Electrical & Software PVT Engineer

In this position...

This role places you on the Plant Vehicle Team (PVT) at Ford's Michigan Assembly Plant (MAP), working directly on the Bronco and Ranger programs. You'll own Electrical and Electronic module quality, troubleshooting both hardware and software issues in real time. As part of Ford's Product Development organization, you'll serve as the first line of defense for vehicle quality, digging into root causes and helping continuously raise the bar on the quality of every vehicle that rolls off the line.

What you'll do...

• Identify and deliver current model design projects with support from core and VFG leaders.

• Initiate/support Worldwide Engineering Release System (WERS) Concerns (CR) and alerts for design changes and plant trials

• Keep a clear communication channel on daily work/activities with Direct Supervisor/Peers, while maintaining resilience to balance among daily/weekly new demands.

• Work collaboratively with VRT counterparts at sister plant Dearborn Truck Plant for common issue identification/containment.

• Lead plant trials for quality, cost, and supplier improvements .

• Support plan in resolving stop ships/builds, campaigns, quality issues, ergo issues, & first time through (FTT)issues.

• Support Daily binning meetings, daily plant quality meetings, biweekly VRT report outs, biweekly VRT Report Outs, and monthly Vehicle Quality Reviews.

• Support Launch on Major and Minor programs. Utilize Diagnostic Engineering Tool (DET) and Ford Diagnosis and Service (FDRS)tool to assist vehicle triage.

You'll have...

• Bachelors Degree in Computer or Electrical Engineering or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.

  3+ years of experience with quality containment and corrective action processes, including root cause analysis and driving interim/permanent corrective actions.

• 2+ years of hands-on experience with quality and engineering systems such as GSAR, JIRA, BSAQ, QED, SREA, AIMS, WERS, and IRIS/SIMPSN, or demonstrated ability to quickly learn new systems.

• 1+ years of experience using diagnostic tools such as the Diagnostic Engineering Tool (DET) and Ford Diagnosis and Service (FDRS) to support vehicle triage.

Even better, you may have...

• Demonstrated ability to leverage connected vehicle telematics data, Quality Early Detection (QED) feeds, and dealership warranty databases to proactively identify emerging failure trends, conduct technical claim binning, and drive swift Interim Containment Actions (ICA) and Permanent Corrective Actions (PCA).
• Certified Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt with a proven track record applying rigorous Root Cause Analysis (RCA) methodologies-such as 8D, 3-Legged 5 Whys, Ishikawa (Fishbone) Diagrams, and Is/Is-Not Analysis-to rapidly resolve complex electrical hardware, wiring, and module software quality issues.
• Practical experience utilizing Ford-specific engineering release, quality tracking, and diagnostic systems-specifically WERS (Concerns/Alerts), AIMS, QED, GSAR, IRIS/SIMPSN, and in-vehicle triage tools like FDRS (Ford Diagnosis & Repair System) and DET (Diagnostic Engineering Tool) or Vector tools (CANoe/CANalyzer).

• Direct, hands-on engineering experience in a high-volume automotive final assembly plant environment supporting new model launches (major/minor programs), line trials, stop-ship/stop-build containment, and First-Time-Through (FTT) issue resolution.

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.

This position is a salary grade 7 and ranges from $86,600-$144,900.

Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR

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 with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week. #LI-Hybrid