Description
Ford is seeking a Feature Commissioning Chief Engineer to lead a global team responsible for delivering high-quality electrical systems integration across vehicle programs and platforms.
The ideal candidate will bring strong automotive systems expertise, proven leadership experience, excellent cross-functional communication skills, and a continuous improvement mindset.
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic direction and leadership to the Feature Commissioning Engineering teams, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and excellence.
- Design and drive new next-generation platform integration strategies, providing integration feedback and testing for early hardware and software releases.
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to drive execution and apply a cross-functional vehicle- and system-level mindset to lead teams in issue root cause analysis.
- Ensure the highest standards of quality and reliability in feature commissioning through rigorous testing, validation, and verification.
- Facilitate the integration of electromechanical systems and achieve Chief-level systems sign-off across programs.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives through AI, automation, and process efficiency to optimize feature development processes, tools, and methodologies.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- Minimum of 8 years of hands-on experience in system engineering, software development, or related technical roles within the automotive industry.
- Proven expertise in defining, developing, and optimizing secure and safe feature systems for vehicles.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to effectively engage with cross-functional teams, external partners, and stakeholders.
- Proven leadership abilities, with a track record of mentoring and guiding technical teams.
Benefits
- Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
- Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare, 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