Ford Motor Company

Full-stack Engineer

• Lead Firmware Development: Lead the design and implementation of application firmware for connected vehicle devices, focusing on optimizing performance and ensuring robust security. This includes architectural design, code implementation, and ongoing maintenance.
• System Integration: Oversee the integration of various subsystems, including those provided by 3rd party collaborators and vendors, into the overall project. This involves close collaboration with external partners to review firmware specifications, provide design guidance, and ensure seamless interoperability.
• Platform Development: Extend and enhance the existing platform BSP and device drivers to support the unique requirements of each modular device. This may include developing new drivers for sensors, actuators, communication interfaces, and other peripherals. Collaborate with the platform team to integrate critical components like secure bootloaders and device drivers.
• Module Function Development: Work with feature owners and domain leads to develop and maintain software for specific module functionalities (e.g., environmental control, power management, multimedia). Create and maintain firmware for energy management systems, focusing on enhancing functionality and resolving issues post-launch. Ensure continuous improvements, high performance, and robust issue resolution for all module functions, both before and after product launch.
• Connectivity and Communication: Design and implement firmware architecture and communication protocols between the modular devices and other systems, including in-vehicle networks and mobile devices. Ensure secure and reliable data exchange between different components.
• Security and Low Power Design: Ensure firmware is designed with security and low power consumption as top priorities. Implement robust security measures to protect against potential threats and optimize power management strategies for extended battery life.
• Diagnostics and Event Logging: Implement comprehensive diagnostics and event logging capabilities within the firmware to facilitate debugging, troubleshooting, and system analysis. This includes defining diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs), logging system events, and providing mechanisms for data retrieval and analysis.
• Hardware Collaboration: Collaborate with the hardware team to ensure component selection aligns with platform requirements and firmware capabilities. Provide input on hardware design decisions to optimize for firmware performance and integration.
• Testing and Validation: Collaborate closely with the validation team to develop and execute comprehensive test plans to validate firmware functionality, performance, stability, and adherence to requirements. This includes defining test cases, developing test scripts, and analyzing test results. Active participation in all testing phases, from unit testing to system-level testing, is expected.
• Continuous Integration: Integrate project source code into the Continuous Integration (CI) software build infrastructure to automate the build process, perform automated testing, and ensure code quality.
• Documentation: Maintain clear and concise documentation of firmware architecture, design decisions, and code implementation.

Staff Embedded Software Engineer

• Full Stack Development: Design, develop, and maintain scalable web applications using Java (Spring Boot) for the backend and Angular for the frontend.
• IoT Integration: Implement and manage MQTT broker architectures to capture and process real-time telemetry data from manufacturing equipment.
• Quality Domain Focus: Develop tools for automated quality inspections, defect tracking, and Statistical Process Control (SPC) to improve manufacturing yields.
• Agile Collaboration: Participate in all phases of the Agile SDLC, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and continuous integration/deployment (CI/CD).
• System Architecture: Design database schemas and RESTful APIs that support high-availability manufacturing environments.

Full Stack Software Engineer

Procurement

• Develop and execute comprehensive purchasing strategies for categories, ensuring alignment with overall company objectives and financial targets.
• Actively manage supplier relationships and maintain robust relationships with key strategic suppliers, driving performance, innovation, and long-term partnerships.
• Proactively identify and mitigate supply chain risks, ensuring continuity of supply and building resilient supplier networks.
• Serve as a key interface and trusted advisor to MP&L as well as various internal skill teams.
• Stay abreast of industry trends, market conditions, technological advancements, and evolving regulations to inform strategic decisions.
• Lead team to develop strategies that deliver cost-effective, efficient, sustainable solutions.

Purchasing Manager – JIT Seats

Manager

• The Uptime Assist Technical Assistance PDCA Manager leads an integral part of the Uptime Assist team, dedicated to reducing drivers of high duration repair orders resulting from high duration technical assistance.
• In this position, you will lead the technical quarterbacks in identifying and quantifying issues and collaborating cross-functionally with data-driven story telling to implement actions that reduce technical assistance duration.
• This role will require cross-functional collaboration to escalate, deep dive, and resolve customer facing issues.
• The person in this role will lead regularly scheduled meetings, workshops, and report outs across several organizations.

Manager, Technical Assistance PDCA

Operations

• Supplier Support & Recovery: Work directly with operationally and financially distressed suppliers, providing onsite support to stabilize production and reduce supply risk.
• Leading / Facilitating immediate establishment of Interim Containment & Permanent Corrective actions, also insert Zero Loss Units and Agility - Speed of Resolution as key measurables for this role
• Corrective Action Implementation: Support and execute interim and permanent corrective actions to improve supplier performance and ensure consistent supply.
• Issue Diagnosis: Analyze production, capacity, and quality challenges to identify root causes using structured problem-solving methods (e.g., 8D).
• Capacity & Risk Mitigation: Help resolve bottlenecks and constraints to prevent disruptions to production and minimize premium freight.
• Onsite Assessments: Participate in supplier site evaluations to identify risks and opportunities across manufacturing and quality processes.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with internal teams and suppliers to implement practical, data-driven solutions.
• Communication: Summarize issues, actions, and progress clearly for team members and leadership.

