# Platform Hardware Technical Manager

**Company**: Ford Motor Company
**Location**: Dearborn
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Automotive
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44294

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## Description

Be the first to apply for this exciting opportunity to join Ford's Technology Platform Programs (TPP) team as a Platform Hardware Technical Manager. In this role, you will lead the development and maintenance of assumptions for Platform Hardware iterations, manage and drive resolution of hardware risks, technical challenges, change control, complexity reduction, and cost.

Orchestrate Technical Hardware Platform direction through engineering gateways and financial milestones from pre-program (MR) through FEC, acting as single point of contact between SET/VHE/VHM, Program Planning, Tech Strategy, Design/Release, Finance, Quality, Attribute, STA, VO, and NML teams.

Collaborate with the Functional D&Rs / Hardware Teams / SETs / TPMs / TPP Applications team to ensure all work in support of Program content is completed on time, with quality. Manage functional content alignment supports Platform initiatives and program objectives.

Ensure all Technical Platform hardware is sourced, released, validated and delivered in support of program timing. Review and ensure BOM accuracy and completeness including content alignment with Tech Strategy and Architecture teams.

Facilitate the support the DV process by proactively cascading Platform requirements, driving DFMEA development, leading hardware audits/reviews, ensuring proper classification, test planning, vehicle requests and availability.

Spearhead ECU part updates for all Platform breadboards and preproduction builds at the build site. Work with D&R Engineers, SETs / VHEs, suppliers, New Models, MP&L, and other stakeholders to organize and lead HW update events. Ensure all required part and vehicle level updates are completed on time and with quality, in support of build timing.

Represent the Technical Platform Hardware Team in Program and Vehicle Operations forums (e.g. Hardware Architecture Stand up, PSTs, CNE DF, Change Control, Milestone reviews, Design reviews, AIMs, Jira, Pedigree reviews, etc.). Also, organize, lead and follow-up issue- or deliverable-specific meetings.

Manage ED&T and Tooling (Dates, tracking, budget allocation) for Unit/Platform and Program as well as as Platform BOM for Unit/Platform.

Evaluate feasibility/scoping of Upfront Hardware for highly integrated features (new/major modifiedECUs to platform – New content to on-board, new platform choices, and platform guardrails

## Skills

### Required
- Automotive hardware engineering
- Technical program management
- Platform engineering
- Electrical/electronic systems
- Vehicle architecture
- Complex hardware programs
- Platform initiatives
- Hardware risks
- Technical challenges
- Change control
- Complexity reduction
- Cost management
- ECU part updates
- Hardware audits/reviews
- Test planning
- Vehicle requests and availability
- ED&T and Tooling
- Platform BOM

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