Ford Racing Vehicle CAD Supervisor

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In this position...

The Ford Racing Vehicle CAD Supervisor will be responsible for establishing and leading a team of engineering designers and CAD specialists supporting the design and delivery of vehicle systems and components from concept through production. This role combines technical depth in digital product design with people leadership program execution and cross-functional collaboration.

The ideal candidate will bring strong automotive product development experience advanced CAD knowledge and the ability to coach and develop a high-performing team in a fast-paced engineering environment.

What youll do

• Lead coach and develop a team of CAD designers and engineering design personnel.
• Oversee creation quality release and maintenance of 3D CAD models assemblies and 2D engineering drawings.
• Support vehicle and subsystem development from concept feasibility packaging and prototype through validation and production release.
• Ensure CAD deliverables meet engineering standards release requirements timing milestones and program objectives.
• Partner closely with design release engineers manufacturing studio quality purchasing suppliers prototype and program teams.
• Review model integrity interface control package feasibility tolerance conditions and manufacturability.
• Drive consistent use of CAD best practices modeling standards drawing standards naming conventions and data management processes.
• Support digital mockup reviews issue resolution packaging studies and design change implementation.
• Manage team workload priorities staffing support and escalation of technical or timing risks.
• Lead problem-solving activities related to design quality package conflicts release issues and engineering change execution.
• Promote continuous improvement in CAD productivity digital quality and development efficiency.
• Mentor team members in technical design methods GD&T release discipline and product development processes.

Youll have

• Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering Automotive Engineering Manufacturing Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• 7 or more years of experience in CAD design engineering design or product development.
• 2 or more years of leadership experience in a supervisory lead or team-coordination capacity.
• Strong experience in automotive or complex mechanical product development.
• Advanced proficiency in 3D CAD modeling assembly design engineering drawing development and release processes.
• Strong working knowledge of GD&T and engineering drawing interpretation.
• Experience supporting cross-functional design reviews packaging studies and manufacturability assessments.
• Strong understanding of mechanical systems component interfaces materials and production processes.
• Excellent communication organizational problem-solving and collaboration skills.

Even better you may have

• Masters degree in engineering or a related field.
• Prior experience in an OEM automotive environment.
• Experience supporting body closures chassis interior exterior powertrain thermal seating electrical or EV systems.
• Experience supervising designers across multiple vehicle programs or global teams.
• Experience with tolerance stack-up studies digital package reviews and system integration activities.
• Working knowledge of prototype build support launch readiness and production issue resolution.

Technical tools and systems

The successful candidate will typically have experience with many of the following:

CAD / Digital Engineering

• CATIA V5
• CATIA 3DEXPERIENCE
• 3D solid modeling
• surface modeling
• large assembly management
• parametric design
• 2D detailing and drawing release

PLM / Data Management

• Teamcenter
• product lifecycle management systems
• engineering release systems
• revision control
• configuration management

Visualization / Packaging / Integration

• Teamcenter Visualization
• VisMockup
• digital mockup tools
• interference detection
• package analysis
• interface management

Analysis / Engineering Support

• tolerance stack-up tools
• DFMEA support tools
• CAE coordination processes
• design-for-manufacturing reviews

Business / Collaboration Tools

• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Word
• issue tracking systems
• project timing tools
• collaboration platforms

What youll bring

• Strong leadership presence and team development capability
• Deep technical understanding of CAD data quality and engineering design fundamentals
• Ability to balance timing cost quality and manufacturability
• Experience managing multiple priorities across vehicle programs
• Strong judgment in technical decision-making and escalation
• A collaborative mindset with the ability to work across engineering and manufacturing teams

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 leadership level 6 and ranges from $115500-$218100.

Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidates skills and experience and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope responsibility and competitive market value.

For more information on salary and benefits click here: New Hire Benefits

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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This position is hybrid. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week. #LI-Hybrid #FR1 #LI-JB5