Supervisor Quality Assurance, Ford Energy

Ford Energy is a newly formed, wholly-owned subsidiary of Ford Motor Company dedicated to accelerating U.S. energy independence. Leveraging Ford’s century of manufacturing excellence and world-class battery energy storage systems (BESS) technology, Ford Energy designs, manufactures, and services grid-scale and commercial DC battery energy storage systems (BESS).

The Supervisor, Quality Assurance leads the team of engineers responsible for the full quality lifecycle of Ford Energy's BESS products , from factory validation through field performance, issue resolution, documentation control, and the systems that connect them.

Responsibilities

• Team Leadership & Development: Directly manage and develop a team spanning FAT/production testing, technical documentation, field data analytics, issue tracking/RCA, and PLM systems. Set individual and team goals aligned to Quality organization priorities; conduct performance reviews, coaching, and career development planning.
• Cross-Functional Quality System Ownership: Ensure alignment between production test criteria (FAT/EOL), field data signals, and RCA/CAPA outputs so that quality issues are closed-loop from detection to resolution. Own the end-to-end quality data flow: production test results → field performance data → issue tracking → root cause → corrective action → documentation → PLM record.
• Field Data & Continuous Improvement: Oversee the collection, analysis, and reporting of field and production quality data to identify systemic trends. Drive structured problem-solving for high-priority issues, ensuring root cause and permanent corrective action.
• Systems, Documentation & Audit Readiness: Ensure PLM system setup, document control, and quality records remain consistent, traceable, and audit-ready across the organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, Industrial) or related technical field.
• 7+ years of experience in quality engineering, manufacturing quality, or related roles, including experience in high-voltage battery, power electronics, or energy storage products.
• 2+ years of direct people management or team lead experience.
• Demonstrated experience with root cause analysis and CAPA processes.
• Experience supporting or leading customer, regulatory, or certification-body audits.

Benefits

• 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.