At Ford Motor Company we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. We also believe in providing you with the freedom to define and realize your dreams. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career potential as you help us define tomorrows transportation.
As part of our Manufacturing team youll help build the world-class state-of-the-art smart vehicles the world expects from us. Within our plants around the world were constantly developing new technologies and processes to further increase our efficiency. That means were continually seeking diligent determined performers who think outside the box to help us find better and more efficient ways to manufacture our vehicles.
What youll be able to do:
Vehicle Operations Manufacturing Engineering is a cross-functional team having the primary responsibility to plan for and implement the launch of new vehicle programs at assembly plants. The Manufacturing Engineer End of Line candidate will be a part of this team and be responsible for the following:
- Provide EOL manufacturing engineering leadership throughout a new model development program from KO through launch.
- Ensure compliance to the GVOSS (Global Vehicle Operations Structured Standards) and Ergonomic standards for EOL test system installations.
- Develop and implement improvements to EOL SW and HW using data from the EOL Dashboard / ReportLogic Reporting Systems.
- Assist in preparation of NMP management reviews; perform data collection to support the presentation.
- Lead EOL capital project teams to develop capital appropriations requests and manage the projects from concept through commissioning.
- Lead costing for EOL test implementation and find acceptable cost reduction opportunities. Including writing scopes of work for EOL test systems.
- Support change control to evaluate product change impact on EOL test equipment costs and labor
- Provide onsite prototype build support at HSAP possible CSAP. Trave to US for EOL pre TT validation.
- Write functional descriptions for SW and HW modifications and assist in writing SOWs.
- Coordinate all pre-launch EOL validation events from DCV through MP2.
- Assist plant & implementation teams in resolving EOL performance issues.
- Lead daily trouble shooting; coordinate cross functional resources to find root cause and fixes manage and breakdown problems into items that can be validated.
- Determine accurate validation methods.
- Assist in the training of manufacturing personnel and plant repairmen when required.
Primary skills required
- Strong verbal & written communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to operate in stressful situations within timing constraints.
- Ability to work with minimal direct supervision
Additional skills preferred
- Working knowledge of statistics (control charts data collecting etc.)
- Knowledge in one or more of the following Ford software systems: AVBOM WERS GSPAS/APT Teamcenter AIM CPARS
Experience required:
- Automotive Manufacturing Engineering experience required
- Experience w/tooling processes and facilities required
Additional experience preferred:
- Experience in one or more of the following: Interior Exterior Chassis Powertrain Electrical Water test End of Line preferred
- Error proofing experience preferred
The minimum requirements we seek:
Bachelors degree in Engineering
2 years of experience supporting new product launches
2 years of experience with automated testing systems
2 years of experience with optical measurement and calibration systems
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