Senior Technical Program Manager, Drive Unit

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Senior Technical Program Manager – Drive Unit

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.

Join us to make positive change by helping build a better world where every person is free to move and pursue their dreams.

In this position... The Senior Technical Program Manager – Drive Unit will be responsible for leading the development and execution of the Drive Unit design. This includes managing the technical aspects of the project, ensuring that the drive unit meets all safety and performance requirements, and coordinating with cross-functional teams to ensure successful integration with other vehicle systems.

What you'll do...

• Lead the development and execution of the Drive Unit program in Product Development, ensuring design meets all safety and performance requirements.

• Manage the technical aspects of the project including design, build, test, and validation.

• Manage change control and own cross functional execution.

• Using technical knowledge and engineering experience, identify risks and ensure problems are transparent. Help develop risk mitigation plans and execution of such.

• Facilitate sourcing activities and cost reduction opportunities with part design optimizations.

• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful integration with other vehicle systems such as powertrain, chassis, electronics, and software.

• Drive collaboration across cross-functional groups such as manufacturing, purchasing, finance, and supply base.

• Develop and maintain project timelines, volumes, and budgets, and provide regular progress updates to senior management.

• Designate and manage key metrics for team to be successful.

• Work closely with suppliers and partners to ensure manufacturing feasibility with design requirements, and ensure timely delivery of components and systems based program milestones.

• Support key decisions working cross-functionally across engineering, finance, and strategy to reach the right conclusions.

• Drive continuous improvement of the drive unit program and processes.

You'll have...

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (mechanical, electrical, or related) or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.

• 3+ years of experience in program management.

• Experience in launching high volume products, preferably cradle-to-grave experience.

• Strong technical background in drive units, including knowledge of sub-systems, their components, and functionality: inverter, motor, gearbox.

• Experience using Confluence, Jira, Jama, or other project management tools.

• Experience managing cross-functional teams and working with suppliers and partners.

• Excellent communication and leadership skills. Leadership through service mentality.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities.

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

Even better, you may have...

• 5+ years program management experience.

• Hands-on experience building and launching automotive products.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• An eagerness to work cross-functionally in a dynamic environment where you are part of a high performing team.

• A system approach to design and development with the desire and curiosity to strive for exceptional delivery execution and continuous improvement.

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think…