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Ford Motor Company · 1 day ago

Advanced Mfg Feasibility Engineer

Dearborn, MI

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

3+ years exp

Ford Motor Company is a global leader in automotive manufacturing, focusing on innovation and sustainability in the electric vehicle sector. The Advanced Feasibility Engineer will lead simultaneous engineering efforts to ensure manufacturability, collaborating with various teams to develop next-generation manufacturing strategies and guidelines.

AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesManufacturingTransportation

No H1B

Responsibilities

Utilizing modern electronic collaboration tools to communicate and collaborate with cross-functional groups, such as Industrial Engineering (Ind Eng), Materials, Planning, and Logistics (MP&L), Business and Finance (B&F), Product Development (PD), New Model Programs (NMP), Advanced Manufacturing, etc., to drive continuous improvement initiatives from a design for manufacturing perspective

Develop, replicate, and showcase manufacturing technologies that support Ford’s Technical Excellence Awards mission statement and scale up the manufacturing department's participation in the award submission process

Guide project manufacturing engineers to resolve major manufacturing issues across programs and implement continuous improvement actions

Co-develop process feasibility equipment to advance industrialization readiness of process tooling

Represent the technical voice of manufacturing for process change requests in existing assembly systems and maximize value to the customer

Identify, assess, and select suppliers and subcontractors for manufacturing process technology

Lead/Support Engineering Peer Review meetings for the global manufacturing process teams

Support training pathways and develop competency in manufacturing technology skills related to Cell-to-Pack assembly processes

Provide technical guidance on the developed strategies, procedures, and guidelines for delivering manufacturing programs from pre-program to launch

Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (PFMEA) to identify design changes to reduce potential failure modes, ensure the manufacturing point of view is captured in the Design FMEA, and ensure special and critical characteristics are achievable for manufacturing while providing value to the customer

Support/drive protection of Ford’s Intellectual Property (IP) during process development

Provide technical guidance in implementing Virtual Engineering Transformation initiatives and support Ford’s directives to reduce engineering hours required to achieve a goal

Utilize 3D CAD to author or revise component parts. Create part touching fixtures using GD&T principles to ensure part design conforms to tooling and assembly tolerances