Supervisor, Body Structures

Ford • Dearborn, MI

7d

About The Position

Responsible for high quality (on-time, within budget, and meeting engineering and attribute requirements) delivery to GPDS milestones for Underbody BIW systems. Deliver focused TVM, Warranty reduction, and benchmarking. Responsible for overall design leadership to meet vehicle attributes including package, crash, and durability. Responsible to lead, review, and approve Underbody BIW designs to ensure delivery to component Engineering Specifications, and vehicle requirements. Responsible to resolve all durability, assembly, and functional issues identified. Proactively run your business to include agenda and issue management communication with immediate leadership. Coach, technical mentor, and guide engineers and rotating FCG's within section. As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including: Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare 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 leadership level 6 and ranges from $112,680-212,760. For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/LL6 Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering required.
• 7 years of PD Engineering experience, within structural commodities, including GPDS forward model programs and launch.
• Thorough understanding of Underbody Structures component designs, experience with interfacing systems (Upperbody BIW, Chassis, Suspension, P/T, EV), material and joining knowledge.
• Advanced problem-solving skills and high technical aptitude with a demonstrated history in successfully leading cross functional teams.
• Natural ability to build productive relationships, achieve cooperation, and influence priorities of technical experts and other key partners.
• Ability to manage/resolve urgent production quality and launch concerns.
• Strong skills in project planning and management - experience in managing large complex projects.
• Strong oral/written communication skills to lead group projects, issue resolution, and management reviews.
• Strong leadership skills, passion for quality, passion for customer - inherent self-starter with strong drive for results
• Position requires simultaneous management of multiple complex and urgent issues
• Demonstrated proficiency in engineering disciplines: DVP&R, DFMEA, 8D, Process Controls, Reliability, and System Engineering Fundamentals
• Knowledgeable in GPDS: UNVx, TDJ/TDC, DCV, PEC/FEC, and Tool releases/builds.
• Proficient in WERS, AIMS, AVBOM, BSAQ, GPIRS, DVA, and Digital Tools (CAD).
• Able to travel and support final assembly plants and supplier sites when required during project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for high quality (on-time, within budget, and meeting engineering and attribute requirements) delivery to GPDS milestones for Underbody BIW systems.
• Deliver focused TVM, Warranty reduction, and benchmarking.
• Responsible for overall design leadership to meet vehicle attributes including package, crash, and durability.
• Responsible to lead, review, and approve Underbody BIW designs to ensure delivery to component Engineering Specifications, and vehicle requirements.
• Responsible to resolve all durability, assembly, and functional issues identified.
• Proactively run your business to include agenda and issue management communication with immediate leadership.
• Coach, technical mentor, and guide engineers and rotating FCG's within section.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees