Supervisor, Electrical Distribution Systems (EDS) Design & Release

Product Development at Ford Motor Company uses design thinking and user experience methods to deliver breakthrough products and services. As a Supervisor, Electrical Distribution Systems (EDS) Design & Release, you will lead the team in delivering wiring systems that meet quality, cost, weight, functional, and timing objectives.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the team meets program objectives for Quality, Cost, Weight, Function, and Timing, including current-model objectives and Six Sigma strategies.
• Cascade, manage, and optimize program targets; assess technical trade-offs among competing objectives and report risks and opportunities to the Program team at designated milestones.
• Ensure adherence to quality-improvement and design-development practices, including FMEA, DVPR, quality history, prevention of recurrence, SDS, design guides, test procedures, and robust design verification and validation.
• Ensure product designs satisfy functional and customer requirements, and support closure of systemic issues related to EDS function.
• Lead resolution of wiring issues using applicable systems and processes.
• Lead EDS sign-off for program milestones.
• Drive subsystem and component design, release, and validation to meet production tooling and vehicle launch timing.
• Facilitate effective engineering and cross-functional decisions through Functional and VHM meetings.
• Follow the ED&T approval process to maintain program timing.
• Maintain PDL and BOM accuracy for all wire harness releases and oversee program-specific systems.
• Support EDS-related JIRA/AIMS, WERS, and OTG processes; communicate upcoming program milestone events.
• Review and approve proposed supplier-initiated changes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Mechatronics, Automotive Engineering, or a closely related engineering discipline.
• 5+ years of automotive Electrical Distribution System (EDS) and/or wire-harness design experience.
• Experience supporting at least one full vehicle program launch through production.
• 3+ years of direct experience with wire-harness or electrical-distribution-system design and release activities.
• Demonstrated experience in at least two of the following areas: Vehicle manufacturing or assembly support, Product testing or design validation, Vehicle launch support, Supplier quality, engineering, or change-management activities.
• 5+ year of experience leading technical work across internal engineering teams, manufacturing, program teams, and/or suppliers.
• Experience using structured problem-solving methods to identify root cause, implement corrective actions, and prevent recurrence of technical or quality issues.
• Experience leading technical work across suppliers and internal cross-functional partners.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple engineering deliverables simultaneously.
• Demonstrated experience coaching, mentoring, training, or providing technical direction to other engineers.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
• 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
• Generous vacation time, sick/personal time, and paid holidays