Job Description

Job Category: PD Operations and Quality
Degree Level: Bachelor's Degree or equivalent
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In this position...
A functional management role responsible for technical content, strategy & processes for body closure systems including hood, fender, hinges, side doors, liftgates, deck lids, tailgates, cargo doors, glass & dynamic sealing, and associated hardware required for closures functional interface. In this role, you will serve as the Exterior advanced architecture supervisor, ensuring functional design definition, robust quality performance assurance, and the delivery target designs for Closures components & systems.
Also, this position will lead all technical & business plan aspects, including product & technology development, supplier sourcing and development plans for selection, product design analytical verification with alignment to production requirements, and implementation of quality assurance through FMA methodology. Finally, this Closures Architecture supervisor will lead professional development of product development engineering team, with oversight of budget & resource allocation toward parallel projects.
Responsibilities:
Supervise a team of 4 or more Closures Architecture Product Development Engineers
Lead & ensure successful alignment of Closures KPIs including Quality, Cost, Weight & Functional Performance for major programs prior to the Strategic Confirmation milestone.
Responsible for leading a team of engineers to derive the most efficient closures system design solutions aligned to program scope definition, technology readiness & capability, and affordable program targets for cost and TFLE. * Lead overall closures systems fundamental design definitions aligned to attribute performance targets and manufacturing feasibility through a systemic analysis of interactions between interfacing components and systems.

• Utilize customer-based data, Quality History, prior issues Prevent recurrence, and reliability & robustness methods to define FMEA action items tied to fundamental closures architecture execution affiliated with each program.
• Mature closures design from surrogate or concept designs to align with applicable architecture with continuous focus on failure mode avoidance.
• Lead and mentor teams to successfully deliver robust architecture design, with defined fixed and variable parameters, with on-time program milestones with quality.
• Build strong relationships and collaborate with Studio, DTO, Manufacturing, and Supplier partners.
• Assess early Studio FC or D-X surfaces and provide feasibility and target alignment feedback for surface executions tied to systems selected for architectural execution, with End-of-Discovery inputs at least 2 weeks prior to upcoming surface release dates.
• Interface with all levels of management & outside activities on closures architectural issues.
• Construct & develop relevant business cases for system selection alignment that offer proper support of program and corporate EBIT.

Act as the business owner with end-to-end responsibility for closures architecture.
Ability to share & present work with cross-functional teams, Exterior Applications engineering teammates, and executive leadership with professionalism tied to technical data and facts.
Collaborate with closures core engineering for recent lessons learned via closures tech club and other forums.
Responsible for defining architecture design executions that meet/exceed quality targets, such as efforts, NVH, stiffness, and supply-base controls.
Integrate Closures Systems TVM actions into forward models designs, to avoid post Job 1 design churn for cost reduction.
Support Team-of-Four forums for design system selection, target derivation and alignment, and supplier sourcing plans that meet quality delivery and timing requirements.
Qualifications:
You'll have...
BS in Engineering, Master's degree preferred
7+ years of experience in Closures Product Development
Thorough knowledge of early GPDS and proven skill of deciphering deliverables for Closures commodities
Program experience from
PS
through
FDJ
- launch delivery experience on at least one major program
Demonstrated problem solving skills with emphasis on business plan comparisons for different solutions.
Demonstrated cross functional team collaboration and leadership skills
Even better, you may have...
You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!
As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder...or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• 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.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/LL6SP1
This position is a range of salary grades LL6 .
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.
This position is hybrid. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week. #LI-Hybrid
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