Pretreatment & Electrocoat Manufacturing Engineer

Ford Motor Company

Pretreatment & Electrocoat Engineer overseeing standards and systems for automotive coating processes. Leading development and optimization from concept to production in manufacturing.

Posted 6/12/2026full-timeDearborn • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $72,480 - $162,120 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Process Development & Optimization: Manage and update all related Ford Specifications/Standards. Lead PTED engineering from concept to production, creating optimized pretreatment and electrocoat systems to streamline manufacturing.
Technology Research: Develop novel pretreatment and anti-corrosion technologies, improving equipment design, materials, and simulation methods.
Performance Analysis: Analyze chemical consumption, heat requirements, flow rates, deposition rates, corrosion resistance, and adhesion performance.
Simulation & Design: Use CFD software for fluid dynamics, drainage, spray coverage, throw power, and coating thickness optimization.
Compliance & Safety: Design PTED systems compliant with safety regulations, hazard classifications, fire codes, and mechanical codes.
Environmental Control: Specify and select filtration and ventilation systems to maintain process quality and control the environment.
Project Management: Assist Lead Project Managers large-scale projects, including scheduling, cost analysis, risk mitigation, executive reporting, and commissioning of manufacturing lines.
Trouble Shooting: Responsible for supporting and optimizing pretreat and e-coat processes across multiple plants, serving as a technical resource for diagnosing and resolving complex, unplanned issues.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Education: Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Manufacturing, Mechanical, Mechatronics, or Chemical) or equivalent work experience.
Experience: Min of 4+ years of experience in E-Coat systems.
Coating Process Knowledge: Experience with functional/aesthetic coating processes, including automotive painting.
Methodology Skills: Proficiency in Design of Experiments (DOE) for process optimization.
Technical Expertise: Knowledge of hazardous area classification, fire and mechanical codes, filtration, and ventilation systems.
CAD & Simulation: Proficient in 2D/3D modeling software (e.g., CATIA, SolidWorks, Inventor, ProE, AutoCAD) and CFD software (e.g., Ansys, Autodesk CFD).
Mechanical Design: Skills in pressure drop calculations, application flow rates, piping system design, and mechanical equipment design.

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

process developmentoptimizationchemical consumption analysisheat requirements analysisflow rates analysisdeposition rates analysiscorrosion resistance analysisadhesion performance analysisDesign of Experiments (DOE)mechanical equipment design

Soft Skills

project managementtroubleshootingrisk mitigationexecutive reporting