRR)
• Manage, via prioritization matrix, Dimensional requirements at each build phase
• Ensure weld guns and rivet guns are properly set-up and delivering to requirements
• Process requirements are accurately stated in GSPAS and on VBS
• No campaigns for any closure manufacturing  related item
• Ensure Body Tooling Processes are meeting vehicle requirements (Pp/PpK, Surface, Sealing)

 Delivery:

• Ensure DPA, Tooling SOW’s are released to schedule.  Follow up on PO placements
• Create and update GSPAS sheets; manage direct labor authorization for closure manufacturing
• Provide simulation inputs and optimize layout to support Total Plant Layout
• Generate VTTO VRF for tooling buy-off requirements; reduce quantities were applicable
• Drive processes, tooling and product designs to prevent deviations to GMR’s & VOSS.  If unable to resolve, generate and obtain deviation approvalVerify achievement of throughput targets for each system with Simulation Engineer
• PFMEA's reviewed, updated and deliv