Chief Engineer, AI Product Creation

We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves, and build a better world - together. At Ford, we're all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves?

Product Development at Ford is undergoing an exciting evolution as we integrate advanced digital technologies, machine learning, and smart automation into our global processes. Our mission is to transition toward a highly integrated, digital-first engineering ecosystem that balances our signature predictability and repeatability with modern computational speed and agility.

In this position...

The Chief Engineer, AI Product Creation will lead the strategic integration of next-generation digital tools, advanced analytics, and intelligent systems across Ford's Global Product Development System (GPDS) to optimize engineering workflows, accelerate development cycles, and drive product excellence.

In this highly strategic and transformational role, you will oversee the architectural integration of AI across the entire Ford product creation lifecycle. As the lead for AI Product Creation, you will recommend investments, and design and execute the systems that allow us to optimize our engineering workflows, leverage historical data assets, and enhance virtual validation. You will lead a global, cross-functional effort to modernize our systems, working across active and future vehicle programs to deploy next-generation tools.

This role requires a rare combination of deep product development logic, a strong grasp of modern AI technologies, and the collaborative leadership necessary to drive cultural and technological change in a fast-paced, high-stakes and dynamic environment.

The Chief Engineer, AI Product Creation will lead the strategic integration of next-generation digital tools, advanced analytics, and intelligent systems across Ford's Global Product Development System (GPDS) to optimize engineering workflows, accelerate development cycles, and drive product excellence.

What you'll do...

NOW:
Tactical Efficiency & Optimization

* Identify & Map Bottlenecks:
Assess the value stream mapping of existing GPDS processes to pinpoint high-waste physical bottlenecks suitable for immediate AI-enabled optimization.

* Deploy Immediate-Value AI Tools:
Champion and scale the rollout of tactical AI accelerators, including LLM-based coding assistants for software integration and automated program tracking tools (a virtual program manager).

* Execute Rolling Pilots:
Collaborate with active vehicle program teams to implement rolling pilots of generative engineering and advanced simulation tools, delivering immediate efficiency gains to in-flight programs.

* NEAR:
System Integration & Concurrent Engineering

* Architect a data lake:
Drive the definition and implementation of a data system to connect cross-functional work systems to enable real-time, closed-loop analysis.

* Scale Predictive Simulations and Digital Twins:
Expand the use of advanced predictive simulation models aimed at reducing physical test iterations and accelerate validation loops across key vehicle attributes and development work streams

* De-Risk Manufacturing Tooling:
Leverage advanced predictive analytics to optimize long-lead manufacturing tooling designs, proactively identifying and correcting physical manufacturing constraints early in the design cycle.

* FAR:
Deliver the Aspirational Target

* Establish a Digital-First Development Cycle:
Lead the ultimate transition to a highly compressed, digital-first development cycle that significantly reduces time-to-market while improving quality.

* Foster a Digitally Literate Engineering Culture:
Drive a culture of digital literacy and advanced tool adoption across the global engineering community, establishing next-generation benchmarks for the industry that every engineer at Ford is empowered by intelligent, generative design tools.

What you'll do...

NOW:
Tactical Efficiency & Optimization

* Identify & Map Bottlenecks:
Assess the value stream mapping of existing GPDS processes to pinpoint high-waste physical bottlenecks suitable for immediate AI-enabled optimization.

* Deploy Immediate-Value AI Tools:
Champion and scale the rollout of tactical AI accelerators, including LLM-based coding assistants for software integration and automated program tracking tools (a virtual program manager).

* Execute Rolling Pilots:
Collaborate with active vehicle program teams to implement rolling pilots of generative engineering and advanced simulation tools, delivering immediate efficiency gains to in-flight programs.

* NEAR:
System Integration & Concurrent Engineering

* Architect a data lake:
Drive the definition and implementation of a data system to connect cross-functional work systems to enable real-time, closed-loop analysis.

* Scale Predictive Simulations and Digital Twins:
Expand the use of advanced predictive simulation models aimed at reducing physical test iterations and accelerate validation loops…