Manufacturing Engineer

Ford Motor Company
hybrid mid full-time $63,480-162,120 Dearborn, MI
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First indexed 9 Mar 2026

Description

At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. We're seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to join our team and help us build the world-class, state-of-the-art smart vehicles the world expects from us.

In this key role, you will provide manufacturing engineering leadership throughout a new model development program – from initial concept through final assembly. This will involve the application of lean manufacturing principles to ensure the highest quality, most efficient processes and products possible.

Responsibilities:

  • Provide manufacturing engineering leadership throughout a new model development program, beginning at initial concept through launch at the final assembly facility.
  • Develop tooling and facilities based on product and process.
  • Apply lean manufacturing principles.
  • Lead virtual manufacturing assembly builds.
  • Drive resolution of manufacturing issues.
  • Interface with Design and Release activities.
  • Develop formal assembly process instructions and enter the process sheets into VPS system.
  • Lead assembly tooling specification purchase, installation, start-up, and commissioning at the assembly site.
  • Track all open tooling and process issues and drive to closure including meeting all exit criteria deliverables - cycle time, throughput, workstation readiness, etc.
  • Prepare management presentations.
  • Drive quality, cost and labor improvements.
  • Support new model launches.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or an equivalent manufacturing engineering
  • Willingness to travel and support launch activities at our North American Assembly plants (USA, Canada & Mexico)
  • Travel is required including co-location at a North American Assembly plant for 9 or more months depending on scale of vehicle launch.
  • 1 or more years of Microsoft Office experience to include Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint
  • Up to 40-50% travel required

Even better, you may have:

  • Solid background with virtual manufacturing tools
  • Experience with tooling, process, quality, and or facility equipment in a production environment.
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Working knowledge of statistics (control charts, data collecting, etc.)

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

  • 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.

This position is a salary grade 5-8 and ranges from $63,480-162,120. Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

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