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In this position... 
The Engine Cylinder Block Technical Expert is responsible for design, engineering signoff, issue resolution and providing technical advice to engineers and IPTSE management team for engine cylinder block and associated structure components.

You'll have... 
BS in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent required.
10+ years of overall automotive experience.
6 years in cylinder block design.

Even better, you may have...
MS in engineering is preferred.
Familiar with Ford QOS processes.
Familiar with Ford GPDS process.
Familiar with FEDE environment.
Demonstrated track records of utilizing G8D and 3X5W processes for issue resolution.
Demonstrated leadership skills.
Demonstrated project management skills. 
Good communication skills.

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. 

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/LL6NonHTHD

This position is a range of salary grades LL6. 

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.

Onsite work of up to three days per week may be required for candidates within commuting distance of a Ford hub location. 

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What you'll do...

Key responsible components – cylinder block, cylinder liners, main bearing caps and main bearing beam/windage tray.  Conduct Tech Club meetings on a weekly basis to review design rules and requirements assessment done by component engineers and sign off deviation as needed. Share design best practice in Tech club meetings. Provide technical consultation and help direct component sourcing decisions. Maintain foundation documents (DFMEA, P-Diagram, Boundary Diagrams, SCCAF, CQH etc…) Maintain generic ESOW. Provide technical lead in issue resolution utilizing 8D process. Utilize 3X5W process to drill down root cause and identify PRA.  Lead PRA implementation. Author and maintain design rules, engineering specifications and requirements. Author and maintain component level design validation methods. Support engine program launch as needed (on-site if required). Supplier site visit on an as needed basis to support issue resolution. Author and maintain engineering specifications. Lead in future technology development and author associated DFMEA. Support purchasing to create/maintain commodity business plan for components. Develop new suppliers when needed. Support global requests for support (China, Europe, Mexico, FSAO and India) Assist in TVM and resourcing actions as needed. Mentor and educate new engineers.