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At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. We also believe in providing you with the freedom to define and realize your dreams. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career potential as you help us define tomorrow's transportation.

Plant Vehicle Team (PVT) Engineers are part of Ford Motor Company's Product Development organization and co-located at the vehicle assembly plant with the vehicle manufacturing team. The PVT Engineer has key responsibility regarding product quality.

This position is within the Flat Rock Assembly Plant for the EVDD/EDS/Wiring PVT Team.

In this position...

• Flat Rock Assembly Plant PVT (Plant Vehicle Team) Engineer for Electrical and Wiring to support the Mustang program.

• Own cascaded functional external quality objectives (R/1000 and CPU).

1. Lead and oversee Issue Resolution and Insights System (IRIS) warranty binning and analysis.

2. Contact dealers, review part returns, and analyze data as needed to establish root cause.

3. Work with larger problem solving team to contain identified issues before they leave assembly plant.

4. Work with larger problem solving team to establish root cause. Define real and effective long-term corrective actions.

5. Document problem solving progress using Single-Issue Management & Problem Solving Nexus (SIMPSN) system.

6. Support and present issue findings in general plant quality meetings, Functional Quality Reviews (FQR), Director Quality Reviews (DQR), and Vehicle Quality Reviews (VQR).

• Support cascaded internal quality objectives with the Variability Reduction Team (VRT) manufacturing co-leads.

1. Provide Incoming Quality (IQ) with any needed guidance for part measurement and drawing interpretation.

2. Support VRT "gemba" process walks to reduce internal fallout.

• Support any needed Stop Ship action to advise severity, coordinate subject matter experts, establish containment, and prepare any needed repair procedures. Interface with Ford internal Critical Concern Review Group (CCRG) as needed.

What you'll do...

Change Management

• Lead in-plant trials for design driven changes and assess impact to quality and production.

• Lead in-plant trials for supplier driven changes and assess impact to quality and production.

• Provide in-plant trial feedback as part of Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) completion.

• Support Launch Team for major launches prior to OK to Buy (OKTB) and follow-through on any needed post OKTB issue resolution.

• Lead identified minor launches as agreed with functional and plant team leadership.

You'll have...

Bachelor's of Science degree in Electrical Engineering or a closely related field of study

5+ years experience with EDS/Wiring

Strong problem solving and decision making skills.

Good interpersonal skills, both oral and written.

Even better, you may have...

Experience working in IRIS/JIRA/SIMPSN/QED and WERS.

Experience using DET and Vector Tools

Successful completion of Six Sigma Green Belt training and Black Belt Certification is desired.

Self-starter; and comfortable working in a plant environment; which may require Saturday and off-shift support.

Flexibility to work at other B&A locations as necessary.

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.

This position is a salary grade 8.

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

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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