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You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.\nFord’s Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team is charged with delivering the company’s vision of a fully electric transportation future. EVDD is customer-obsessed, entrepreneurial, and data-driven and is dedicated to delivering industry-leading customer experience for electric vehicle buyers and owners. You’ll join an agile team of doers pioneering our EV future by working collaboratively, staying focused on only what matters, and delivering excellence day in and day out. Join us to make positive change by helping build a better world where every person is free to move and pursue their dreams.\nIn this position...\nThe Senior Technical Program Manager, Powertrain will be responsible for leading the development and execution of the powertrain electronics. This includes managing the technical aspects of the project, ensuring that the modules meets all safety and performance requirements, and coordinating with cross-functional teams to ensure successful integration with other vehicle systems.\n What you'll do...\nLead the development and execution of the Powertrain Electronics in Product Development, ensuring design meets all safety and performance requirements.\nManage the technical aspects of the project including design, build, test, and validation.\nManage change control and own cross functional execution.\nUsing technical knowledge and engineering experience, identify risks and ensure problems are transparent. Help develop risk mitigation plans and execution of such.\nFacilitate sourcing activities and cost reduction opportunities with part design optimizations.\nCoordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful integration with other vehicle systems such as powertrain, chassis, electronics, and software.\nDrive collaboration across cross-functional groups such as manufacturing, purchasing, finance, and supply base.\nDevelop and maintain project timelines, volumes, and budgets, and provide regular progress updates to senior management.\nDesignate and manage key metrics for team to be successful.\nWork closely with suppliers and partners to ensure manufacturing feasibility with design requirements, and ensure timely delivery of components and systems based program milestones.\nSupport key decisions working cross-functionally across engineering, finance, and strategy to reach the right conclusions.\nDrive continuous improvement of the drive unit program and processes.\nYou'll have...\nBachelor’s degree in engineering (mechanical, electrical, or related) or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.\n5+ years of experience in program management\nExperience in launching high volume products, preferably cradle-to-grave experience.\nStrong technical background in drive units, including knowledge of sub-systems, their components, and functionality: inverter, motor, gearbox.\nExperience using Confluence, Jira, Jama, or other project management tools.\nExperience managing cross-functional teams and working with suppliers and partners.\nExcellent communication and leadership skills. Leadership through service mentality\nAbility to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and manage multiple priorities.\nStrong problem-solving and analytical skills.\nEven better, you may have...\nBachelors in engineering with 7+ years program management experience\nHands-on experience building and launching automotive products.\nStrong written and verbal communication skills.\nAn eagerness to work cross-functionally in a dynamic environment where you are part of a high performing team.\nA system approach to design and development with the desire and curiosity to strive for exceptional delivery execution and continuous improvement.\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 8 and ranges from $138,800-$232,700.\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 available for this position.\nCandidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.\nWe 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. 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