Seat Complete Supervisor

Ford Motor Company

Seat Complete Supervisor at Ford managing a team of Engineers for seat component design and integration. Ensuring timely delivery and quality of engineering deliverables for global programs.

Posted 7/24/2026full-timeDearborn • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $115,500 - $218,100 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Design and Release Engineering for seat components, with a strong focus on managing program delivery, quality assurance, and team leadership. Proficient in utilizing D&R tools and methodologies to ensure successful program launches and adherence to engineering standards.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Design And Release EngineeringGPDS ExperienceD&R Tools ProficiencyLeadership SkillsLaunch Experience

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Hard Skills

Design EngineeringRelease EngineeringProgram ManagementQuality AssuranceCost ManagementWeight OptimizationCraftsmanship StandardsCompetitive BenchmarkingTarget SettingVerification And Confirmation

Soft Skills

Team LeadershipCommunicationProblem SolvingCollaboration

Tools & Technologies

WERSFEDE BOMDVPDeviationGPIRS8D

Certifications & Qualifications

BS in EngineeringMasters Degree Preferred

Industry Keywords

Seat EngineeringGCBPAttachment CDEA WaterfallGlobal Programs

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Assembly

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Supervise a team Seat Engineers whose primary responsibility is to Design, Release and integrate all seat components and assemblies for global programs.
Manage delivery of the seat system to ensure flawless and timely delivery for all major programs. Ensure engineering deliverables are met with quality, discipline and excellence, with evidence properly documented.
Lead the development and integration of seat components and assemblies to deliver the most efficient system design for cost, weight, quality and craftsmanship.
Manage financial status-to-target for each major program.
Manage program launch activities and engineering support.
Create and execute quality and TVM roadmaps to meet functional objectives.
Create and maintain staffing, succession and development plans for GSR’s.
Position will require occasional travel to Ford and supplier assembly plants for readiness and sign-off events and travel to global Ford engineering hubs.

Requirements

What you’ll need

BS in Engineering, Masters degree preferred
8+ years experience in D&R Engineering
Thorough knowledge of GPDS and proven skill of interpreting process deliverables for Seats Engineering
Functional / working knowledge of all D&R tools including WERS, FEDE BOM / DVP / Deviation, GPIRS, 8D, etc.
Launch experience in Seats commodity from TT – OKTB on at least one major program.
Complete full cycle GPDS experience.
Demonstrated leadership skills with engineering fundamentals such as target setting, target cascades, design completion, verification, and confirmation
Familiarity with Seat Engineering GCBP's, Attachment 'C's, DEA waterfall
Demonstrated understanding of seat system/sub-system/components competitive benchmarking, value, and supply-base

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.