Engineering Manager Ford

Position: Engineering Manager Ford Performance
At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. We also believe in providing you with the freedom to define and realize your dreams. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career potential as you help us define tomorrow's transportation.

Do you have what it takes to make smart vehicles for a smart world? Join the Ford Product Development team. Utilizing Design Thinking & User Experience methods, you'll work to deliver breakthrough products and services that delight our customers. We're seeking forward-thinking, laser-focused professionals with a passion for bringing innovative, exciting, and sustainable ideas to life. We have opportunities around the world for you to contribute to such advancements as autonomy, electrification, smart mobility technologies, and more!

Product Development uses design thinking & user experience methods to deliver breakthrough products and services that delight our customers. We bring innovative, exciting, and sustainable ideas to life. We have opportunities around the world for you to contribute to advancements in autonomy, electrification, smart mobility technologies, and more!

Note, this is a hybrid position whereby the employee will work both from home and from the Allen Park office. Hence, the employee must live within a reasonable commuting distance from Allen Park, MI. Lead D&R activities for components, systems, and modules in Exterior, Interior, Electrical, Features and Electrification. Lead PMT and systems activities in design, engineering, validation, cost, quality, and launch for Exterior, Interior, Electrical, Features and Electrification.

Lead the feature owners for outstanding Ford Performance features and connected services including customer and functional specifications, feature/software requirements, verification, validation, and launch. Lead the overall engineering team (including VE, PT, and software/feature teams) through the engineering gateways progression and achievement Sign Offs. Review system schematics and 2D drawings and perform system and interface design and system analysis. Review and finalize all vehicle electrical schematics, interfacing documents from all component groups and perform compatibility reviews and technical design reviews to achieve Engineering Sign Off.

Review construction, diagnosis, and issue resolution for electrical bread boarding during the initial prototyping phase and serve as the lead technical person and single point of contact for any and all electrical build issues, module interaction problems, and end of line manufacturing issues. Domestic and international Travel Required up to 10%.

What you'll be able to do:

Engineering Manager Ford Performance - positions offered by Ford Motor Company (Allen Park, Michigan). Note, this is a hybrid position whereby the employee will work both from home and from the Allen Park office. Hence, the employee must live within a reasonable commuting distance from Allen Park, MI. Lead D&R activities for components, systems, and modules in Exterior, Interior, Electrical, Features and Electrification.

Lead PMT and systems activities in design, engineering, validation, cost, quality, and launch for Exterior, Interior, Electrical, Features and Electrification.

Lead the feature owners for outstanding Ford Performance features and connected services including customer and functional specifications, feature/software requirements, verification, validation, and launch. Lead the overall engineering team (including VE, PT, and software/feature teams) through the engineering gateways progression and achievement Sign Offs. Review system schematics and 2D drawings and perform system and interface design and system analysis. Review and finalize all vehicle electrical schematics, interfacing documents from all component groups and perform compatibility reviews and technical design reviews to achieve Engineering Sign Off.

Review construction, diagnosis, and issue resolution for electrical bread boarding during the initial prototyping phase and serve as the lead technical person and single point of contact for any and all electrical build issues, module interaction problems, and end of line manufacturing issues. Domestic and international Travel Required up to 10%.