
Factory Acceptance Testing Process Engineer, Ford Energy
Ford · Dearborn, MI
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Process
- Base pay
- $99k–$166k
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Automotive
- Posted
- 28 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level process role at Ford (automotive) in Dearborn, MI.
- They ask for
- 5+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Six Sigma, SPC, Minitab, Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ), PLC
- Base pay
- $99k–$166k
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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How this role compares
Against 28 other live process postings in Michigan.
- Base pay
- About 37% above similar roles
- Experience asked
- More than usual (5+ vs 3+)
Typical $73k–$121k, from 11 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Tooling 59%
- New product launch 52%
- FMEA 48%
- Root cause 41%
- Lean 41%
- ✓ Six Sigma 34%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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This plant: Ford in Dearborn
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Full description from FordAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
requirements
before it ships to a customer site. This role sits at the critical junction between design intent and manufacturing reality, translating validated
requirements
into repeatable, scalable production test processes, while also serving as a key technical contact during customer-witnessed testing events that directly impact project timelines and customer confidence.
What you'll do...
- ✓Test Process Development
- ✓Maintain End-of-Line (EOL) and Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) procedures for all BESS product lines.
- ✓Translate design validation
requirements
and test methods into scalable, repeatable production test sequences.
- ✓Define pass/fail criteria, test sequencing, and traceable data capture
requirements
for each test station.
- ✓Support onsite audits of customers.
You'll have...
- ✓Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering.
- ✓5+ years of experience developing production test processes for high-voltage battery or power electronics products.
- ✓Familiarity with automated test equipment and data acquisition systems.
Even better, you may have...
- ✓Experience scaling test processes from low-volume pilot production to high-volume manufacturing.
- ✓Six Sigma certification with production/process capability analysis experience.
- ✓Direct experience with stationary BESS end-of-line testing.
- ✓Automated test equipment/PLC systems
- ✓SCADA/data acquisition software
- ✓SPC and yield analysis tools (Minitab, JMP)
- ✓Typical Career Path
- ✓Progression toward Senior Manufacturing Quality Engineer, FAT Program Lead, or Supervisor, Quality Assurance.
- ✓Physical Demands & Working Conditions
- ✓This role is primarily performed in an office, laboratory, manufacturing, or supplier environment, depending on program needs.
- ✓Occasional work in high-voltage or industrial environments may be required, with appropriate training and personal protective equipment (PPE).
- ✓Ability and willingness to travel occasionally to support testing, supplier, manufacturing, or customer activities.
- ✓Location & Travel
- ✓This position is based in Dearborn, Michigan.
- ✓Travel may be required to support supplier, manufacturing, laboratory, and customer activities
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 8 and ranges from $99,100-$166,200.
Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.
Internal applicants: moving into this role may result in an adjustment to your current compensation based on the posted pay range for this role, taking into consideration your
qualifications
and other relevant factors.
For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR
Company: As Ford establishes a wholly owned subsidiary focused on Battery Energy Storage Systems, this role will initially be employed by Ford and is expected to transition to the subsidiary within one year.
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.
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Ford Energy is a newly formed, wholly-owned subsidiary of Ford Motor Company dedicated to accelerating U.S. energy independence. Leveraging Ford’s century of manufacturing excellence and world-class battery energy storage systems (BESS) technology, Ford Energy designs, manufactures, and services grid-scale and commercial DC battery energy storage systems (BESS). Ford Energy is uniquely positioned to capture the growing demand for reliable, US-built energy storage systems. We are not just building batteries; we are building the infrastructure for the next generation of the American grid.
Why Ford Energy?
At Ford Energy, you have the backing of an industrial manufacturing powerhouse with the agility of a dedicated energy startup offering industry leading technology. We offer a competitive compensation package including performance-based bonuses, Ford vehicle discounts, and the opportunity to shape the energy strategy of one of the world's most iconic brands. Learn more at https://fordenergy.com.
In this position...
The FAT Process Engineer owns the design, execution, and continuous improvement of End-of-Line (EOL) and Factory Acceptance Testing processes — the last line of defense ensuring every production unit meets
