Automation Engineer - Final Assembly

As an Automation Engineerin Final Assembly, you will join a talented team of engineers, guiding your team in the application of final assembly tooling to ensure our tier 1 suppliers are adhering to GVOSS with final assembly tooling throughout design & build. This position requires hands-on technical expertise in troubleshooting and commissioning automated equipment within a production environment. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong analytical and problem-solving abilities and the ability to manage multiple technical priorities, and the ability to collaborate effectively with cross functional maintenance and engineering.

Responsibilities:

• Assign work schedules for Controls Engineers and Designers.
• Maintain a current resource sheet with active and future project assignments for all Controls activities
• Ensure quality work from controls Engineers and Designers, setting standards and building tools to create common practice between the controls team.
• Monitor progress on projects to ensure all Controls activities are on schedule partnerships.
• Drive standardization for Final Assembly Tooling
• Ensure the 'Lessons Learned' loop from implementation back to core is being realized with the tooling supplier base
• Team Leadership & Development:
  Provide leadership, mentorship, and technical guidance to a team of manufacturing engineers, fostering a culture of high performance, collaboration, and continuous learning.
• Generate electrical/pneumatic schematics and BOM's in compliance with established company
• Review the programming I electrical specifications and requirements in detail with the assigned Controls personnel to ensure full compliance is achieved.
• Provide support for any control system issue or concern with customers.
• Provide support for all Controls Engineers & Designers to help facilitate their job performance.
• Provide support for all Controls Engineers & Designers to help facilitate their job performance.
• Ensure controls engineering support is provided to customers, sales, and project managers
• Travel for machine installation as required.

Qualifications:

• B.S. Engineering
  - Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience or similar related technical field; or foreign equivalency degree, or a combination of equivalent experience and education
• 2+ years of experience in Manufacturing Engineering
• Ability to travel up to 50% - 60% domestically and internationally (Canada and Mexico); must possess or be able to obtain a valid passport.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2+ years' experience in Manufacturing leadership capacity
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects
• Experience leading, mentoring, and developing engineering teams.
• Proficiency in leveraging Virtual Manufacturing tools (e.g., AutoCAD, Team Center, Vis mockup) for advanced analysis and process optimization.
• Strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to travel to supplier base within greater Detroit area
• Ability to travel to Ford North American Assembly Plant facilities for installation of equipment/tooling as needed.
• Vehicle development processes
• Proficiency with GVOSS
• Automotive manufacturing and launch processes

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 choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child…