Driveline Core Engineering Supervisor

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.

At Ford, the Vehicle Hardware Engineering teams are using Design Thinking & User Experience methods to deliver breakthrough products and services that will delight our customers. Our employees are laser-focused on bringing innovative, exciting, and sustainable ideas to life. From autonomy and electrification to smart mobility technologies, our teams around the world are working together with excitement to make smart vehicles for a smart world.

Ford Underbody Systems Engineering is seeking a highly skilled and experienced leader to supervise a team of Core Engineers delivering the needed requirements, strategy, and problem solving methods for the Global Driveline Organization. Deliverables include leading all Core activities such as requirement ownership and creation, peer reviews of engineering deliverables, Failure Mode Avoidance, Problem solving, Training, and Commodity strategies. Assemblies include Axles (Front & Rear), Driveshafts, Halfshafts, Disconnect Devices, Transfer Cases, and associated components.

This key role within the Ford Driveline Engineering Department requires a dynamic and flexible individual that can handle multiple projects in different phases, to support key quality, cost, and throughput objectives for the Global Driveline Organization.

In this position...

• Manage team of 6-8 engineers, owning the subject matter experts for all Driveline parts.
• Key technical hardware oversight of the Driveline system, including close interface with the calibration, Transmission, NVH, and chassis organizations.
• Close interface with our supply base engineering teams on key strategic initiatives on quality, cost, and innovation.

What you'll do...

• Manage resolution of difficult Driveline program issues, where core engineering expertise is needed.
• You will interact with both the Architecture and Application Engineering teams to ensure requirements are met, proper validation is conducted, and Driveline commodity strategies are adhered to.
• Oversight on department quality and cost is also required, ensuring we understand leading indicators that could disrupt our year-end deliverables.

You’ll have...

Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field

6+ years of experience with Driveline systems and components experience and knowledge. Other Underbody commodity experience will be considered.

4+ years of experience in one or more of the following areas; plant, manufacturing, launch experience, tooling knowledge, experience in all phases of product development.

Superior written and oral communication skills, including presentation skills.

Even better, you may have...

Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering or related field.

8+ years of experience with Driveline systems and components experience and knowledge.

Experience with GPDS and other Ford engineering tools (Team Center, 3

Dx, WERS, FEDE, etc.)

Experience in a leadership capacity leading and guiding others.

One Ford Behavior, ability to work cross-functionally, build team consensus.

Including:

• Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
• Paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• Generous…