Manufacturing Engineer

We made history and now we work to transform the future - for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters. This role focuses on conducting in-depth feasibility studies and risk assessments for new and improved conveyor solutions, ensuring they meet rigorous standards for efficiency, safety, and lean manufacturing principles.

In this Position...

As a Manufacturing Engineer specializing in conveyor and facilities feasibility, you will play a key role in shaping the future of advanced manufacturing by designing innovative conveyor systems that bring final assembly operations to life. Partnering with manufacturing leaders, product engineers, plant teams, and suppliers, you will solve complex production challenges and transform ideas into scalable, high-impact solutions. Leveraging AutoCAD and advanced engineering methodologies, you will develop efficient conveyance systems and facility layouts that optimize throughput, enhance ergonomics, and improve operational performance.

This is an exciting opportunity to influence how products move through the factory of the future while driving innovation, efficiency, and world-class manufacturing excellence.

As a Conveyors & Facilities Advanced Feasibility Engineer in Final Assembly, you'll help shape the future of manufacturing by designing and evaluating the next generation of conveyor, material handling, and automation systems that bring vehicles to life. This role combines innovation, engineering strategy, and problem-solving to develop smart, scalable solutions that enhance efficiency, safety, and production performance. Working alongside cross-functional teams, you'll influence facility layouts, emerging technologies, and automation concepts that support both current operations and future manufacturing advancements, making a direct impact on how vehicles are built at scale.

What you'll do...

* Designing efficient conveyance systems and layouts in AutoCAD

* Performing detailed feasibility studies, simulations, and analyses to evaluate proposed designs and process changes, including assessing technical viability, cost-effectiveness, and potential risks.

* Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including manufacturing, product engineers, the plant teams and suppliers, to define technical specifications and integrate conveyor systems seamlessly into the final assembly line.

* Optimizing existing conveyor layouts and processes to enhance throughput, improve ergonomics, and reduce operational costs.

* Ensuring all conveyor system designs and implementations comply with relevant industry standards, safety regulations, and internal specifications.

* Providing technical expertise and guidance throughout the project lifecycle, from concept generation to installation and prove-out of new systems.

* Adding costs into GMOD for forward model programs for conveyance and facilities

* Ensure tier 1 suppliers are compliant to GVOSS with conveyance and tooling designs

* Lead onsite activities such as field reviews and plant alignment meetings

What you'll do...

* Designing efficient conveyance systems and layouts in AutoCAD

* Performing detailed feasibility studies, simulations, and analyses to evaluate proposed designs and process changes, including assessing technical viability, cost-effectiveness, and potential risks.

* Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including manufacturing, product engineers, the plant teams and suppliers, to define technical specifications and integrate conveyor systems seamlessly into the final assembly line.

* Optimizing existing conveyor layouts and processes to enhance throughput, improve ergonomics, and reduce operational costs.

* Ensuring all conveyor system designs and implementations comply with relevant industry standards, safety regulations, and internal specifications.

* Providing technical expertise and guidance throughout the project lifecycle, from concept generation to installation and prove-out of new systems.

* Adding costs into GMOD for forward model programs for conveyance and facilities

* Ensure tier 1 suppliers are compliant to GVOSS with conveyance and tooling designs

* Lead onsite activities such as field reviews and plant alignment meetings