Description
As a Controls Engineer at Ford, you will be a key member of the Advanced Technology Platform (ATP) Organisation within the Automation and Controls Engineering (ACE) division. In this role, you will lead and support controls automation activities and deliverables across Powertrain (PTME), Vehicle (VME), and Battery (BME) Manufacturing Engineering programmes. Your responsibilities will span the entire manufacturing lifecycle,from implementing cutting-edge technologies and innovation to managing equipment obsolescence, ensuring quality, safety, cybersecurity, and providing troubleshooting manufacturing support for Ford's global plant operations.
Your primary focus will be on the technical bridge between design and execution, ensuring our manufacturing lines are intelligent, efficient, and engineered to the highest safety and quality standards. You will play a pivotal role in the entire programme lifecycle,from initial studies and equipment design to machine build, installation, and final launch.
Key responsibilities and contributions include:
- End-to-end programme leadership: estimating, planning, and delivering comprehensive controls deliverables for PTME and VME programmes.
- Technical design and integration: conducting detailed reviews of electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic drawings, coordinating virtual commissioning with Global Vehicle Product Engineering (GVPE), and managing the interface between software applications and OEM integrations.
- Operational excellence and troubleshooting: being the 'boots on the ground' for issue resolution during machine build and installation, and managing change controls post-launch to maintain system stability.
- Strategic infrastructure and cybersecurity: leading the coordination of power requirements for manufacturing assets, serving as the point of contact for plant-floor cybersecurity, and ensuring compliance with all CPN and MPN networks.
- Data and systems management: maintaining critical programme documentation within Ford systems, overseeing 10-panel/15-panel deliverables, and ensuring all Manufacturing IT interfaces are seamlessly integrated.
- Business and procurement stewardship: supporting and leading the enquiry specification process, managing risk assessments, Bill of Materials (BOM), and the purchasing process from initial PO generation to final invoice payment.
- Innovation: driving the deployment of Smart Factory strategies and integrating 'Launch Enablers' like machine monitoring and advanced quality systems.