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In this position...
- This leader will be responsible for leading and managing Ford Racing efforts in the Additive Manufacturing space.
- This position will be directly involved with the pinnacle products in Ford’s portfolio.
- This opportunity will have significant visibility with Ford senior leaders and potentially with new or existing outside partners.
What you'll do...
Grow usage of Additive Manufacturing within Ford Racing on both Motorsports and Road Car applications.
- Grow internal capability based on specific needs and value to the company/organization
- Design the principles to determine which projects and technologies should be pursued by Ford Racing through internal and external capabilities
- Identify strategic partnerships for equipment and outsourced capability.
- Develop and deliver on key performance indicators (KPIs) for Ford Racing Additive Manufacturing efforts
- Coordinate Ford Racing efforts associated with externally-led Additive Manufacturing projects within Ford.
Ford Racing Internally-Led Projects
- Execute strategic partnerships for equipment and outsourced capability by completing pre-work and contracts as necessary.
- Develop and lead a small team that will become the center-of-excellence for Additive Manufacturing technologies to guide D&R engineers through the design for manufacturing process and product launch.
- Near term, coordinate efforts at AMTC to support all Ford Racing needs for rapid prototyping and production component manufacturing, focusing on growth in all areas.
- Longer term, take over coordination efforts of all existing Additive Manufacturing efforts for F1 Powertrain applications.
Externally (Non Ford Racing) Led Projects
- Be single-point-of-contact for external partners to determine the appropriate involvement for Ford Racing on various corporate initiatives.
- Coordinate efforts with appropriate program and functional teams as required.
- Communicate program requirements (functional, timing, financials) to the external partners to ensure a path to success.
Travel - Limited in beginning to site visits for benchmarking. Opportunities for more optional travel may exist if desired (supplier or partner visits, etc).
You'll have...
- Bachelors in Engineering
- Practical Additive Manufacturing experience
- Self starter, highly motivated for success
- Passion for winning that will not accept excuses for failure
- Entrepreneurial mindset, able to make decisions based on overall value analysis
Even better, you may have...
- Masters of Engineering, Masters of Engineering Management, or Masters of Manufacturing Engineering
- Combination of both product development and manufacturing experience
- Enthusiast background, with passion for enthusiast products or motorsports.
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 leadership level 6.
For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/LL6SP1
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
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This position is hybrid. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week. #LI-Hybrid
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