Engine Manager

Job Description

Ford Motor Company is seeking a strategic leader to join our Internal Combustion Engine Powertrain and Thermal System Engineering (IPTSE) team. As the 6 Cylinder Engine Propulsion Manager, you will lead the design, engineering, and delivery of world-class propulsion systems-encompassing the engine, air induction, and exhaust. You will be responsible for ensuring your team meets rigorous attribute targets and program timelines, driving the hardware excellence that defines Ford's global powertrain standards.

Join us in delivering high-performance ICE technology within our elite Vehicle Hardware Engineering organization.

Responsibilities

You Will...

Department Leadership & Global Strategy

• Lead a high-performing team: Manage a department of approximately 40 engineers responsible for the global design, release, and integration of 6-cylinder engine architectures for Ford Blue.
• End-to-End System Ownership: Oversee the entire propulsion enterprise, including the engine, air induction, and exhaust systems, ensuring seamless integration across the vehicle.
• Program Delivery: Drive accountability for global program milestones, ensuring all deliverables meet rigorous timing and attribute targets.

Engineering Excellence & Quality Assurance

• Technical Oversight: Ensure all engine designs adhere to internal design rules, satisfy Design Verification (DV) protocols, and meet all global regulatory requirements.
• Quality and Reliability Leadership: Lead critical durability reviews and field action discussions; oversee issue resolution using engineer problem solving employing FMA, Statistics 8D, 3x5why methodologies.
• Production Readiness: Guarantee high-volume manufacturing readiness through PPAP sign-off and direct collaboration with Ford Engine Manufacturing Plants.

Operational & Financial Management

• Strategic Cost Management: Drive Total Value Management (TVM) and strategic cost-improvement initiatives to optimize system value.
• Supply Base & Sourcing: Manage sourcing actions and serve as the primary engineering liaison between the Ford supply base and vehicle program teams.
• Lifecycle Management: Oversee the WERS (Worldwide Engineering Release System) process, from initial design through to production and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

You'll Have...

• Expert knowledge of the internal combustion engine design and release process, engine attribute attainment tuning techniques, cost drivers, and quality issues.
• Knowledge of the engine manufacturing process.
• Knowledge of the Ford core engineering excellence process including FMEA, design rules, requirements, test methods, engineering specifications, and verification.
• Experience in engine system FMEA, design rules, requirements, test methods, engineering specifications, and verification.
• Ability to execute the Engineering Excellence process through Tech Club matrix reporting interactions.
• Experience in engine component design and release.
• History of developing and leading a strong team.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills (6 sigma, 8D, A4, Red X, 3x5W, Statistics).
• Strong skills in developing management presentations.
• Ability to guide the team in evening, weekend, and holiday high priority situations.

What you'll receive in return...

As part of the Ford family, you'll enjoy excellent compensation, and a comprehensive benefits package that includes generous PTO, retirement, savings and stock investment plans, incentive compensation, and much more. You'll also experience exciting opportunities for professional and personal growth and recognition.

Our benefits summary can be found Here.

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a change maker, a technical expert, a culture builder...or

all of the above? No matter what you…