Racing Powertrain Quality Engineer

Racing is where our story began.

In 1901, Henry Ford climbed into a car he built himself - 'Sweepstakes' - and beat America's most famous driver. He wasn't a racer, but he had to win. He did. Ford Motor Company was born from that victory.

That fighting spirit lives on in Ford Racing today. We're the engineers, strategists, and competitors who bring Ford's track-tested edge into every vehicle we build. Every track, every stage, every proving ground—that's where we prove ourselves.

The result: one of the world's most iconic brands, legendary nameplates, and a team unmatched in the industry.

Our mantra:
Race to win, engineer to lead.

If you're a competitor, innovator, or performance obsessive, Ford Racing is where you belong. Help us write the next chapter.

The Powertrain Quality Engineer drives error elimination for Ford Racing's Sports Car Powertrains, conducting timely failure analysis on field and development issues to support Ford Racing's Sports Car Mission through fast, effective resolution. The role partners closely with Development Engineering, Powertrain Workshop Operations, internal and external labs, and suppliers, and reports to Powertrain and Program leads. Success requires balancing the fast-paced, shifting demands of motor sport while keeping sight of both urgent and important priorities.

Equally critical are maintaining meticulous, transparent reporting and advancing standardized Quality Management practices across Ford Racing's Powertrain Products.

This role is hybrid and requires at least 4 days per week onsite in Allen Park, MI.

• Lead, manage, and support the failure analysis and overall topic management to ensure departmental and program objectives for internal and external customers (e.g., issue resolution time and effective countermeasure development).
• Works with minimal direction while maintaining a high level of accountability and accuracy.
• Lead and execute incoming inspection activities on incoming parts and assemblies, evaluating established critical characteristics and adhering to defined sample rates aligned with Engineering.
• Partner with Engineering and Quality to establish, review, and continuously improve incoming inspection criteria, measurement methods, and sampling strategies.
• Develop and refine component testing methodologies in collaboration with powertrain subject matter experts.
• Create, maintain, and update documentation related to laboratory testing, analysis processes, and operational procedures.
• Track and measure Failure Analysis performance through key performance indicators (KPIs) to gauge performance and efficiency.
• Assist the Programs' technical support teams with solutions for intermediate containment actions, and is responsible for the deployment and validation of permanent containment actions.
• Inspect and perform functional testing on powertrain components to accurately determine failure modes.
• Investigate root causes of failures to include report generation.
• Utilize Ford's ticketing and quality management systems to document, track, and manage issues identified during inspection, testing, customer use / race operation through to resolution validation.
• Develop, document, and continuously improve departmental processes and procedures.
• Communicate work-plan and project results to customers and management via written reports, meetings, and presentations.
• Perform additional duties and responsibilities as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in powertrain development and testing, with demonstrated proficiency in combustion-engine operation, non-destructive testing (NDT), GD&T, and metallurgical analysis.
• Minimum 2 years of experience applying quality tools and methods, including Supplier Quality Management, FMEA, SPC, MSA, Control Plans, and APQP/PPAP processes.

• Master’s degree in a technical field of study.
• Direct expertise in motorsports or a high-performance racing environment.
• Demonstrated success in a demanding, high-stakes environment.
• Former engine design experience.
• Prior engine assembly and build experience.
• Working with CATIA, Win Darab, CAN and Ethernet Protocols, Cosworth Pi and MoTec Software, Minitab or similar.
• Knowledge and experience with various manufacturing methods to include casting, forging, machining, heat treatment and surface coatings.
• Solid organizational skills including proven ability to multi-task and maintain project deadlines
• Ability to work independently and…