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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...

Ford Underbody Systems Engineering is seeking a highly skilled and experienced leader to supervise a team of Design Engineers delivering the needed Quality performance of products in the field for the Global Driveline Organization. Deliverables include executing defined product development projects to remedy quality issues in the field, working with Service engineering to reduce our Cost-per-Repair, and leading quality metrics at our in-house Axle Manufacturing assembly plant. These 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 objectives for the Global Driveline Organization. The metrics that encompass your objective will be total repairs per 1000 vehicles, Cost-Per-Repair targets.

What you'll do...

+ Manage team of 7-9 engineers, owning the Quality performance 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.

+ You will interact with the Application Engineering teams to ensure key projects are identified from field performance, and those defined projects are given to your team to execute.

+ Oversight on quality metrics is also important, and you will be asked to utilize our continually improving Quality toolsets for gathering trends and validating fixes.

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 with plant, manufacturing, launch experience, tooling knowledge, experience in all phases of product development.

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 (TeamCenter, WERS, FEDE, etc.).

Experience in a leadership capacity leading and guiding others.

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

Superior written and oral communication skills, including presentation 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 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.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSRSP1 (https://urldefense.com/v3/\_\_https:/fordcareers.co/GSRSP1\_\_;!!N\_LtwI-RPugbI9wg0dJn!EfPAR37sXzTFVcT6NAW2bnBQNAaLjW7FC\_A9S7LCVwLI\_pZ\_AxH\_sr9LT3TU9F64urrHowpJbVPqNd5Z$) .

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** : 56742