
Machining Process Engineer (Ohio)
Ford · Dearborn, MI
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Process
- Base pay
- $87k–$145k
- Degree
- Preferred
- Experience asked
- 3+ years
- Industry
- Automotive
- Posted
- 11 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level process role at Ford (automotive) in Dearborn, MI. Get the satisfaction of making great products people use and love.
- They ask for
- 3+ years · degree preferred
- Tools it names
- FMEA, GD&T, Machining, Tooling, CATIA / NX
- Base pay
- $87k–$145k
- 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 19% above similar roles
- Experience asked
- Typical (3+ years)
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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How to get in at this plant
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Pick 2–3 people on the Process team at Ford
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Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Is the work mostly new product launches or sustaining existing lines?
- How much time do you spend on the floor versus at a desk?
- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
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If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.
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Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
This plant: Ford in Dearborn
32 other open roles at this site · 3 people we found on the process team.
- Manufacturing Engineer- Final Assembly · Manufacturing
- Manufacturing Quality Engineer · Quality
- Manufacturing Engineer-Body Shop · Manufacturing
- Powertrain Manufacturing Engineer · Manufacturing
- ADAS Verification and Validation Engineer · Quality
- Lean Strategist · Lean / CI · Specialist
Full description from FordAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
requirements
for a Powertrain Subsystem
- ✓Collaborate with Product Development team to generate facility & tooling costs, improve quality, and reduce labor requirements.
- ✓Use virtual tools to evaluate the feasibility of new model designs for high volume manufacturing operations.
- ✓Write/modify/maintain process sheets and deliver updated Cycle Line Layouts.
- ✓Lead identification, resolution, and closure Machining feasibility issues.
- ✓Create and follow a master schedule for the design, build, and implementation of tools in your subsystem.
- ✓Lead machining installation, start-up, and commissioning at the manufacturing site. In addition, support tooling buyoffs @ vendor facilities.
- ✓Lead identification, resolution, and closure of all launch product and tooling issues.
- ✓Develop "Lessons Learned" from New Model launches and implement Prevent Reoccurrence Actions into future programs.
- ✓Support Department Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, People, Morale, Environment, and Innovation (SQDCPMEI) initiatives.
- ✓Interface with cross-functional activities (Product Development, Supplier Technical Assistance, Material Planning & Logistics, New Model Programs).
- ✓Travel weekly to Sharonville, OH for 12-18 months. Some weekend work will be required.
You'll have...
- ✓Bachelors degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Industrial or Electrical preferred)
- ✓3+ years experience in a Manufacturing Engineering environment, preferably Automotive Manufacturing
- ✓Ability to support launch programs while traveling
- ✓Strong Project Management skills and result-oriented mindset
- ✓Strong computer skills (Excel, Power Point, etc.)
- ✓3D CAD review abilities (Teamcenter, VisMockup, CATIA, or equivalent)
- ✓Understanding of PFMEA and failure mode avoidance principles
- ✓Strong verbal & written communication and presentation skills
- ✓Ability to operate in stressful situations within timing constraints
- ✓Ability to work with minimal direct supervision
- ✓Ability to travel including extended travel to assembly and component plants in US, Canada, and/or Mexico required (largely Sharonville, OH)
Even better, you may have...
- ✓Working knowledge of statistics (control charts, data collecting, GD&T etc.)
- ✓Knowledge in the following Ford software systems: , WERS, GSPAS/APT, Teamcenter, E2KS, AIM
- ✓Automotive Manufacturing Engineering experience preferred but not mandatory
- ✓Experience w/automotive assembly or machining tooling, processes and facilities preferred but not mandatory
- ✓Experience in high volume industrial machining systems
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 7 and ranges from $86,600-$144,900.
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.
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.
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We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.
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.
In this position...
GME (Global Manufacturing Engineer) is a cross-functional team having the primary responsibility to plan for and implement the launch of new vehicle programs at powertrain component plants. The Manufacturing Engineer candidate will be a part of this team and be responsible for delivery of projects supporting new programs, as described in additional detail below.
This individual will be an integral part of installing a new machining line at our Sharonville Transmission Plant (OH). This will require significant travel starting middle of 2027 and go well into 2028.
What you'll do...
- •Deliver Manufacturing Operating System
