Gear Manufacturing Engineer

In this position... 

This position provides an exciting opportunity to contribute to PTME and delivering New Model Powertrain Programs. The PTME organization’s belief is ONE Manufacturing – Best in the World – The industry benchmark for Manufacturing with an aspiration to deliver Lean, Flexible and Competitive Manufacturing Systems for Production of Propulsion Technologies that Power our Winning Portfolio Globally. We are seeking a passionate, purposeful and customer centric leader to join our team as a Manufacturing Process Engineer.  

What You'll do...

• Support development and implementation of Crankshafts and Gears manufacturing systems for new powertrain programs in southeast Michigan and Ohio.

• Utilize machining process knowledge, particularly steel and iron metal cutting and grinding to deliver an efficient and optimized process regarding quality, costs, timing, and footprint.

• Lead equipment installation, power on, run capability, and equipment handover to the powertrain plants. 

• Initiate bids, evaluate, recap bids for equipment purchase; work with Purchasing to write and place orders.

• Work with OEMs, suppliers, Product, and Plant engineering teams to resolve engineering and program delivery issues.

• Interface and coordinate project related items such as facilities, safety, ergonomics, material handling & kitting, tooling, and gauging.

• Support discrete event simulation for constraint analysis; work with Industrial Engineers (IE) to assess and improve throughput.

• Travel up to 100% to SE Michigan and Ohio Manufacturing Plants during equipment installation and launch.

You'll have...

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering

• 3+ years of engineering and manufacturing experience in gears or round parts.

• Ability to travel domestically - up to 50%

Even better, you may have...

• Working knowledge of GD&T; reading engineering drawings

• Strong communication skills along with the ability to work in a cross functional team

• Strong organization skills with the ability to handle complex projects with multiple objectives

• Familiarity of Lean Manufacturing principles and Six Sigma

• Proven record of customer focused work

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 6-8 and ranges from $72,480-162.120.

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.

Candidates 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.

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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