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 position... The Manufacturing Engineering Transformation team is responsible for leading the digital manufacturing strategy and optimizing the software ecosystem used to deliver programs and manage change at the plant. Acting as the bridge between engineering requirements and software development, we oversee the full product lifecycle,from requirements gathering and solution alignment to development prioritization. We validate these planning tools through Stakeholder Demos, UAT, and Concept Ready pilots, ultimately managing deployment and training to ensure successful adoption by the manufacturing workforce.
As a Manufacturing Systems Solutions Engineer, you will operationalize this strategy, delivering solutions that advance Ford’s digital manufacturing capabilities.
Responsibilities
What you'll do...
- Develop Requirements: Utilize your experience to lead workshops and interviews with manufacturing engineers, industrial engineers, plant personnel and leaders to identify opportunities. Translate these business needs into detailed technical requirements and user stories for the development team.
- Solution Alignment: Ensure that proposed digital solutions align with the broader manufacturing strategy, existing IT architecture, and industry standards.
- Development Oversight and Prioritization: Act as the technical product owner by managing the feature backlog. You will work closely with developers to clarify questions, remove blockers, and prioritize sprint tasks based on business value and urgency.
- Product Review: Conduct regular reviews of the software solutions during the development phase to ensure the build matches the engineering specifications and quality standards.
- Stakeholder Demo: Lead demonstrations of new features and prototypes to key stakeholders to validate concepts, gather immediate feedback, and ensure the product is moving in the right direction.
- Stakeholder Communication: Act as the bridge between software development teams and manufacturing stakeholders,including engineers, plant personnel, and leadership,by clearly articulating project status and synthesizing technical details.
- Project Management: Utilize Jira to manage the product backlog, track progress, and ensure timely delivery of features.
Qualifications
You'll have...
- Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing engineering, Industrial Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field
- 1-3 years of experience in an advanced Manufacturing Engineering environment (automotive, aerospace, or heavy industry preferred)
- 1-3 years of experience in creating / maintaining Manufacturing Bill of Material (MBOM), Bill of Process (BoP), and Bill of Equipment (BoE)
- Experience with Siemens Teamcenter
- Experience with formal product and process Change Management
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work independently and in a team environment
- Strong Project Management skills and results-oriented mindset
Even better, you may have...
- Advanced degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field
- Experience with PLM tools (e.g., Teamcenter, AWC, NX, etc)
- Experience leveraging manufacturing engineering tools for tasks such as human and/or machine time studies, process simulations, and assembly line balancing
- Experience with requirements assessments, issue management, PFMEA / Control Plans
- Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and tools (e.g., Jira)
- Knowledge in the following Ford software systems: FEDE, WERS, GSPAS/APT