Ford Motor Company

DevOps Engineer

• Leads delivery of new mechanical Steering component designs including, cost, quality, weight, and functional requirements.
• Ensures on-time delivery of all Engineering deliverables per Ford’s Global Product Development System.
• Utilizes the design space in its entirety to deliver Steering sub-system and component designs that are optimized/efficient, utilize common components where appropriate, and are compatible with mating and adjacent systems.
• Leads Functional/Durability Requirement implementation, validation, and vehicle integration of Power Steering Systems with a focus on ensuring overall safe system/vehicle operation.
• Conducts/Leads design reviews and analysis including system functionality, mechanical hardware reviews, and Failure Mode & Effects Analysis reviews (FMEA).
• Manages steering supplier to achieve program milestone deliverables for the overall system function.
• Ensures manufacturing processes conform to Ford standards and known best practices.
• Authors and publishes component/system engineering specifications.
• Develops and executes validation test plans and evaluates results to track conformance to part specification.
• Manages cross functional teams to implement permanent corrective actions as well as immediate containment for all issues.
• Generates executive summaries, technical proposals, reports, and presentations for status reviews.
• Reviews existing benchmarking data and obtains new data as required to assure best possible new designs.
• Executes running changes via Engineering Change Request (CR) and reviews/approves relevant Supplier Requests for Engineering Approval (SREA).
• Interfaces with VO as partners to ensure design for assembly.
• Resolves durability issues.
• Resolves quality issues post Job 1.
• Conducts vehicle level testing for system validation.
• Leads issue investigations including vehicle data collection and root cause analysis.
• Collaborates with Vehicle Engineering and Driver Assistance Feature Engineers to ensure optimal steering and feature performance.

Steering System Design and Release Engineer

Full-stack Engineer

• Design and develop Autosar-based embedded software components.
• Design and develop low-level IoHw drivers for micro-controller-based products.
• Analyze, design, program, debug, and modify low-level drivers using high-level languages including C, Python and assembly code.
• Contribute to product success through consistent on-time delivery of high-quality, functioning complex device driver code.
• Scale, modify and re-factor existing software components to meet new architecture requirements.
• Work with Ford architecture and validation teams, tool vendors, and AUTOSAR basic software partners to create reusable software components, supporting documentation, and integration guides.
• Perform code-level integration-related tasks such as replicating build environments, source code debugging, and continuously improving and streamlining deployments.

Embedded Software Engineer

Engineer

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance component performance, reduce cost, and improve manufacturing efficiency.
• Design, develop, and release driveline components from concept to production, ensuring alignment with program attribute requirements and timing.
• Translate vehicle-level system requirements into detailed driveline targets, specifications, and engineering drawings.
• Familiar with CAD software (e.g., CATIA, SolidWorks) to create and refine detailed designs.
• Plan, coordinate, and execute comprehensive validation and verification testing, including DVP&R activities, to ensure product robustness and performance.
• Collaborate extensively with cross-functional teams, including Driveline Systems, Vehicle Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Purchasing, and external suppliers.
• Identify, analyze, and resolve complex engineering issues related to component design, manufacturing, and field performance.
• Manage supplier relationships, including technical reviews, component sourcing, and evaluation to ensure quality and cost-effectiveness.
• Ensure adherence to project timelines and budgets, communicating progress and potential risks to stakeholders.
• Prepare and maintain detailed technical documentation, including design specifications, test plans, test reports, and engineering release documents.
• Stay abreast of industry trends, advancements in driveline technology, and regulatory requirements to foster innovation and ensure compliance.

Product Development Engineer – Driveline

• Design and develop REST APIs for validating product configurations
• Perform product definition and engine configuration using MDD (multi-decisional diagram) algorithms
• Work with MDD algorithms data structures
• Work with product owners, product managers and end users to understand their business processes and needs
• Perform enterprise systems design in Java, Kotlin and Spring and Springboot framework
• Apply experience with SQL databases, including query development and performance tuning
• Perform front end development using Angular JS
• Performs Test Driven development using Junit and Spring Test Frameworks
• Implement Continuous integration / continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipeline for automatic deployment on Google Cloud Platform.

