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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...

This group owns post-Design Freeze variation analysis encompassing all interior and exterior component and assembly design and tolerance changes, certification of checking fixtures, and the data-driven management of tolerance concessions/relief and production dimensional issues in partnership with suppliers and plant teams. While you will support pre-Design Freeze activities for purchased assemblies, the primary focus of this role is post-Design Freeze readiness and execution across both purchased and in-house engineered components and assemblies.

As the People Leader for this team, you will build, coach, and lead a group of Variation Analysis Engineers. You will set the strategy, standards, work priorities and remove roadblocks so the team can deliver robust outcomes. You’ll ensure VSA results are accurate and correlate to physical measurements, drive cross-functional alignment (D&R, Manufacturing, Quality, PVT, and suppliers) on production dimensional issues.

This role is hybrid/onsite as program and launch phases require, with close collaboration at Ford facilities, suppliers, and manufacturing plants. Expect travel of approximately 10–20% within North America, with increased onsite presence during tool tryout, PPAP, and key build events.

What you'll do...

Team Leadership and Operations

+ Build, lead, and coach a high-performing team of Variation Analysis Engineers. Manage performance, career development, workload, and staffing.

+ Establish and maintain standards, templates, and best practices for VSA, datum strategies, and gauge validation.

+ Own prioritization of work across programs, balancing the team’s capacity with launch and current production needs.

Post Design Freeze

+ Oversee checking fixture design validation, ensuring significant and critical characteristics and the GD&T intent is maintained.

+ Review and approve downstream fit and function of proposed component design changes using 3D-VSA.

+ Quantify and manage tolerance concessions across build events; assess potential impact on vehicle fit/function and align with APQP/PPAP requirements.

+ Drive implementation of dimensional enablers for non-compliant requirements and improvements to tooling/processing.

+ Direct on-site support at suppliers and plants during build events to manage tolerance concessions and risk through build events.

+ Lead cross-functional problem-solving (D&R, Manufacturing, Quality, PVT, Suppliers) to determine root cause and implement corrective actions.

Pre Design Freeze

+ Oversee and manage the development of assembly datum strategies and definition of drawing GD&T in CATIA/3DX for purchased assemblies (e.g., seat frames, cross-car beams, bumper beams).

+ Review and approve 3D-VSA studies (Vis-VSA) to predict system capability against appearance and functional requirements.

+ Ensure correlation of simulation results to measurement data and refine model methods for accuracy.

You'll have...

Bachelor’s degree in engineering.

5+ years of experience performing 3D Variation Analysis using Vis-VSA or similar software in automotive applications or similar field.

Even better, you may have...

Master's degree in engineering.

Strong knowledge of GD&T (ASME Y14.5) and tolerance stack methods.

Demonstrated leadership experience (people leadership or technical leadership of engineers/suppliers), with proven cross-functional collaboration and communication skills

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!

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 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.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSRSP1

This position is a range of salary grades LL6.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.

This position is hybrid. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week.

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**Requisition ID** : 54478