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Product Development uses design thinking & user experience methods to deliver breakthrough products and services that delight our customers. We bring innovative, exciting, and sustainable ideas to life. We have opportunities around the world for you to contribute to advancements in autonomy, electrification, smart mobility technologies, and more!

IPTSE Ongoing Product Development (OPD) is part of Ford Motor Company’s Product Development Quality organization. OPD engineers are responsible for identifying, containing and resolving ongoing quality issues after product launch. OPD engineers will work closely with the propulsion design teams, calibration, manufacturing, plant vehicle teams and core quality.

In this position...

This position is part of team responsible for IPTSE (Internal Combustion Engine - Propulsion - Thermal Systems Engineering) F4 functions including base engine, cooling system, fuel system, AIS, mounts, exhaust and climate.

At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career and help us define tomorrow’s transportation.

What you'll do...

1. Contain and resolve ongoing low time in service (LTIS) quality issues past product launch

2. Prioritize ongoing and emerging issues using leading and lagging indicator data and analysis.

3. Manage weekly warranty claims low time in service (0 – 3 MIS) for engine system components and work with propulsion team to triage of top issues.

4. Define and investigate issues including developing trends based on vehicle line, time in service, operating conditions, locations and other critical factors.

5. Participate in cross-functional teams through root cause, corrective action and prevent reoccurrence actions.

6. Conduct prevent reoccurrence action (PRA) read across to other programs. Implement PRAs as appropriate.

7. Support plant containment actions including quality holds, stop ships.

8. Partner with functional quality personnel to lead emerging and ongoing issue discussions in propulsion (engine, induction, exhaust), fuel and thermal system quality meetings.

9. Attend working level manufacturing and product quality meetings.

10. Work with service to support efforts to reduce the cost per repair.

You'll have...

1. Bachelor degree in engineering.

2. 1+ years of experience in Product Development, Quality, Manufacturing or Systems Engineering

Even better, you may have...

1. Six Sigma Black Belt preferred

2. Excellent problem solving skills with solid understanding of problem solving methodologies

3. Excellent leadership and presentation skills.

4. Proficient in MS Office

5. Proficient in English

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 range of salary grades 6-8 .

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSRnon-HTHD

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.

Onsite work of up to three days per week may be required for candidates within commuting distance of a Ford hub location. #LI-Hybrid #LI-PS2

Requisition ID : 43584