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Ford Motor Company · 2 days ago

New Model Launch Supervisor, Vehicle and Powertrain

Allen Park, MI

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

4+ years exp

Ford Motor Company is seeking a New Model Launch Supervisor for their Vehicle and Powertrain division. This leadership role involves driving launch excellence for new vehicle models, leading a team of launch engineers, and collaborating across functions to ensure adherence to launch processes and standards.

AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesManufacturingTransportation

No H1B

Responsibilities

Budget Management: Ensuring the new model launch is completed within or under the allocated budget

Pre-Production Oversight: Managing all activities leading up to the initial prototype and pre-production vehicle builds, ensuring these early builds are cost-effective and meet quality standards

Design Change Approval: Reviewing and approving design changes throughout the product development lifecycle, making sure these changes are supported in pre-production builds and thoroughly tested ("proven out") before the official launch

Team Support Setup: Ensuring all necessary facilities and resources (like desks, phones, conference rooms, and diagnostic tools) are available for the on-site launch team

Issue Resolution: Overseeing an issue management system to track and resolve all issues that could impact the launch, focusing on unresolved and long-standing problems

Customer Feedback Integration: Supporting the process of addressing concerns raised by early customer feedback vehicles (often called "Voice of the Customer Fleet") and ensuring these issues are resolved before launch

Change Control Management: Managing the new model program's (NMP) involvement in the overall change control process (which may involve electronic approvals), ensuring that any proposed changes are necessary and implemented at the correct time

Risk Mitigation: Leading the development of strategies to reduce risks associated with parts that are not yet at full production quality, including plans to test and validate them for a high-quality launch

Production Readiness Approval: Leading the "Open to Go" process, which includes verifying the origin and quality of parts ("part pedigree") and providing final approval for any deviations or alerts needed for parts not fully approved for production ("PPAP") before critical build events

Plant Issue Tracking: Supporting the manufacturing issue management (often a "whiteboard" process) to ensure issues are resolved promptly

Reporting: Proactively identify and dimension launch risks, escalating for timely mitigation and clearly articulating status in NMP assessments

Meeting Coordination: Managing the schedule of on-site launch meetings and coordinating daily launch activities

Launch Review Presentations: Preparing and presenting comprehensive launch reviews, from early stages through to the "OK to Buy" decision point

Production Readiness Scorecards: Leading the approval of "OK to Build/Ship/Buy" scorecards at specific project milestones and beyond, ensuring these scorecards are prepared for review at all management meetings

On-Site Modifications: Leading the process for any modifications needed on-site, tracking these changes, and working with the plant and suppliers to manage part updates and inventory reduction plans

Lessons Learned: Documenting and sharing lessons learned from assigned launch programs to improve future launches

Collaboration: Collaborate extensively and cross-functionally with Launch Specialists, diverse skill teams, and leadership spanning all levels, up to Directors, to drive integrated solutions and ensure seamless project execution

Standardization: Promoting consistent practices by adhering to established Launch Quality Standards (LQOS)

Team Leadership: Responsibly allocating team resources across different programs based on workload and skills, ensuring successful launches, and managing personnel functions, including training

Qualification

Powertrain/Vehicle OperationsEngineering Change ManagementProject managementStatistical problem solvingMicrosoft ProjectLeadership experienceWordExcelPowerPoint

Required

Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or related field

4+ Years of experience in Powertrain/Vehicle Operations manufacturing, design, and/or program management, with Project management or launch experience

4+ years of experience demonstrating a strong understanding of the processes and methodologies involved in bringing new vehicle models from development into full-scale production

2+ years of experience with Engineering Change Management and Issue Management

2+ years of experience with problem solving disciplines using statistical mindsets

Project management and/or launch experience

Skilled in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Microsoft Project

Preferred

Master of Science degree in Engineering or related field

6+ Years of experience in Powertrain/Vehicle Operations manufacturing, design, and/or program management, with Project management or launch experience

6+ years of experience demonstrating a strong understanding of the processes and methodologies involved in bringing new vehicle models from development into full-scale production

3+ Years of Leadership/Supervisory level experience

4+ years of experience with Engineering Change Management and Issue Management

4+ years of experience with problem solving disciplines using statistical mindsets

Skilled in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Microsoft Project

Project management and/or launch experience