Plant System Integration Specialist, Energy

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Ford Energy is a newly formed, wholly-owned subsidiary of Ford Motor Company dedicated to accelerating U.S. energy independence. Leveraging Ford’s century of manufacturing excellence and world‑class battery energy storage systems (BESS) technology, Ford Energy designs, manufactures, and services grid‑scale and commercial DC battery energy storage systems (BESS). Ford Energy is uniquely positioned to capture the growing demand for reliable, US‑built energy storage systems.

We are not just building batteries; we are building the infrastructure for the next generation of the American grid.

Why Ford Energy?

At Ford Energy, you have the backing of an industrial manufacturing powerhouse with the agility of a dedicated energy startup offering industry‑leading technology. We offer a competitive compensation package including performance‑based bonuses, Ford vehicle discounts, and the opportunity to shape the energy strategy of one of the world’s most iconic brands.

In this position...

This hands‑on role sits at the intersection of application development, plant‑floor systems integration, and data engineering. The specialist will design and build new software applications and tools that solve operational problems on the plant floor. Examples include custom tracking and scheduling tools, workflow apps, and purpose‑built dashboards. The specialist will also contribute to the initial setup of connections between production equipment and the Manufacturing Execution Systems.

You will own problems end‑to‑end. That means gathering requirements from plant stakeholders, designing, and building the solution, and deploying and supporting it in line with Ford Production System (FPS) standards. You will work closely with Team Managers, Supervisors, Digital Champions, data analysts, and application developers to find gaps where no tool exists and build the solution.

We value curiosity and the ability to learn quickly. You don't need to have used every tool listed. You do need to show that you can pick up new technologies and deliver working results with them.

• Partner with team leaders and plant stakeholders to identify needs and design, build, test, deploy, and support digital applications and workflows.
• Select appropriate platforms and approaches, balancing build‑versus‑buy, low‑code, and custom development options.
• Align digital solutions with FPS priorities and support adoption through training, documentation, and deployment planning.
• Connect applications to plant and enterprise systems, including MES, IIoT, ERP, SCADA, and PLCs.
• Build and maintain reliable data pipelines, APIs, and semantic models that make production data consistent and accessible.
• Develop dashboards and reporting tools that support real‑time SQDCMEP decisions and data traceability.
• Maintain data quality, master data, metadata, and documentation; troubleshoot system, connectivity, and production‑record issues.
• Administer SharePoint and automate workflows using low‑code/no‑code tools where appropriate.
• Ensure solutions follow cybersecurity and IT/OT security standards.
• Lead root‑cause analysis and corrective actions, and collaborate across teams to pilot and scale digital improvements.

You'll have...

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical, automation, or computer engineering; computer science; or a related field—or equivalent education and experience.
• 3–5 years of experience in a similar role.
• Experience designing and building software applications or tools from the ground…