Process Engineering Specialist (LAP)

You will apply engineering principles and analytical techniques to establish and continuously improve manufacturing processes and products at Ford Motor Company.

Responsibilities

• Apply engineering principles to drive continuous improvement in safety, quality, and productivity.
• Use company and industry standard processes and tools to plan, manage, and utilize gauges for measurement of components and assemblies.
• Apply effective root cause analysis principles to interpret data from inspection equipment and recommend or implement appropriate responses.
• Ensure gauge calibration, certification, and repeatability and reproducibility.
• Determine locators and measurement points for data collection or special studies.
• Verify product tolerances and engineering build specifications.
• Apply engineering principles and analytical techniques to establish and continuously improve manufacturing processes.
• Implement interim and permanent corrective actions to resolve quality issues.
• Manage statistical process control activities performed by hourly employees.
• Execute measurement system data analysis to identify sources of variation within a production environment and effectively resolve concerns.
• Establish and monitor quality target levels to ensure objectives are met.
• Provide input for design and assembly concepts.
• Establish critical characteristics for data collection methods.
• Support expedited concern resolution with cross-functional teams, including Quality, Production, and Maintenance departments.
• Review assembly tooling for degradation, failure modes, and recommend preventative maintenance.
• Investigate and cut off incoming quality concerns; must have experience with initiating containment, determining root cause, and implementing corrective actions (ICA/PCA).

Qualifications

• Associate's degree of applied science in manufacturing or engineering-related technology.
• 1-3 years of Manufacturing or Process Engineering experience with automotive assembly tooling, processes, and facilities.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong computer skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Self-motivated with an excellent work ethic.
• Strong verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
• Proven ability to operate in stressful situations within timing constraints.
• Ability to meet objectives with minimal direct supervision.
• Continuous improvement or quality-first mindset.

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care, 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