# Six Sigma Black Belt Ford Racing **Company**: Ford Motor Company **Location**: Allen Park, MI **Work arrangement**: hybrid **Experience**: senior **Job type**: full-time **Salary**: $65,100-$166,200 **Category**: Engineering **Industry**: Automotive **Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q44294 **Apply**: https://efds.fa.em5.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/71998?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_de3ac3b2-ab4 ## Description Ford Racing is seeking a Vehicle Launch & Quality Engineer with Six Sigma Black Belt expertise to drive process discipline and data-driven quality improvement across our Production Vehicle Programs. You will own quality planning, root-cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives that ensure our highest-performance vehicles launch flawlessly,identifying defects before they reach the track, building repeatable processes that raise the bar for every future program and improve ongoing production. ## Responsibilities - Lead DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control) projects to resolve quality issues during prototype builds, vehicle launch phases and ongoing production. - Partner cross-functionally with D&R engineers, PVT, Launch Team, Program Management, and supplier teams to drive root-cause corrective actions and eliminate recurring defects. - Analyze launch and build data to identify trends, quantify process capability, and recommend design or process changes that improve first-time quality. - Champion a culture of continuous improvement, coaching engineering teams on Lean/Six Sigma tools and methodologies to sustain long-term gains. ## Qualifications - Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Industrial, Automotive, or related discipline) or equivalent. - Six Sigma Black Belt certification or ability to earn within 6 months. - 3+ years of experience in vehicle launch, quality engineering, or manufacturing process improvement. - Demonstrated experience applying statistical analysis and root-cause problem-solving tools (e.g., DMAIC, FMEA, SPC, 8D, A3, 3L5W) in an automotive or manufacturing environment. - Prior hands-on experience with prototype build events and physical validation testing. - Proficiency with using Microsoft Office applications and Minitab statistical software. - Strong communication skills with the ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive accountability for corrective actions. - A proven self-starter who thrives with minimal direction, proactively identifying priorities and driving initiatives forward with little to no oversight. - A deep passion for motorsports and high-performance vehicle programs. ## 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. The salary range for this position is: - Salary grade 5: $65,100-$109,300 - Salary grade 6: $74,300-$124,500 - Salary grade 7: $86,600-$144,900 - Salary grade 8: $99,100-$166,200 ## Skills ### Required - Six Sigma Black Belt - DMAIC - FMEA - SPC - 8D - A3 - 3L5W - Minitab - Microsoft Office ### Nice to have - Master's Degree in Engineering - Experience supporting a vehicle program through launch - Working knowledge of enterprise engineering systems --- Source: [Apply at efds.fa.em5.oraclecloud.com](https://efds.fa.em5.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_1/job/71998?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)