Components Supervisor - Transmission Gears & Planetaries

Components Supervisor - Transmission Gears & Planetaries Job Description

Components Supervisor - Transmission Gears & Planetaries

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 uses design thinking & user experience methods to deliver breakthrough products and services that delight our customers. We bring innovative, exciting, and sustainable ideas to life. We have opportunities around the world for you to contribute to advancements in autonomy, electrification, smart mobility technologies, and more!

In this position...

Ford Motor Company has an exciting new opportunity for a product development design and release supervisor for global planetary gear and shaft components supporting Drive Units, Stepped Ratio Transmissions, and Hybrids.

What you’ll do...

• Assess and assign gear/shaft workload e.g. new programs, current production programs. Develop scope on assigned or initiated projects or tasks.
• Provide leadership, objectives cascade, performance feedback, input and motivation on projects and performance e.g. weekly section meetings, one-on-one meetings, support D&R engineers with management reviews & report outs.
• Review, analyze, and address any warranty issues attributed to responsible components.
• Audits, coaches and mentors engineers in all engineering FMA elements, design rules, and RQT elements in conformance with delivering new programs.
• Collaborate with Systems & TS community to ensure robust design reviews and full compliance with FMA requirements at each program milestone.
• Lead test hardware reviews and problem solving to ensure robust component and system level sign-off.
• Collaborate and communicate with ATNPC Gearlab/Machine shop & VEV teams to allocate & prioritize prototype operations and test resources to support program deliverables.
• Interface with STP, LTP, VEPC, CAFTP, HTP resident engineers, PTME & plant personnel to support and address quality, FTT, warranty issues on planetary, gear and shaft components.
• Review and disposition of SREAs, Alerts, Concern/Notice.
• Lead APQP & support STA to ensure robust Ph0-Ph3 PPAP process at suppliers and Ford plants.
• Lead Gear and Shaft CPMT with suppliers and cross functional teams to communicate program deliverables, support builds, provide engineering support to address process & quality issues.
• Collaborate with suppliers and plant personnel to identify cost-saving ideas to deliver TVM objectives. Develop detailed workplans to ensure on‑time implementation.
• Develop strategic commodity plans for responsible components.
• Train, mentor & develop personnel in the group, maintain technical competence and expand knowledge of technical developments.
• Upgrade personal knowledge and skill levels through training.
• Recruit, hire & build Engineering and/or technical team.
• Approve D&R access to software, hardware & engineering tools.

You’ll have...

• 6+ years of experience with Design and Release processes.
• 6+ years of experience in FMA processes and documentation.
• 6+ years of experience in Components and Systems design and processes.
• 6+ years of experience delivering balanced Quality/Cost/Weight/Function/Timing attributes for components or subsystems.

Even better, you may have...

• Masters in product development or Advanced Engineering degree preferred.
• A clear communicator and highly motivated to exceed expectations in a constantly changing product landscape.
• INCOSE CSEP certification or equivalent preferred.
• Versed in UML and SysML modeling languages preferred.
• Experienced in analyzing a descriptive model to assist in complex decision making preferred.

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!

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