Diagnostics Strategy Enhancement Supervisor

As the Diagnostics Strategy Enhancement Lead you will drive the evolution of vehicle diagnostics within the Diagnostic Advanced Analysis team. This critical role focuses on developing innovative strategies and transforming diagnostic data into actionable insights ultimately improving vehicle quality design and service efficiency across all Ford and Lincoln products.

What youll do...

• Analyze Diagnostic Data for Insights:Lead ongoing analysis of vehicle diagnostic data to identify emerging issues and trends (DTCs FDS) delivering actionable recommendations to engineering manufacturing and service teams.
• Enhance Diagnostic Design via Feedback:Drive diagnostic design enhancements by collaborating with cross-functional teams (Product Digital Integrity FASTT FCSD) to analyze high-priority warranty claims providing data-driven feedback for improved accuracy and efficiency.
• Improve & Validate Diagnostic Processes:Optimize and document diagnostic processes establishing best practices and validating the real-world effectiveness of diagnostic design changes and new requirements after implementation.
• Define & Configure New Failure Signatures:Define and establish new digital failure signatures (including DTCs) integrating regulatory top warranty and functional safety requirements in collaboration with relevant teams.
• Ensure Data Accessibility & Strategic Deployment:Develop and implement strategies to ensure new diagnostic data and failure signatures are readily accessible and consumable across the vehicle lifecycle supporting manufacturing plants and dealerships.
• Expand Diagnostic Coverage & Cross-Functional Collaboration:Partner with internal teams (FASTT Feature System Engineering Hardware) to expand comprehensive diagnostic coverage for all critical vehicle features and functions by defining new failure signatures and DTCs.
• Manage & Coordinate Implementation:Serve as the Diagnostic Teams Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for Technical Program Management (TPM) regarding the implementation of Vehicle Digital Signatures of Failure.
• Oversee Performance Monitoring:Manage and coordinate the implementation of the Vehicle Performance & Usage Monitoring System and Insights Touchpoint.
• Drive Service Efficiency:Define the Service Efficiency Process and develop strategic plans leveraging Vehicle Digital Signatures of Failure.

Youll have...

• Education:Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering Computer Science Data Science or a related technical field.
• Experience:Minimum of 7 years of hands-on experience in vehicle diagnostics data analysis embedded system engineering or software development roles within the automotive industry.
• Technical Expertise:Proven expertise in vehicle diagnostic systems data interpretation and defining and implementing diagnostic strategies including Digital Signatures of Failure. Possess a strong understanding of vehicle electrical architectures and communication protocols.
• Analytical Skills:Demonstrated ability to analyze complex data sets identify trends and translate insights into actionable recommendations.
• Collaboration & Communication:Excellent communication presentation and collaboration skills with the ability to effectively engage with cross-functional teams and present technical information to diverse audiences.
• Leadership:Proven leadership abilities with a track record of mentoring and guiding technical teams fostering innovation and delivering results.

Even better you may have...

• Education:Masters degree or Ph.D. in a technical or Management field.
• Experience:10 years of experience in automotive diagnostics data science or related advanced engineering fields with at least 3 years in a leadership or strategic role. Experience launching new vehicles with a track record of achieving plant quality targets.
• Technical Expertise:Experience with advanced analytics machine learning (ML) applications in diagnostics and cloud-based data platforms. Familiarity with Ford diagnostic tools such as Ford Integrated Diagnostic System (IDS) Ford Diagnostic and Repair System (FDRS) and On-Board Diagnostics (OBD-II) systems.
• Ford-specific knowledge:Strong familiarity with Ford product development deliverables and engineering tools (e.g. AVBOM WERS AIMS 5Ds eFDVS Jama Engineering Sign Off DFMEA Six Sigma Confluence and Jira).
• Certifications:Relevant certifications in data science project management or automotive diagnostics.

You may not check every box or your experience may look a little different from what weve 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 builderor 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 child care 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 Years Day
Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

For more information on salary and benefits click here: position is a range of salary grades 6-8 .

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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