Ford Racing Program Management - Lead Controls Analyst

You'll be part of the team working on the next elite niche production vehicle in the Ford Racing portfolio of high-performance vehicles.

You will support program timing, workplans, and GPDS deliverables, track milestones from concept through production readiness, and drive issue resolution and recovery actions.

Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting program timing, workplans, and GPDS deliverables
• Leading core program forums such as Program Steering Team meetings and milestone readiness reviews
• Building and delivering program health reporting, status, and risk summaries
• Maintaining program assumptions and facilitating assumption reviews
• Supporting sourcing and launch readiness with Purchasing and cross-functional partners

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience
• 3+ years of experience in automotive product development, program management, program controls or planning, design and release, manufacturing engineering, or launch
• Strong knowledge of vehicle development milestones, deliverables, and program management disciplines (including GPDS)
• Strong critical thinking, prioritization, and organizational skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive issues to closure without direct authority

Preferred qualifications:

• Previous experience in program controls on a major Ford program
• Experience supporting vehicle programs from concept through launch
• Experience with prototype builds, launch execution, and change management
• Previous Design and Release or other technical engineering experience

Benefits include:

• 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