In this position…

Ford’s Ion Park organization is seeking a skilled, motivated individual to join our team as a Battery Fabrication Operations Engineer. 

In this role, you will work actively in a laboratory/pilot line setting on a diverse, multi-functional team for the production of battery cells that meet the highest standards of quality and customer satisfaction in the New Energy Vehicles of tomorrow.

This will be a very hands-on opportunity with most time spent out on the plant floor.

You'll have…

Bachelor’s of Science degree in an Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical or related Engineering discipline.Motivated self-starter and creative problem solver.Willingness to be in a hands-on role and learn to operate cell manufacturing equipment.Ability to effectively collaborate.

Even better, you may have…

1-2 years of Engineering experience. Experience in Lithium Ion Battery or Electric Vehicle development.Outstanding organizational and communication skills.Experience in Production or Prototype manufacturing environment.Ability to efficiently utilize Microsoft Office tools suite.

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.
For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSRnon-HTHD
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
 

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What you'll do…

Work collaboratively in a prototype lab with scientists and engineers to make battery cells from raw materials.Operate state-of-the-art production-level battery cell manufacturing equipment through all stages of cell manufacturing.Ensure inventory in-place to conduct prototype builds.Conduct quality inspections on parts you’ve just produced.Collaborate with the quality team to ensure full suite of quality checks are conducted and learnings are fed back to cell build team.Drive continuous improvement of operations and process.Support establishment of procedures and documentation of lessons learned.