Staff Design Industrialization Engineer – Thermals

Ford Motor Company

Design Industrialization Engineer working on Ford's next generation electric powertrains. Collaborating with teams to provide feedback on designs and improve specifications.

Posted 6/26/2026full-timeLong Beach • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $127,100 - $239,900 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own processes, communication, and documentation during transition to high volume production
Develop correct specs for successful RFQ's using reliability goals and FMEA's
Evaluate supplier capabilities using Product DFM & Process DFM tools
Define supplier quality goals during DFM negotiations and prototype phases for pre-production activities
Ensures 100% DFM prior sourcing for new complex technologies. Captures CAPEX and tooling. BOD/BOM/BOP captured , After sourcing continues to evolve for industrialization readiness, single source of truth for industrialization execution for PPAP QOE delivery
Conduct supplier visits to ensure accuracy of information
Support design team in generating and checking 2-D drawings and component specifications
Define internal specification development procedures
Perform design for manufacturing review of components and systems
Validate quoted costs vs. reality of production, and eliminate supplier waste for optimized cost
Help define and drive program schedule based on supplier lead-times
Ensure engineering design work and supplier milestones are met
Directly contribute to hiring and building out of engineering and quality teams

Requirements

What you’ll need

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing engineering or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
8+ years of experience in automotive or related high volume manufacturing field
Proficiency in CATIA
Experience with PPAP, Lean Six Sigma, and Minitab.
Strong engineering and quality skills to support supplier process and quality negotiations
Previous experience as a design and quality engineer
Ability to provide feedback on supplier processes to ensure manufacturability and cost optimization.
Ability to hire and recruit engineering and supply chain team member.
Leading people, assertiveness and collaboration with Multidisciplinary teams
Experience in supplier quality management and production management
Familiarity with GD&T and DFM
Understanding of QMS and SPC

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

CATIAPPAPLean Six SigmaMinitabDFMGD&TQMSSPCdesign for manufacturingcomponent specifications

Soft Skills

leadershipassertivenesscollaborationcommunicationfeedback provisionteam buildingnegotiationorganizational skillsproblem-solvinginterpersonal skills

Certifications

B.S. in Mechanical EngineeringManufacturing Engineering