Configurator Software Engineer

Analyst

• Support development of compelling product propositions to meet customer expectations; Lead/support identification of the Winning Aspiration and profitability objective; Translate customer priorities into actionable items; Support customer research events as required
• Complete Pre-Program Start deliverables assigned to Product Planning, on-time and with high quality.
• Lead/support strategic studies and vehicle lifecycle strategies - explore white-space innovation opportunities.
• Ensure robust business case development of Global Cycle Plan actions for senior leadership reviews and approval, and process Cycle Plan update requests.

Analyst, Vehicle Planning

• Single point of contact within ASO for PAC process support, coordination, and improvements.
• Facilitate PAC reviews with ASO leadership.
• Coaching of ASO Vehicle Safety and Compliance Integration teams and cross-functional PAC teams on the PAC process per FAP03-171.
• Ensure inclusion of comprehensive systemic and institutional prevent actions within PAC papers to eliminate the opportunity for the recurrence of escape points.
• Escalate escape point trends to the appropriate quality lead or root cause owner and track the associated institutional prevent actions to resolution.
• Track PAC paper status and timing using the PAC Summary Dashboard.
• Connect ASO Vehicle Safety and Compliance Integration Leads with the appropriate PAC teams assigned to each concern for upstream cross-functional collaboration.
• Conduct 1-year PAC health checks to ensure prevent actions documented in completed PAC papers are still in use and are effective 1 year following PAC closure.
• Collaborate with PAC leads across the company to support process improvement initiatives.
• Interface with ASO SMEs to update compliance and due care inspections within the Fresh Eyes Review checklist.
• Support inquiries regarding in-plant compliance inspections contained within VOPQUG-234 Mandatory Compliance Inspection Report and Audit for Self-Certified (FMVSS CMVSS) Homologated Vehicles.

Safety Standards Engineer

Operations

• Assure that all Ford Motor Company sites are following federal, state, and local laws.
• Facilitate resolution of conflicts arising from the tactical implementation of Ford/Contractor/Authority Having Jurisdiction (AHJ) strategic goals and objectives as they affect fire prevention and protection.
• Collaborate with site teams to ensure service and maintenance excellence, and ensure local support.
• Facilitate resolution of non-compliance issues.
• Provide quality assurance and subject matter expertise for Ford Motor Company related to inspection, testing, and maintenance of fixed and portable fire protection equipment.
• Assist with project management oversight for fire system installations, acceptance, and integration, when applicable.
• Assist with the development of fire protection standards and the auditing of those standards, complying with all applicable company, local, state, and federal laws.
• Analyze service and inspection, preparing reports for KPI data.
• Perform routine fire prevention assessments of Ford facilities to mitigate potential risks and threats.
• Maintain strong relationships with contractors to ensure rapid response to service calls.
• Support site Security & Fire, Safety, and Plant Engineering teams to act as the primary point of contact for public agencies responding to and investigating thermal events.

Fire Operations Specialist

Events

• Integrated Fresh Eyes Reviews (FER): Lead and participate in audits for all major build phases (prototype through production). Perform Line Walks and plant process reviews to verify the correct installation and performance of ADAS Hardware, Software, Features, and Systems.
• System-Level Plant Audits: Review End-of-Line (EOL) processes and vehicle configurations. Perform frequent spot audits on the plant floor to ensure that hardware-software interfaces are functioning as intended and that prior system issues have been resolved.
• Cross-Functional Technical Support: Partner with PMT Leaders, Systems Engineers, Feature/Software Engineers, and D&R Engineers to resolve complex design and integration issues identified during reviews.
• Quality & Risk Documentation: Audit FMAs and Control Plans for all ADAS components. Ensure that failure modes related to hardware, software, and system-level interactions are addressed, and that proper linkages and reaction plans are in place.
• Issue Management: Facilitate the recording and tracking of Class 1 and Class 2 issues identified during plant reviews. Drive the development and closure of the Prevent Action Closure (PAC) process for ADAS systems.
• Continuous Improvement: Update foundation documents and GPDS templates with Global Lessons Learned, incorporating recent data from campaigns and "stop ships" to improve ADAS system robustness.
• On-Site Representation: Represent ADAS in FER Exit Meetings with the Global Campaign Prevention Specialist, Program Teams, and Plant leadership, providing technical expertise on system-level risks.
• Milestone Preparation: Prepare technical evidence and documentation required for Chief Attestations at major gateways, including FDJ, FEC, and MP1.
• Frequent Travel: Conduct frequent travel to Ford assembly plants to support build phases, audit manufacturing processes, and perform hands-on vehicle assessments.

