Launch Engineer - Process
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Qualifications
- You'll have...
- Education: A high school diploma or GED
- Experienced in dimensional engineering
- The Leadership Edge: Proven team leadership skills and the ability to manage complex projects with a self-directed, "take-charge" mentality, as well as the ability to flex and rotate hours as needed.
- Technical Fluency: A fundamental understanding of handheld power tools and sophisticated vehicle assembly tooling, such as multi-spindle secure stations and blind rivet systems.
- Communication Mastery: Excellent oral and written skills, with the ability to translate technical data into actionable insights for diverse audiences.
- Problem-Solving Grit: Conflict resolution skills with a focus on the full lifecycle of a concern: leading interim containment, defining root causes, and validating permanent corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
- A Manufacturing Mindset: A distinct desire to thrive in a fast-paced, challenging manufacturing environment and the confidence to supervise and guide hourly personnel.
- Even better, you may have...
- Bachelor’s degree
- 5 years of implementation of process engineering experience
- A track record of improving manufacturing efficiency through tooling innovation.
- Experience managing skilled trades
- 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 salary grade 6 and ranges from $72,480-121,440., This position is a salary grade 7 and ranges from $84,480-141,360., This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $96,720-162,120. For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR
- 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.
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- 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 salary grade 6 and ranges from $72,480-121,440., This position is a salary grade 7 and ranges from $84,480-141,360., This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $96,720-162,120.
- For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR
Responsibilities
- What you'll do...
- Develop and execute dimensional-control strategies to reduce process variation using Six Sigma principles.
- Set and monitor quality targets for each build.
- Communicate dimensional concerns, corrective actions, and resolution status to the Body Area Launch Leader and launch team.
- Provide input on design and assembly concepts to minimize variation.
- Identify critical characteristics, establish gauging and measurement methods, and define data-collection requirements.
- Determine inspection equipment and facility requirements.
- Develop an action plan for each pre-production build to:
- Investigate and prioritize concerns.
- Measure subassemblies and body-in-white (BIW) units.
- Verify corrective actions in internal processes and with internal and external suppliers.
- Resolve dimensional and gauging issues identified by Tooling and Equipment Specialists.
- Apply engineering principles and analytical methods to establish and continuously improve manufacturing processes and products.
- Implement interim and permanent corrective actions to resolve quality issues using tools such as 8D and 6 Panel.
- Manage statistical process control activities.
- Conduct measurement systems analysis and variable-data analysis.
- Identify sources of variation in the production environment and establish tolerance limits and appropriate corrective actions.
- Support timely concern resolution with cross-functional teams, including Quality, Production, and suppliers.
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