Battery Process Manager

We made history and now we work to transform the future for our customers our communities and our families. Youll see your work on the road every day helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.

As part of our Manufacturing team youll help build the world-class state-of-the-art smart vehicles were known our plants around the world were constantly developing new technologies and processes to further increase our efficiency. Youll get the satisfaction of making great products people use and love.

In this position...

The Manager Battery Pack Assembly Manufacturing Engineering provides strategic technical and organizational leadership for the endtoend development launch and sustainment of battery pack assembly manufacturing systems. This role is accountable for the entire manufacturing value stream spanning product concept through launch and rate of climb while building and leading a skillsbased manufacturing engineering organization.

The manager integrates manufacturing requirements early into product development champions Ford manufacturing standards drives digital and advanced manufacturing technologies and develops engineers into technical leadership and supplierfacing professionals capable of delivering safe scalable and costcompetitive battery manufacturing solutions.

What youll do...

EndtoEnd Manufacturing Value Stream Ownership

The manager is accountable for manufacturing engineering execution across all program phases:

• Product Concept & Early Feasibility
  • Provide early manufacturing input during product concept development to influence architecture assembly feasibility cost and scalability.
  • Lead manufacturing responses to feasibility studies identifying risks assumptions and investment implications.
• Study Responses & Enquiry Specification Development
  • Develop manufacturing study responses supporting program decision making.
  • Lead creation and approval of Enquiry Specifications ensuring alignment to BME standards DPA5 workflows MDS/MPS and Bill of Process (BoP).
• Supplier Quoting Recap & Sourcing Support
  • Provide technical leadership during supplier quoting and recap reviews.
  • Support Purchasing with supplier capability assessments cost evaluation and risk identification.
  • Ensure quality safety digital and joining technology requirements are fully embedded in supplier scope.
• PO Placement & Simultaneous Engineering
  • Support PO readiness through scope alignment and risk mitigation planning.
  • Direct Simultaneous Engineering between Product Engineering Suppliers and Manufacturing Engineering to optimize cost investment efficiency and timing.
• Equipment Build RunOff & Validation
  • Provide technical oversight of supplier equipment builds and runoff events.
  • Ensure compliance to specifications standards and deviation governance.
• Plant Installation Commissioning & Capability
  • Lead manufacturing engineering support through installation integration and commissioning.
  • Ensure systems meet safety quality ergonomics throughput and traceability targets.
• Launch & Rate of Climb
  • Lead manufacturing engineering execution through SOP launch and rate of climb.
  • Drive issue resolution stabilization and continuous improvement in early production.

Strategic Leadership & Process Management

• Champion Manufacturing Standards
  • Lead implementation of manufacturing technology strategies procedures guidelines BoP and MDS/MPS across all battery programs.
• Deviation Authority
  • Review and approve technical deviations to protect program integrity quality and longterm manufacturability.
• Simultaneous Engineering & Cost Optimization
  • Direct simultaneous engineering activities and cost studies to optimize capital investment and achieve program targets.
• Standardization & Knowledge Management
  • Institutionalize departmental knowledge best practices and standard work to enable reuse and scalability.
• Digital Integration
  • Champion digital tools and DPA5 Engineering workflows including simulation virtual commissioning and AIenabled productivity tools.

Technical Oversight & Launch Excellence

• Provide seniorlevel technical guidance through engineering runoff installation commissioning and launch.
• Manage resources to ensure endtoend delivery of manufacturing systems.
• Lead and coach three LL6 Supervisors across the following pillars:

1. Quality & Safety Engineering

• GD&T stackups and dimensional robustness
• PFMEA / DFMEA / DCP development
• Vision systems error proofing and traceability
• E2KS compliance MDS/MPS governance BoP development

2. Advanced Manufacturing Technologies & Digital Services

• New technology development and manufacturing feasibility
• Automation robotics and controls integration
• Simulation virtual commissioning and digital validation
• Industrial Engineering: line balancing capacity labor and throughput modeling

3. Joining Technologies

• Fastening systems adhesives/sealants riveting and specialty joining
• Joining process development validation and equipment specification
• Bolt feeders dispense systems and joining controls

Coaching Mentoring & Capability Development

• Engineer Development
  • Coach engineers to build technical depth systems thinking and full valuestream ownership.
  • Develop strong engineering judgment and disciplined decisionmaking.
• Leadership Development
  • Build leadership capability in communication influence accountability and problem solving.
  • Prepare engineers for future technical lead supervisory and managerial roles.
• Supplier Relationship Management
  • Coach engineers on effective supplier engagement including:
    • Technical scope definition and requirement clarity
    • Professional interaction during quoting recaps and negotiations
    • Managing supplier performance escalation and corrective actions
    • Balancing collaboration with Ford standards and accountability
• Business & Commercial Acumen
  • Develop understanding of capital investment tradeoffs cost drivers and sourcing decisions.
  • Enable engineers to translate technical choices into business impact.

People & Resource Development

• Develop resource plans supporting M1M6 programs and BME objectives.
• Hire assign and manage personnel across technical disciplines.
• Assess competencies across technical leadership and suppliermanagement dimensions.
• Lead Individual Development Plans (IDPs) and succession planning.
• Conduct and oversee technical and professional training as required.

Youll have:

• BSc Engineering (Mechanical Electrical or Industrial preferred).
• 10 years experience in the automotive manufacturing space preferably within Battery Manufacturing.

Even better youll may have...

• Masters degree in Engineering or Business (MBA).
• Battery module or battery pack assembly manufacturing experience.
• Background in digital manufacturing simulation or virtual commissioning.
• Deep experience with joining technologies.
• Familiarity with Ford BME governance DPA5 and MDS/MPS.
• Experience launching new or greenfield manufacturing facilities.

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 5 and ranges from $141700-$268300.

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: 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.

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