ADAS Campaign Engineer

Systems Engineer

• Develop a system level understanding across software, hardware and data related to a suite of prognostics features.
• Develop data-driven approaches to collecting and analyzing Connected Vehicle Data or large data sets.
• Create and review Design Verification Plans to validate assigned engineering features.
• Responsible for end-to-end issue resolution at time of system integration.
• Evaluate potential design options to make appropriate proposals considering feature requirements, available technology, efficiency, and platform capabilities.
• Develop test cases that exercise and verify the robustness of prognostic algorithms.
• Participate in cross-functional discussions to gather business requirements and technical expertise and translate them into tangible requirements and feature implementation plans to drive feature development.
• Interface with Ford Customer Service Division (FCSD) to integrate smartphone technology into the overall customer service experience of the future.
• Drive change requirements for feature enhancements and quality improvements.
• Support the development of engineering deliverables in Failure Modes Analysis (FMA), feature interface documents and cybersecurity threat modeling.
• Develop and author product-specific requirements, evaluating quality and aiding to triage issues to determine root cause.
• Author and manage Key Performance Indicator dashboards, tracking metrics and providing critical feedback around customer experience.
• Domestic and International Travel Required up to 10%.

Feature Systems Engineer – Prognostics

• Engine Control Development: Write the engine control system software for spark-related software components, ensuring precise timing and combustion stability.
• Deep-Dive Analysis: Become an engine controls expert, getting into the nitty-gritty of fuel ignition, Minimum Spark Advance for Best Torque (MBT) calculation, and cold-start emissions reduction monitoring.
• OBD Leadership: Act as the subsystem engineer for OBD (On-Board Diagnostics) monitors, ensuring robust detection of system anomalies and compliance with regulatory standards.
• Implementation & Validation: Translate system-level requirements into software design, then implement and validate the controls' algorithm in C-code or Model Based Software depending on the component.
• Testing: Complete testing of software changes in unit-test, Software-in-the-Loop (SIL), and/or Hardware-In-the-Loop (HIL) testing environments.
• Documentation: Maintain software description documentation, calibration guides, install guides, and release notes for each software release.

Engine Controls Software Engineer – Ignition

Executive Assistant

• Anticipate and proactively address the operational and administrative needs of TPP leaders and their teams, ensuring they remain focused on strategic program initiatives.
• Manage calendars, coordinate domestic and international travel logistics, and process expense reports for assigned TPP leadership.
• Manage department review and approval processes for overtime, travel, and similar processes
• Manage and performance analyses of department business office procedures and tracking for operational health metrics and objectives, resources and key initiatives
• Manage the planning, meeting agendas, material filing and logging, minutes and distribution lists for department operational meetings
• Identify and analyze operational inefficiencies within the team, proposing and implementing innovative solutions to enhance productivity and streamline workflows.
• Draft and disseminate clear, concise team communications, manage correspondence, and serve as a primary point of contact for internal stakeholders.
• Cultivate and maintain strong, collaborative relationships with cross-functional partners across Ford to facilitate seamless communication and project execution.

