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You will:\nProvide manufacturing engineering leadership throughout a new model development program, beginning at initial concept through launch at the final assembly facility.\nDevelopment of tooling and facilities based on product and process.\nApply lean manufacturing principles.\nLead virtual manufacturing assembly builds.\nDrive resolution of manufacturing issues.\nInterface with Design and Release activities.\nDevelop formal assembly process instructions and enter the process sheets into VPS system. \nLead assembly tooling specification purchase, installation, start-up, and commissioning at the assembly site. \nTrack all open tooling and process issues and drive to closure including meeting all exit criteria deliverables - cycle time, throughput, workstation readiness, etc.\nPrepare management presentations.\nDrive quality, cost and labor improvements.\nSupport new model launches. During launches, the position will require extensive travel, standing, and walking in a plant environment.\nDeliver dimensionally in-spec parts for their respective system. Understand component data and a system impact. \nDeliver cycle line layouts and work with the assembly plants to have a complete operator/equipment workstation ready for launch.\nOperate in stressful situations within timing constraints\nWork with minimal direct supervision\n Minimum Requirements:\nBachelor’s degree in mechanical or an equivalent manufacturing engineering\nWillingness to travel and support launch activities at our North American Assembly plants (USA, Canada & Mexico)\nTravel is required including co-location at a North American Assembly plant for 9 or more months depending on scale of vehicle launch.\n1 or more years of Microsoft Office experience to include Word, Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint\nUp to 40-50% travel required\n\nPreferred Requirements:\nSolid background with virtual manufacturing tools\nExperience with tooling, process, quality, and or facility equipment in a production environment.\nExcellent communication and presentation skills\nWorking knowledge of statistics (control charts, data collecting, etc.)\nYou 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!\nAs 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:\nImmediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage\nFlexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more\nFamily building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more\nVehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases\nTuition assistance\nEstablished and active employee resource groups\nPaid time off for individual and team community service\nA generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day\nPaid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.\nThis position is a salary grade 5-8 and ranges from $63,480-162,120..,\nFinal 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.\nFor more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR\nVisa sponsorship is not available for this position.\nCandidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. 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