# STA Launch Engineer

**Company**: Ford Motor Company
**Location**: Dearborn, MI
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $84,480-141,360 or $96,720-162,120
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Automotive
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44294

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## Description

The STA Launch Engineer is responsible for managing supplier quality and launch readiness across the new-model development process.

This position serves as a key connection between suppliers and Ford's cross-functional program teams, ensuring that new and changed components meet quality, timing, capacity, and production-readiness requirements.

The engineer drives APQP and Phased PPAP execution, monitors supplier deliverables, identifies and escalates launch risks, and facilitates action plans to support on-time PSW approval.

The role also supports milestone reviews, supplier engagement activities, prototype and pre-production builds, and the resolution of supplier-related quality issues through structured problem-solving and cross-functional collaboration.

Success in this position requires strong program management, communication, technical problem-solving, and the ability to lead multiple suppliers and stakeholders through critical launch milestones.

## Responsibilities

- Identify all the New Tooled End Items for the program including Multi-Party Agreements and directed tier 2 suppliers.

- Represent and be supplier advocate in Cross-Functional Meetings.

- Develop program specific NTEI file containing pertinent part number information.

- Load and maintain program information in the eAPQP System.

- Obtain site codes for each NTEI from Program Purchasing to initiate eAPQP Schedule A submission requests.

- Lead Priority supplier selection using GPDS Priority filter.

- Facilitate concurrence with PD, Purchasing, and Site STA.

- Notify suppliers.

- Lead Supplier Champion Process supplier selection using Supplier Champion filter.

- Train suppliers and cross-functional team members on the Supplier Engagement Process and the APQP/PPAP Readiness Assessment.

- Manage and track on-time completion of GPDS priority supplier team evaluations.

- Track PPAP and Schedule A status and submission requirements.

- Prepare standard documents for all Milestone Reviews.

- Drive resolution of all YELLOW/RED deliverables.

- Participate in PAT, PST, and PMT change control meetings.

- Collaborate with CPMT leaders and Purchasing Program managers.

- Support NMP Part Pedigree meetings.

- Develop Parts Pedigree Risk and Industrialization Readiness Assessment.

- Aggressively manage and review Phased PPAP status and timing plans.

- Arrange cross-functional meetings to drive PPAP issues resolution.

- Proactively monitor, manage, and escalate significant issues.

- Drive on-time PPAP completion.

- Provide onsite STA Launch support for Build events.

- Drive resolution of supplier quality issues.

## Qualifications

- Bachelor of Science/Engineering or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.

- Be proficient in English when working with global teams.

- Knowledge of STA Quality tools and systems.

- Knowledge of new model launch tools and systems.

- Ability to develop and present materials to leadership.

- Ability to lead resolution of manufacturing, quality, and/or capacity issues.

- Ability to travel in the US, Canada, and Mexico approximately 50-75% of the time.

## Benefits

- Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage.

- Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs.

- Vehicle discount program for employees and family members.

- Tuition assistance.

- Established and active employee resource groups.

- Paid time off for individual and team community service.

- A generous schedule of paid holidays.

## Salary

This position is a salary grade 7 and ranges from $84,480-141,360.

This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $96,720-162,120.

## Skills

### Required
- APQP
- PPAP
- GPDS
- Supplier Engagement Process
- Quality Tools

### Nice to have
- Manufacturing and Quality Experience
- Cross-Functional/culture work experience
- Program management experience
- Extensive knowledge in manufacturing
- Knowledge of AIAG

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