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Design Supervisor, Low Voltage Power Supply Core Batteries, Starters, Alternators.
At Ford, we are driving the future of automotive innovation, and our Low Voltage Power Supply Core team is at the forefront of this transformation. We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Design Supervisor to lead a critical team in developing cutting-edge technologies that will define the next generation of efficient and high-performance vehicles.
The Opportunity: In this pivotal role, you will lead a dynamic team of engineers dedicated to the design, development, and implementation of advanced low-voltage power supply component hardware. This includes crucial components like 12V Lead Acid Batteries & Development of Low Voltage Sodium Ion Batteries. Potentially also lead team on Starter Motor, Alternator and Belt Integrated Starter Generators as well. You will be instrumental in pioneering innovative solutions that enhance vehicle-level efficiency and meet stringent functional attributes, directly contributing to Ford's commitment to technological leadership and sustainable mobility. These traditional products are all in the middle of major design updates for use in 12V & 48V applications.
What you'll do...
- Team & Technical Leadership: Guide and mentor a team of engineers through the complete lifecycle of low-voltage power supply Battery & Rotating Electrical hardware, from initial design to final implementation.
- Program Execution & Quality Assurance: Drive rigorous program execution, ensuring adherence to established processes, comprehensive sign-offs, and meticulous documentation to meet all quality and functional requirements.
- Problem Solving & Continuous Improvement: Proactively identify and address complex technical issues, leading root cause analysis, defining effective corrective actions, and overseeing their implementation. You will leverage quality tools such as Global 8D problem solving to communicate status and drive resolutions.
- Stakeholder Alignment: Facilitate critical trade-off discussions with key stakeholders, ensuring robust engineering reviews and decision forums lead to clear alignment and optimal outcomes.
- Supplier & Architecture Interface: Serve as the primary liaison between the module suppliers and the vehicle architecture team, fostering strong collaboration.
- Supplier Requirement Management: Partner with suppliers to establish and ensure robust, consistent sign-off processes for all technical requirements.
- Component Quality Ownership: Take full ownership of component quality across the entire product lifecycle, spanning forward models, current production, and past models.
- Industrialization & Launch Management: Lead the industrialization and successful launch of low-voltage power supply component hardware, aggressively managing change requests and durability failure issues with an unwavering commitment to a zero-defect mentality.
- Financial Planning Input: Review annual Financial Planning volumes to assess and incorporate changes in planning assumptions for all low-voltage power supply hardware.
- Efficiency & Value Engineering: Spearhead design efficiency and Total Value Management (TVM) studies for targeted programs and components, driving cost optimization and performance enhancements.
You'll have...
- A Bachelor's of Science in Engineering. Special interest in Mechanical & Chemical Engineering.
- Experience and deep knowledge of Low Voltage Batteries, Chemical & Mechanical design. Electro-Mechanical background in motors & generators is a plus.
- Demonstrated success in leading Components through the launch process to production, coupled with the ability to communicate effectively in high-pressure situations.
- 5+ years of experience delivering Batteries/Motors/Generators to production.
- 5+ years of experience in component design and release is highly desired.
- Proven cross-functional leadership capabilities, strong communication skills, and the ability to effectively interface with senior leadership.
- A self-motivated approach with the ability to define strategic plans and proficiently manage multiple complex tasks simultaneously.
- A strong cost and quality mindset, applied to both process optimization and product delivery.
Even better, you may have...
- A Master's of Science in Engineering. Special interest in Mechanical and Chemical Engineering.
- Experience with Vehicle Program execution and delivery.
- Knowledge and practical experience with Lead Acid and Sodium-ion battery technology. Electro-Mechanical background in motors & generators is a plus.
- 5+ years experience in advanced research and development.
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 leadership level 6 and ranges from $132,800-$250,800.
Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.
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