Manufacturing Engineer
Ford Motor Company
Assembly
VHE Engineer
Ford Motor Company
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Dearborn • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United States
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About the role
- Identify opportunity areas for optimization and part reduction.
- Drive cost reduction, weight minimization, quality improvements.
- Coordinate with Core Teams on system optimization opportunities and manage change.
- Drive SET Adherence to Systems Engineering Operating Principles.
- Champion trade-off decisions to balance within the VHE Function.
- Lead Systems level sign-off for the assigned SET Zone
- Collaborate/work with team members and external partners on packaging, weight, cost, labor, timing, and integration from a systems perspective according to assigned vehicle area and content.
- Support functional sign-off and compatibility reviews to deliver all Program Milestones on-time with completed metrics.
- Drive cross-functional issue resolution (including program, finance, quality, attribute, manufacturing, STA, studio, color & materials sign off, suppliers etc.). Support escalation when needed.
- Manage total cost, content and other attributes & metrics within the SET Zone
- Identify opportunity areas for optimization, part reduction.
- Drive cost reduction, weight minimization, quality improvements.
- Lead the overall optimization of the system.
- Coordinate with Core Teams on system optimization opportunities and manage change.
- Drive SET Adherence to Systems Engineering Operating Principles.
- Support functional sign-off and compatibility reviews to deliver all Program Milestones on-time with completed metrics.
- Champion trade-off decisions to balance within the VHE Function.
- Drive cross-functional issue resolution (including program, finance, quality, attribute, manufacturing, STA, studio, color & materials sign off, suppliers etc.). Support escalation when needed.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering required.
- 2+ years’ experience in product engineering design environment
- Must have the knowledge of Systems Engineering Fundamental and Design Thinking
- Demonstrates critical thinking, courage, humility, decisiveness, flexibility, knowledge, vision, communications.
- Ability to work in dynamic, fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
- Demonstrated ability to show initiative.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills (open, clear, and inclusive)
- Excellent leadership skills with demonstrated ability to deliver results.
- Demonstrated organizational & delegation skills with proper follow-up.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple issues effectively and efficiently.
- Demonstrated ability to prioritize workload managing immediate and future needs.
- Ability to build strong effective relationships with cross functional teams (Program, Studio, Purchasing, Finance, Engineering)
- Strong technical capability and problem-solving skills
- Fluent in English Speaking and Writing
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
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
Systems EngineeringDesign ThinkingProduct Engineering DesignOptimizationCost ReductionWeight MinimizationQuality ImprovementMetrics ManagementCross-Functional Issue ResolutionProgram Milestones
Soft skills
Critical ThinkingCourageHumilityDecisivenessFlexibilityCommunicationInitiativeLeadershipOrganizational SkillsRelationship Building
Certifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering