Model Programs Engineer

Ford Motor Company

New Model Program Engineer overseeing vehicle and powertrain models launch at Ford. Ensuring quality management, team collaboration, and adherence to project timelines.

Posted 5/15/2026full-timeAllen Park • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $65,100 - $166,200 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Program Governance: Serve as a key gatekeeper for New Model Programs, ensuring adherence to established processes and standards throughout the launch lifecycle.
Pre-Production Build Management: Manage and oversee all activities related to pre-production build events, ensuring they meet program objectives for quality and efficiency.
Vehicle Fleet Management: Manage the ordering, building, testing, and ultimate disposition of pre-production vehicles. This includes the execution of the Pre-Production Drive Fleet Evaluation Plan.
Design Change Oversight: Manage the approval process for Product Development changes, ensuring these are integrated and proven out ahead of prototype builds.
Issue Resolution Leadership: Lead the build issues management process for the cross-functional program team, driving issues to resolution and ensuring timely closure of problems that could impact launch.
Meeting Coordination & Issue Driving: Co-chair relevant launch meetings and proactively drive resolution of part support issues for each pre-production build event.
Budget Execution: Manage launch budget approval processes and execute elements specifically controlled by New Model Programs within the overall launch budget.
Reporting & Assessment: Prepare and present comprehensive New Model Program weekly assessment reports, providing clear status updates and highlighting potential risks.
Senior Management Communication: Champion senior management presentations, effectively communicating program status, challenges, and proposed solutions.
Team Integration Support: Facilitate the smooth transition and integration of launch teams into the manufacturing plants.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related degree; or a combination of education and experience
4+ years of experience in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Microsoft Project.
2+ years of experience with problem solving disciplines using statistical mindsets
1+ years of experience in Powertrain/Vehicle Operations manufacturing, design, and/or program management, with Project management or launch experience.
Master's degree in engineering or a related technical field.
Program management experience.
Manufacturing experience.
Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
Demonstrated ability to be detail-oriented and highly organized.
Experience demonstrating a strong understanding of the processes and methodologies involved in bringing new vehicle models from development into full-scale production.
Experience with Engineering Change Management and Issue Management

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

program managementmanufacturingproblem solvingstatistical analysisengineering change managementissue managementbudget managementvehicle operationspre-production build managementquality assurance

Soft Skills

communicationdetail-orientedorganizationalleadershipteam integrationissue resolutionpresentation skillsproactive problem solvingcollaborationmeeting coordination

Certifications

Bachelor's degree in EngineeringMaster's degree in Engineering