Tech Stack
ASP.NETAzureETLJavaJavaScriptjQuery.NETReactSOAPSQL
About the role
- Lead engineering of Ford’s stamping software solutions built on .NET and Visual Studio
- Modernize legacy applications, convert and extend existing capabilities, and ensure production systems remain stable and valuable
- Collaborate with manufacturing engineers, product stakeholders, and data/infra partners to deliver durable software that improves throughput, quality, and operator experience
- Own critical .NET/Visual Studio solutions supporting stamping planning, execution, and reporting
- Maintain and harden production applications to ensure reliability, security, and performance
- Convert and extend legacy capabilities toward modern web frameworks (e.g., react) where appropriate
- Re-architect selected modules for scalability, maintainability, and testability
- Design and optimize SQL Server schemas, stored procedures, and business logic; perform performance tuning
- Build and evolve Web APIs and services to integrate with adjacent manufacturing systems
- Deliver user-facing features in existing web UIs and improve UX consistency
- Implement robust error handling, logging/monitoring, and diagnostics to accelerate root-cause analysis
- Establish and improve CI/CD pipelines, build/release automation, and deployment to IIS/Windows Server
- Package and deploy applications in Ford enterprise environments (e.g., SCCM/MSI) ensuring compliance
- Contribute to technical direction, code reviews, documentation, and mentoring of other engineers
- Partner with stamping SMEs and plant stakeholders to translate requirements into durable software designs
Requirements
- 20+ years professional software engineering experience, including substantial enterprise delivery
- 10+ years building, maintaining, and modernizing .NET applications using C# and Visual Studio
- Experience supporting or modernizing Ford stamping or manufacturing applications and reports
- Experience packaging and enterprise software distribution (SCCM, MSI, Wise Package Studio)
- Background spanning multiple tech stacks used alongside .NET (Java/JSF, C++/MFC) in legacy contexts
- Exposure to data migration/ETL, reporting/analytics, and performance profiling in high-throughput systems
- Prior leadership as solution architect/technical lead and mentoring responsibilities
- Deep experience with SQL Server (schema design, T‑SQL, stored procedures, performance tuning)
- Proven track record maintaining production enterprise applications with strong reliability and support practices
- Experience re-architecting or refactoring legacy .NET codebases for maintainability and performance
- Hands-on experience with Web services (REST/SOAP), ASP.NET MVC/Web API, JavaScript/jQuery, HTML/CSS
- Experience deploying to and operating on Windows Server/IIS in enterprise environments
- Proficiency with build/release management and CI/CD (e.g., Azure DevOps, Git), and source control best practices
- Strong collaboration with business analysts/SMEs and demonstrated ability to convert requirements into robust designs
- Bachelors Degree or equivalent
- Visa sponsorship available; candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States at time of hire