Fuel System Manager

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In this position...
Ford Motor Company vehicles with an internal combustion engine have a fuel storage and delivery system. The Fuel System Design Department executes the design release and testing of Ford fuel delivery systems. The components in the fuel system range from the filler neck to the engine including the fuel pump delivery lines level indication and vapor management. Ford Diesel vehicles include the SCR system water separation system and fuel conditioning components. The team also does the fuel system design for the many Ford Hybrid vehicle applications. The fuel system design team is part of a larger Internal Combustion Engine and Thermal System Engineering team withing the Vehicle Hardware Engineering group.

What youll do...

• Manage a department of about 65 people with responsibility for program deliver quality and cost improvement actions. The position also covers core engineering that develops the FEMA test methods design rules and requirements.
• Oversee fuel system design for all Ford vehicles globally.
• Ensure that all designs meet design rules pass through the Design Verification comply with requirements and regulations and are able to be produced at volume with PPAP sign-off.
• Lead potential recall discussions and durability failure discussions.
• Oversee releases issue resolution sourcing actions cost reduction actions and quality issues.
• Interact with the Ford supply base and the Ford vehicle teams.

Youll Have...

• Strong knowledge of the Ford D&R process
• Strong knowledge of the Ford core engineering excellence process
• Strong knowledge of Ford Fuel Systems
• Strong knowledge of Engineering Excellence and Tech Club process
• Experience in fuel system D&R
• Experience in fuel system Core
• History of developing a strong team
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Strong problem-solving skills (6 sigma 8D A4)
• Strong presentation skills for management presentations
• Ability to guide the team in evening weekend and holiday high priority situations

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.
This position is a leadership level 4.

For more information on salary and benefits click here: sponsorship is not available for this position.
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