Launch Process Engineer

At Ford Motor Company, you will contribute to the manufacture of engines at Ford's Engine and Transmission Plants as a Launch Process Engineer. You will work to deliver lean, flexible, and competitive manufacturing systems that power Ford's winning portfolio of Ford Tough trucks and SUVs.

In this position, you will:

• Support development and implementation of Crankshafts and related Round Parts manufacturing systems for new powertrain programs in Michigan and Ohio.
• Utilize machining process knowledge, particularly steel and iron metal cutting and grinding, to deliver an efficient and optimized process regarding quality, costs, timing, and footprint.
• Support equipment installation, power on, run capability, and equipment handover to the powertrain plants.
• Initiate bids, evaluate, recap bids for equipment purchase; work with Purchasing to write and place orders.
• Work with OEMs, suppliers, Product, and Plant engineering teams to resolve engineering and program delivery issues.
• Interface and coordinate project-related items such as facilities, safety, ergonomics, material handling and kitting, tooling, and gauging.
• Support discrete event simulation for constraint analysis; work with Industrial Engineers (IE) to assess and improve throughput.
• Travel up to 50% in support of assigned projects in collaboration with OEMs, Tooling, Gauging, and related equipment suppliers.

Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering or Equivalent Work Experience
• 3+ years of engineering and manufacturing experience
• Working knowledge of GD&T; reading engineering drawings
• Strong communication skills along with the ability to work in a cross-functional team
• Strong organization skills with the ability to handle complex projects with multiple objectives
• Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing Principles and Six Sigma
• Proven record of customer-focused work

Benefits:

• 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.

The salary range for this position is $74,300 - $166,200.