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Ford Motor Company · 1 month ago

Battery Process - Engineer

Glendale, KY

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

3+ years exp

Ford Motor Company is a global leader in automotive manufacturing, committed to building a better world through innovative technology. The Battery Process Engineer will play a crucial role in the industrialization of battery production processes, ensuring high quality and customer satisfaction in the New Energy Vehicles sector.

AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesManufacturingTransportation

No H1B

Responsibilities

Provide plant assistance to support launch requests and extraordinary needs with existing cell suppliers

Support JV partner to develop manufacturing process. Lead, engineer line layouts, implement the Battery Manufacturing processes, and launch manufacturing facilities

Lead simultaneous engineering with product, purchasing and suppliers to deliver manufacturing feasibility. Drive design for manufacturability for new Cell and Module products

Work closely with OEMs in the design of manufacturing equipment, process, and tooling

Lead development of quality methods including process failure mode and analysis (PFMEA), associated gauging requirements and inspection methods. Deliver a control plan per the quality strategy

Develop assembly system solutions including workstation requirements (work content, automated versus manual, buffering strategy, redundancy requirements, etc.)

Define Cycle time, OEE, and other performance targets with industrial engineering to develop optimal operating and labor strategies

Define equipment acceptance criteria including duration, target results, and quality inspection plans

Provide relevant process documentation (drawings, PM plans, spare parts, training manuals)

Lead equipment installation and coordinate with building and utility teams

Lead on site equipment buyoff per acceptance procedures

Manage schedule and budget

Track and own change management to deliver quality, cost, and timing

Support plant operations to achieve system performance objectives OEE, Cycle time, JPH

Enable successful process and system transitions to plant operations

Travel required, 10% international, up to 25% domestic

Navigate and move throughout a large, multi-level manufacturing facility (4.5 million sq. ft.) to perform job duties. This may involve transversing significant distances regularly

Qualification

Battery manufacturing experienceManufacturing processes understandingProject managementProcess failure mode analysisVerbalProactive mindsetWritten communicationAttention to detailAdaptability