Ford Motor Company

Packaging Study Engineer

Ford Motor Company

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Dearborn • Missouri • United States

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Salary

💰 $72,480 - $162,120 per year

About the role

  • Identify, forecast, and optimize capital spending for new model programs based on limited inputs
  • Work extensively with the Packaging Engineering Implementation teams, Material Flow, Material Logistics, Vehicle Operations, Manufacturing, Stamping, Ergonomics, Product Development, and the Design Studio to achieve lowest total cost solutions
  • Act as the single point of contact for Packaging Engineering, for your assigned studies, including coordinating department responses and internal reviews
  • Support all study meetings, including program milestone and touchpoint reviews, and be comfortable presenting/explaining cost drivers and opportunities to upper management
  • Develop feasible, affordable, best-in-class, container concepts (3D models) using 3DX, CATIA and other proprietary tools
  • Following program approval, develop and present handoff materials to direct the Packaging Implementation teams on the approved plan of action and allocated finances
  • Drive improvements in pack density and container design to achieve MP&L freight and investment efficiency objectives
  • Develop new tools and methods to identify and predict trends to ensure accurate forecasts from pre- to post-milestones.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Packaging or Supply Chain or related degree; or foreign equivalency degree, or a combination of equivalent experience and education.
  • Ability to manage multiple workstreams, a challenging workload, competing priorities, and aggressive timelines
  • Superb written, visual and verbal communication skills
  • Be a team player, willing to assist your peers as required
  • Entrepreneurial mindset, with a strong memory for details
  • Demonstrated leadership behaviors combined with outstanding interpersonal, teambuilding, and communication skills
  • Demonstrated experience working with all levels of an organization
  • Experience working collaboratively on teams and driving issues to resolution
  • Prior experience with program milestone manufacturing cost studies (preferred)
  • Prior experience (preferred, not required) with 3D CAD/PLM software (3DX, CATIA and Teamcenter)
  • Experience with EMMS WERS, PFEP & FEDE BOM preferred
Benefits
  • 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 Year’s Day
  • Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
capital spending optimizationcost analysiscontainer designpack density improvementprogram milestone studies3D modelingforecastingtrend prediction
Soft Skills
communication skillsteam playerentrepreneurial mindsetleadershipinterpersonal skillsteambuildingproblem-solvingtime management
Certifications
Bachelor’s Degree in EngineeringBachelor’s Degree in PackagingBachelor’s Degree in Supply Chain