Executive Assistant Coordinator

• Lead 3D wire harness routing using Catia and Siemens NX for space, serviceability, and design.
• Translate system requirements into logical and physical schematics, ensuring representing circuits, signal flow, and component interconnections.
• Optimize design and partner with CAE to run circuit analysis simulations, identifying performance, thermal, and EMC issues.
• Develop design strategies to optimize manufacturability, assembly efficiency, and serviceability to reduce costs.
• Develop critical program-specific documentation including boundary diagrams and DFMEA for traceability, risk, and compliance.
• Lead development of manufacturing prints with Full-Service Supplier Partner.
• Define and manage wire harness family complexity, optimizing part numbers to streamline efficiency.
• Utilize common design principles and component standardization across vehicle programs.
• Create clear installation illustrations to facilitate efficient installation and maintenance.
• Establish and maintain a robust design version control system, maintaining a clear audit trail.
• Conduct thorough design reviews with Systems Engineering, Manufacturing or Quality, providing feedback to ensure designs meet requirements.
• Manage APQP for electrical components and wire harnesses to ensure suppliers meet requirements.
• Review pre-production and prototype vehicles to resolve electrical design issues and prevent recalls or warranty costs.
• Represent electrical design and industrialization team at vehicle prototype build events, provide on-site support, resolve design issues, and track in JIRA.
• Lead investigation and resolution of warranty issues, using AWS data to identify root causes and implement corrective actions.
• Lead cost analysis of EDS components to reduce costs and optimize manufacturing.
• Define pinouts/terminal sizing for in-line connectors.
• Provide technical support in selecting fuse sizes, wire gauges and types, ensuring overcurrent protection and minimizing voltage drop.
• Configure power distribution and grounding.
• Assign and define electrical circuit options for vehicle configurations.
• Lead electrical compatibility reviews of EDS designs and sign off wire harness prints.
• Manage logical design data in Catia and Teamcenter to ensure data integrity, traceability, and security.
• Domestic and International Travel Required up to 20%.

Industrialization Design and Release Engineer

• Ensure the reliability, performance, and scalability of the Ford Service Reservation Platform and its associated applications.
• Lead the implementation and continuous evolution of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices.
• Define, implement, and maintain Service Level Objectives (SLOs) and Service Level Indicators (SLIs).
• Collaborate with engineering teams to prioritize reliability work and incident follow-ups.
• Own, evolve, and optimize observability solutions using Dynatrace.
• Develop and deploy infrastructure as code using Terraform scripts.
• Establish and refine Incident Management and Problem Management processes.

Senior Site Reliability Engineer

• Design, develop, validate, and release automotive systems, subsystems, and components for FSS/Build-To-Print Suppliers for assigned programs.
• Monitor the development of Interior Systems for Ford vehicles according to company-specific benchmarks.
• Design parts in order to comply with Corporate and Local requirements for parts validation, considering the WCR (Worldwide Customers Requirements), ES (Engineering Specifications) and SDS (Systems Design specifications) as well as the Manufacturing and Assembly requirements.
• Translate customer, regulatory, and product requirements into engineering targets.
• Monitor suppliers and analyze customer feedback through Ford's systems.
• Responsible for parts incorporation at the Assembly Plant.
• Support suppliers and assembly departments with current production quality and manufacturing issues.
• The D&R is also responsible for looking for design improvements to increase quality and cost / weight optimization.

Cockpit and Trim Design Engineer

Designer

• Leads program surface progression of Design and surface expert evaluation, and critique sheet process
• Leads cross-system surface execution to ensure full system surface compatibility
• Confirms all program surface interfaces are "Designed-in-Context" to a coordinated data set including supplier data
• Develops and maintains a coordinated Class A surface database (i.e. Reference Manager)
• Ensures incorporation of appropriated technical, attribute and program requirements into surface whilst maintaining the design vision.
• Drives resolution of surface data issues by leading power wall and digital reviews
• Manages surface changes in SDMS (Surface Data Management system)
• Maintain program product structure and part history in Teamcenter to accurately represent evolution of design and change control
• Supports DTO Supervisor with workload distribution, and prioritization of assignments within Surfacing Team
• Facilitate program surface progression through the K-Loops. Develop and assist (mentor) Class A Surface Designers in the delivery of feasible math surfaces aligned with program milestones requirements that delivers design intent
• During the K-Loops, lead surface development pre-Discovery Complete and post-Discovery Complete lead the incorporation of technical requirements into the surface. On applicable programs, work with Production Studio post K6 to ensure Design vision is maintained through the surface verification process.