Ford Motor Company · 1 day ago
Design Industrialization Engineer - Thermal
Long Beach, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
8+ years expFord Motor Company is dedicated to building a better world through innovation in electric vehicles. The Design Industrialization Engineer will work closely with engineering and supply chain teams to ensure alignment on requirements and improve specification development procedures for electric powertrains.
AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesManufacturingTransportation
Responsibilities
Own processes, communication, and documentation from sourcing through to the transition to high volume production with new and existing suppliers
Responsible owner for supplier site, quality plan, manufacturing process and quality of resultant part output
Develop balanced specifications for successful RFQ's using reliability goals and FMEA's
Evaluate supplier capabilities using Product DFM & Process DFM tools
Define supplier quality goals during DFM negotiations and prototype phases for pre-production activities
Lead critical capability evaluation and ensure quality for purchased parts and material supply chain from Tier 1 to Tier n at supplier
Lead and conduct supplier visits to ensure accuracy of information. Lead product introduction activities at the supplier
Develop and validate corrective actions needed at suppliers to deliver quality targets at scale
Support the design team in generating and checking 2-D drawings and component specifications
Support the global supply chain team in should-cost activities and supplier negotiations
Perform design for manufacturing review of components and systems
Validate quoted costs vs. reality of production, and eliminate supplier waste for optimized cost Support the Global Supply Management team to ensure Costed Bill of Process is accurate, complete and aligns to manufacturing process. Identify areas for ongoing optimization
Help define and drive program schedule based on supplier lead-times
Directly hire and building out a technical engineering staff to lead quality and industrialization
Qualification
Required
B.S. in Mechanical, Electrical, Computer Engineering, or equivalent
8+ years of experience in Design Industrialization Engineering or Supply Chain Management
Proven experience in vehicle launch from prototype phase through mass production
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Excellent teamwork, problem-solving, communication, and project management skills
Experience with thermal components (battery cooling, HVAC, heat management)
Preferred
Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related fields
Experience in the automotive industry
Experience with hardware development from concept through production launch in automotive or similar
Benefits
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.
Company
Ford Motor Company
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$16.23BKey Investors
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COO
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