SOT Operations Specialist – North Americas

Designer

• Rapidly prototype next-generation UEV experiences across digital and physical touchpoints.
• Translate early concepts into interactive and functional prototypes that clarify journeys, flows, and interaction models.
• Support design reviews, leadership demos, and milestone presentations with compelling prototypes.
• Build prototypes to enable usability testing, customer clinics, and real-world validation.
• Iterate quickly based on feedback from research, engineering, and product partners.
• Develop reusable prototyping patterns and workflows that scale across the UEV platform.

Senior Interaction Designer

Data Analyst

• You’ll serve as the primary point of contact and subject matter expert for the Insights Hub, guiding web teams in how to effectively use data to optimize digital experiences.
• You’ll conduct day to day analysis of website traffic and user behavior, using regular “pulse checks” to uncover trends, identify anomalies, and surface opportunities for improvement.
• You’ll manage and prioritize requests for ad hoc reporting, partnering with the Data Analytics Engineering (DAE) team when deeper support is needed.
• You’ll develop and deliver clear, compelling data stories that explain performance, highlight key drivers, and translate insights into actionable recommendations.
• You’ll analyze on page engagement metrics such as scroll depth, click through rates, and time on page.
• You’ll establish benchmarks, baselines, and hypotheses for both new and existing experiences.
• You’ll design and analyze A/B tests and other experiments to validate hypotheses and continuously optimize performance.
• You’ll create “placemats” that provide a deeper understanding of the factors influencing key objectives.
• You’ll evaluate the effectiveness of marketing campaigns by connecting web analytics with data from CRM, media, and social platforms.
• You’ll conduct audience segmentation analyses to identify high value segments and inform the development of personalized experiences.
• You’ll support audience building efforts in collaboration with partners, studying behaviors, managing requests, and monitoring changes over time.
• You’ll collaborate with cross functional stakeholders to shape strategies for new experiences, defining success metrics and identifying potential risks or challenges.

Digital Analytics Specialist

Supply Chain

• Develop and execute a global sourcing strategy for Rare Earth Elements (REE) and permanent magnets (NdFeB).
• Identify, vet, and onboard upstream miners, midstream refiners, and downstream magnet manufacturers.
• Negotiate multi-year Long-Term Agreements (LTAs) to secure volume guarantees and price stability.
• Monitor global geopolitical trends, trade policies, and export controls that impact REE availability.
• Develop "China Plus One" strategies to diversify the supply chain and reduce dependency on single-region sourcing.
• Ensure all suppliers adhere to strict Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) standards.
• Conduct deep-dive market analysis on REE pricing indices and supply-demand balances.
• Work closely with Manufacturing and Logistics to ensure timely delivery of materials to production sites.

Supply Chain Manager – Rare Earth Metals

Engineer

• Lead new/forward model product development of the base engine sub system for new engine platforms.
• Design, develop, and release components
• Lead/Support resolution of major design, manufacturing, program, and launch issues as they arise.
• Create, complete, and approve supplier and Ford engine DVPs and oversee testing in support of robust validation.
• Lead Sub System CPMT activities.
• Support all program meetings (EPMT, Design Review, DPMT, change control, etc.).
• Lead drawing release and changes.
• Interface with Calibration, mating components, Purchasing, suppliers, and mfg./assembly plants.
• Prototype Build coordination: load forward model part numbers into system and ensure fit and function.
• Work directly with suppliers, Supplier Technical Assistance (STA), and launch teams to support programs and resolve quality issues, including travel both domestic and international when required.

Product Development Engineer – Engines

User Researcher

• Help build the foundations for understanding and listening to customers.
• Actively shape tools, processes, and compliance frameworks to unlock customer insights.
• Partner closely with the Product Analytics Lead and the CX team to align qualitative research with quantitative data.
• Identify and build key internal and external participant panels for research.
• Establish and manage compliance, privacy, and process needs for participant recruitment.
• Create and manage a central insights repository for accessible research.

