Design Industrialization Engineer - SMT/PCBA, Electronic Modules
Listed on 2026-06-26
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Engineering
Manufacturing Engineer, Quality Engineering, Process 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.
Ford’s Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team is charged with delivering the company’s vision of a fully electric transportation future. EVDD is customer‑obsessed, entrepreneurial, and data‑driven and is dedicated to delivering industry‑leading customer experience for electric vehicle buyers and owners. You’ll join an agile team of doers pioneering our EV future by working collaboratively, staying focused on only what matters, and delivering excellence day in and day out.
In this position, the Design Industrialization Engineer works between engineering and supply chain teams and with external suppliers to ensure alignment on requirements, provide critical feedback on part designs, 2‑D drawings, and directly improve specification development procedures for Ford’s next‑generation electric powertrains.
What you’ll do- Own processes, communication, and documentation during transition to high volume production
- Develop correct specs for successful RFQ’s using reliability goals and FMEAs
- Evaluate supplier capabilities using Product DFM & Process DFM tools
- Define supplier quality goals during DFM negotiations and prototype phases for pre‑production activities
- Ensure 100% DFM prior sourcing for new complex technologies. Capture CAPEX and tooling. BOD/BOM/BOP captured, and after sourcing continues to evolve for industrialization readiness, as single source of truth for industrialization execution for PPAP QOE delivery
- Conduct supplier visits to ensure accuracy of information
- Support design team in generating and checking 2‑D drawings and component specifications
- Define internal specification development procedures
- Perform design for manufacturing review of components and systems
- Validate quoted costs vs. reality of production, and eliminate supplier waste for optimized cost
- Help define and drive program schedule based on supplier lead‑times
- Ensure engineering design work and supplier milestones are met
- Directly contribute to hiring and building out of engineering and quality teams
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
- 8+ years of experience in automotive or related high‑volume manufacturing field.
- Proficiency in CATIA.
- Experience with PPAP, Lean Six Sigma, and Minitab.
- Strong engineering and quality skills to support supplier process and quality negotiations.
- Previous experience as a design and quality engineer.
- Ability to provide feedback on supplier processes to ensure manufacturability and cost optimization.
- Ability to hire and recruit engineering and supply chain team member.
- Leading people, assertiveness and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.
- Experience in supplier quality management and production management.
- Familiarity with GD&T and DFM.
- Understanding of QMS and SPC.
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!
Benefits- Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
- Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp‑up programs, subsidized backup 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
- A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
- Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.
This position is a leadership level 6 and ranges from $127,100‑$239,900. Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate’s skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope,…
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