Description
We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.
As part of our Manufacturing team, you’ll help build the world-class, state-of-the-art smart vehicles we're known for. In our plants around the world, we’re constantly developing new technologies and processes to further increase our efficiency. You'll get the satisfaction of making great products people use and love.
In this role, you’ll support the implementation of controls solutions for powertrain manufacturing equipment, including CNC machining and related electrical systems. You’ll work with engineering teams, suppliers and plant personnel to integrate, test and troubleshoot equipment, helping ensure safe, reliable operation and successful production launches.
Responsibilities
- Lead the assembly and machining controls engineering deliverables for PTO programs, from simultaneous engineering through program launch for all Global PTO sites.
- Implement and apply standard software and hardware controls architectures across all programs/plants, following the PTO controls specification.
- Ensure the identification and capture of lessons learned along with their application to new programs, as well as the impact to existing strategies and standards.
- Lead simultaneous engineering meetings with Tier I suppliers to orchestrate controls program reviews with all interested parties.
- Participate in management program reviews and represent the controls organization in commodity discussions.
- Drive the controls organization to resolve issues, including feasibility, timing, cost and workload.
- Handle current scope program responsibilities.
- Deliver new model program work for various Powertrain programs supporting and working in either SE MI, Ohio or Windsor, ONT.
- Travel up to 80% during peak program times.
- Work off shift, as the need arises, during peak program install and launch times.
Qualifications
- Prefer a minimum of 5 years of implementation experience
- Bachelors degree in Engineering (Electrical Engineering OR Mechanical preferred) or Computer Science
- Experience in controls engineering with strong ability to quickly learn and apply controls knowledge
- Hardware design experience – Electrical and Pneumatic
- Panel layout and design experience
- Applied experience in Structured Control Language (SCL)
- Including FC/FB Editing and creation
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, including between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day