Senior UX Research Operations Manager

Analyst

• Implement freight efficiencies to achieve the assigned plants calendarized and annualized targets.
• Develop logistics commodity strategies with Transportation Purchasing Organization.
• Develop equipment & routing specs for Request for Quote with Transportation Purchasing.
• Publish supplier shipping instructions, daily change management; including responding to operating plan changes.
• Support TPO in helping carriers react to changes at least cost.
• Manage inbound freight cost by identifying and implementing improvements and tracking physicals.
• Identify cost savings through sourcing changes and density changes.
• Cube Utilization metrics, Planned to Actual metrics.
• Audit and dispute logistics provider billing discrepancies.
• Review & Approve TONU, Approve Plant Requested pull-aheads, etc.…
• Interface with Plant Group Managers and MP&L Managers to manage logistics related issues between plants, suppliers and carriers.
• MEL Meeting & metrics, Cost Reviews (with LLP Logistics Analyst).
• Demurrage/detention tracking and adjudication for Intermodal.
• Monitoring Cube Utilization, Brokering, Add/Cancel metrics, Rack Return-to-plan.
• Execute Forward Model Logistics plans in conjunction with the LLP and affected plant(s).
• Interface with Lead Logistics Provider to ensure quality and timely delivery of services.
• Monitor via weekly Plant Launch call.
• Support reductions in LLP Management fee. This also includes managing changes in LLP staffing to support shift, complexity and volume changes.
• Support reduction in premium freight cost by ensuring proper float levels of in plant inventory.
• Create 5% year over year save on long term purchase order agreements.
• Achieve a reduction in brokering for key carriers utilizing Data Warehouse reports and detailed brokering & book of business reviews.
• Maintain or improve 5.8 sigma rating for overall quality performance level for production disruptions.
• Support new product launches in with zero production losses due to logistics failures.
• Use Data and Performance Metrics to Develop Standards and Strategies based on Origin for float, transportation, and method of origin to reduce overall Transportation Cost including TONU, Detention/Demurrage Cost and Premium Freight.
• Develop Standards and Strategies to Create a “Plan for Every Part” based on Transportation Flow including Routing, Float and Shipping Standards.
• Interface with TPO on contracts for Transportation Provider Contracts.
• Drive Optimal Window Times to the plants and Penske PLC teams to drive Optimal Window Times and Transportation Flow into our Plants.
• Use our Pull Ahead Tools to Drive Improved KPIs for Cube and Rack Utilization.
• Align our Cost to Production to Schedule and find creative ways to lessen the impact to our Transportation Network.
• Lead efforts to use Telematics to help reduce our costs in Premium Freight and Accessorial Costs.

Regional Transportation Manager – Logistics Cost Analyst

• Lead the design, release, and delivery of Body Exterior components and systems for Ford Performance
• Manage Quality, Cost, Weight, Function and Timing (QCWFT) to support program & engineering GPDS milestones
• Work with Purchasing to source commodities
• Lead program delivery through various milestones
• Lead FSS (Full Service Suppliers) and/or other internal/external resources to deliver subject programs
• Assure conformance to the Ford Performance DNA all applicable Ford & regulatory requirements
• Develop innovative solutions for performance vehicles – including design, CAE analysis, and testing
• Support issue resolution and design change management during the prototype build and launch builds
• Interface and maintain collaborative relationship with Core Body Exterior Engineering Organization
• Support current production and quality efforts
• Support cost optimization efforts

Racing Body Exterior Engineer

Solutions Engineer

• Drive the evolution of body controls software architecture, crafting innovative solutions and defining hardware/software interfaces.
• Orchestrate early-stage hardware and software integration, meticulously validating system performance against stringent requirements.
• Translate high-level vehicle objectives into precise software specifications for body control systems.
• Leverage field data insights to continuously refine and optimize the performance of body control systems.
• Collaborate with validation teams to architect comprehensive test strategies for body control functionalities.
• Diagnose and resolve intricate hardware/software interactions throughout the product lifecycle.
• Assess the impact of design modifications on body control systems, synthesizing implications for hardware and software components.
• Champion functional safety by executing DFMEA and HARA analyses for body control systems.
• Provide expert guidance to cross-functional teams, steering technical decisions related to electrical, software, manufacturing, and mechanical aspects of body controls.
• Facilitate cross-functional understanding of system interdependencies, ensuring seamless integration across vehicle domains.

Staff Embedded Integration Engineer, Body Controls

DevOps Engineer

• Engineer for climate electronic controls
• HMI and Electronic control module
• Evaluate program definition and work with feature teams to determine content and market variations
• Lead Statement of Work/RFQ package completion software integration
• Communicate with Design studio on concepts and engineering feasibility
• Connect with the Studio for Class A Surface Development - HMI
• Communicate with Electrical team and support program results
• Define electrical interfaces related to software
• Conduct design reviews with interfacing Ford activities, vehicle package, core EESE climate electronics and supplier engineering (e.g. software, .)
• Lead program specific Failure Mode Avoidance (DFMEA)
• Support software development
• Lead software release process and software change management
• Provide vehicle build software support (e.g. BOM validation, BreadBoards, HIL, Development builds, Pilot builds, etc.)
• Manage software Engineering changes
• Support vehicle testing
• Lead quality/warranty analysis and corrective actions

Body Controls – Climate Software Design and Release Engineer

• Travel frequently (up to 75%) to support supplier operations, including occasional weekends and off-shifts
• Work directly with operationally and financially distressed suppliers, providing onsite support to stabilize production and reduce supply risk
• Leading / Facilitating immediate establishment of Interim Containment & Permanent Corrective actions
• Support and execute interim and permanent corrective actions to improve supplier performance and ensure consistent supply
• Analyze production, capacity, and quality challenges to identify root causes using structured problem-solving methods (e.g., 8D)
• Help resolve bottlenecks and constraints to prevent disruptions to production and minimize premium freight
• Participate in supplier site evaluations to identify risks and opportunities across manufacturing and quality processes
• Partner with internal teams and suppliers to implement practical, data-driven solutions
• Summarize issues, actions, and progress clearly for team members and leadership