Powertrain Planning Analyst

Ford Motor Company

Powertrain Planning Analyst responsible for high-performance vehicle profitability at Ford Racing. Collaborating across functions to lead powertrain planning and secure approvals while driving innovation.

Posted 4/25/2026full-timeAllen Park • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $86,600 - $166,200 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PMP

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Act as the voice of Ford Racing with base vehicle programs, enabling the creation of highly profitable, high-performance derivatives.
Drive competitive cost and investment targets to ensure compatibility with profitability goals and strategic pricing. Lead comprehensive business case analyses for various unit choices.
Create Milestone papers, lead cross-functional pre-reviews, and develop the narratives, financial schedules, and deliverable assessments required to secure executive approval.
Develop and maintain unit assumptions to support the planning process. Utilize appropriate tools to track open items, complete requisite deliverables, and lead the documentation of solutions.
Demonstrate thought leadership by proactively anticipating key issues and addressing them across organizational borders before they impact the program.

Requirements

What you’ll need

A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Finance, or a related field.
5+ years of experience in Powertrain Planning, Program Management, or Product Strategy.
A deep, genuine passion for performance vehicles, motorsports, the customer, and product innovation.
Strong critical thinking and organizational skills with the ability to translate complex data into clear, actionable strategies.
Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills. You must be able to craft a compelling narrative to secure buy-in from diverse stakeholders.
A self-motivated "bias for action." You are eager to take ownership, deliver results with minimal supervision, and embody the Ford OS behaviors (Own it, Deliver It).
Experience working successfully across cultural and organizational borders to build consensus.
Even better, if you have...
A Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) paired with a technical or engineering undergraduate degree.
Direct experience participating in Formula SAE, Baja SAE, or competitive amateur motorsports.
Advanced financial modeling skills or certifications (e.g., FMVA) to support complex business case development.
Project management certifications (e.g., PMP, CAPM) or experience utilizing advanced program tracking tools.
Familiarity with hybrid and EV performance powertrains to help future-proof Ford Racing's portfolio.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Powertrain PlanningProgram ManagementProduct StrategyFinancial ModelingAdvanced Program TrackingData AnalysisBusiness Case DevelopmentCost AnalysisInvestment TargetingPerformance Vehicle Knowledge

Soft Skills

Critical ThinkingOrganizational SkillsWritten CommunicationVerbal CommunicationPresentation SkillsStakeholder EngagementSelf-MotivationOwnershipConsensus BuildingProactive Problem Solving

Certifications

Bachelor’s DegreeMaster’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA)FMVA CertificationPMP CertificationCAPM Certification