Engineering Specialist, Manufacturing Engineering

In this position...

Responsible for leading QOS (Quality Operating System) initiatives within the production department.

We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we're all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves? As part of our Manufacturing team, you'll help build the world-class, state-of-the-art smart vehicles we're known for. In our plants around the world, we're constantly developing new technologies and processes to further increase our efficiency. You'll get the satisfaction of making great products people use and love.

What you'll do...

• Lead the development and continuous improvement of stamping and manufacturing processes for current and new-model parts, balancing quality, cost, timing, manufacturability, and production requirements.

• Review part data, CAD, engineering specifications, and production information to identify feasibility, tooling, dimensional, and process concerns, develop action plans, and recommend effective engineering solutions.

• Support the complete tooling lifecycle, including part feasibility, die design, construction, machining, tryout, buyoff, launch, and production support, while working closely with Tool & Die, Automation, Quality, Machining, MP&L, and production teams.

• Lead and support PFMEA, SCAAF, quality-loop, and launch reviews, ensuring process risks are identified and addressed before tooling and production launches.

• Serve as a key engineering contact for production team leaders and supervisors, coordinating with Machining, Quality, MP&L, Tool & Die, Automation, and other departments to resolve manufacturing and quality issues.

• Review rejected parts for quality integrity, determine appropriate disposition and next steps, and maintain accurate traceability records and quality documentation for future reference.

• Manage and communicate quality performance through FTT, 8D, Scrap, Dock Holds, Dock Audits, Incoming Quality, and other standard plant reports, providing timely information for quality reviews.

• Lead cross-functional quality initiatives focused on No Fault Forward and Zero Defects, utilizing structured problem-solving and continuous-improvement methods to eliminate recurring issues.

• Lead 8D investigations for Warranty and Vehicle Operations concerns, partnering with Quality, MP&L, T&D, Production, and other stakeholders to establish containment, root cause, corrective action, and prevention.

• Apply Six Sigma methodologies to manufacturing and quality problems, supporting projects that improve process capability, reduce variation, eliminate defects, and deliver measurable cost savings.

• Utilize statistical process control, statistical analysis, PP/PPK, measurement systems analysis, and variable-data analysis to monitor process performance, identify trends, and drive corrective and preventive actions.

• Establish and monitor quality targets and critical characteristics for each build and provide engineering input into product, design, and assembly concepts that minimize variation and improve manufacturing capability.

• Apply Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T) principles to interpret engineering requirements, establish locators and measurement points, verify tolerances, and support effective dimensional-control strategies.

• Manage measurement systems for components and assemblies; interpret inspection data and ensure appropriate calibration, certification, repeatability, and reproducibility.

• Utilize CATIA, Teamcenter/VisMock-Up, SMIRT, CM4D/CM4Di, AutoForm/FEA, Argus, and other engineering systems to investigate tooling, product, dimensional, and forming issues and develop data-driven solutions.

• Apply forming-limit analysis and Argus results to evaluate material behavior and optimize stamping processes, while coordinating material trials, lubricant testing, thickness changes, and other process evaluations.

• Manage engineering changes, Tool Change Notices, Tool Change Orders, Sheet 3 changes, and related releases, evaluating technical feasibility, tooling requirements, cost, timing, and production impact.

• Support plant launches, insourcing/outsourcing evaluations, line-load optimization, tooling transfers, die adaptations, and production changes, ensuring engineering requirements and quality targets are achieved.

• Drive continuous improvement through benchmarking, innovation, new technology implementation, workforce development, and data-driven process optimization, while maintaining strong communication across plant, engineering, supplier, and customer organizations.

What you'll do...

• Lead the development and continuous improvement of stamping and manufacturing processes for current and new-model parts, balancing quality, cost, timing, manufacturability, and production requirements.

• Review part data, CAD, engineering specifications, and production information to identify feasibility, tooling, dimensional, and process concerns, develop action plans, and recommend effective engineering solutions.

• Support the complete tooling lifecycle, including part feasibility, die design, construction, machining, tryout, buyoff, launch, and production support, while working closely with Tool & Die, Automation, Quality, Machining, MP&L, and production teams.

• Lead and support PFMEA, SCAAF, quality-loop, and launch reviews, ensuring process risks are identified and addressed before tooling and production launches.

• Serve as a key engineering contact for production team leaders and supervisors, coordinating with Machining, Quality, MP&L, Tool & Die, Automation, and other departments to resolve manufacturing and quality issues.

• Review rejected parts for quality integrity, determine appropriate disposition and next steps, and maintain accurate traceability records and quality documentation for future reference.

• Manage and communicate quality performance through FTT, 8D, Scrap, Dock Holds, Dock Audits, Incoming Quality, and other standard plant reports, providing timely information for quality reviews.

• Lead cross-functional quality initiatives focused on No Fault Forward and Zero Defects, utilizing structured problem-solving and continuous-improvement methods to eliminate recurring issues.

• Lead 8D investigations for Warranty and Vehicle Operations concerns, partnering with Quality, MP&L, T&D, Production, and other stakeholders to establish containment, root cause, corrective action, and prevention.

• Apply Six Sigma methodologies to manufacturing and quality problems, supporting projects that improve process capability, reduce variation, eliminate defects, and deliver measurable cost savings.

• Utilize statistical process control, statistical analysis, PP/PPK, measurement systems analysis, and variable-data analysis to monitor process performance, identify trends, and drive corrective and preventive actions.

• Establish and monitor quality targets and critical characteristics for each build and provide engineering input into product, design, and assembly concepts that minimize variation and improve manufacturing capability.

• Apply Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T) principles to interpret engineering requirements, establish locators and measurement points, verify tolerances, and support effective dimensional-control strategies.

• Manage measurement systems for components and assemblies; interpret inspection data and ensure appropriate calibration, certification, repeatability, and reproducibility.

• Utilize CATIA, Teamcenter/VisMock-Up, SMIRT, CM4D/CM4Di, AutoForm/FEA, Argus, and other engineering systems to investigate tooling, product, dimensional, and forming issues and develop data-driven solutions.

• Apply forming-limit analysis and Argus results to evaluate material behavior and optimize stamping processes, while coordinating material trials, lubricant testing, thickness changes, and other process evaluations.

• Manage engineering changes, Tool Change Notices, Tool Change Orders, Sheet 3 changes, and related releases, evaluating technical feasibility, tooling requirements, cost, timing, and production impact.

• Support plant launches, insourcing/outsourcing evaluations, line-load optimization, tooling transfers, die adaptations, and production changes, ensuring engineering requirements and quality targets are achieved.

• Drive continuous improvement through benchmarking, innovation, new technology implementation, workforce development, and data-driven process optimization, while maintaining strong communication across plant, engineering, supplier, and customer organizations.