Manufacturing Engineer, Machine Engineering, BlueOval Battery Park Michigan
Ford · Marshall, MI
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Base pay
- $87k–$145k
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Automotive
- Posted
- 14 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level manufacturing role at Ford (automotive) in Marshall, MI. At BlueOval Battery Park Michigan, you will...
- They ask for
- 5+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Lean, Six Sigma, FMEA, Robotics, Automation, AutoCAD
- Base pay
- $87k–$145k
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Manufacturing Engineer roles in Michigan: typical posted base $81k–$166k. This one lists $87k–$145k.
Median of the low and high ends of 28 live postings that list pay, out of 83 manufacturing engineer openings in Michigan, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Michigan plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 82 other live manufacturing postings in Michigan.
- Base pay
- About 5% below similar roles
- Experience asked
- Typical (5+ years)
Typical $78k–$166k, from 27 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ New product launch 61%
- Tooling 47%
- ✓ Lean 40%
- ✓ FMEA 33%
- Root cause 30%
- Team leadership 29%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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- 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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This plant: Ford in Marshall
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Full description from FordAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Ford’s legacy of innovation is about to reach new heights. Imagine being on the ground floor of something truly extraordinary. At BlueOval Battery Park Michigan, we’re not just assembling battery systems; we’re leading a transformation. As a key member of our start-up team, you’ll have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to launch a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility from the ground up. Imagine: you, at the forefront of the electrification movement, helping to bring the next generation of vehicles to driveways, job sites and highways everywhere.
At BlueOval Battery Park Michigan, you will...
- •use your entrepreneurial skills and team mindset to come up with data-driven solutions
- •build and lead an agile team to deliver the advanced technology that drives the future
- •create a culture of trust, encourage diversity of thought and foster leadership in others
- •be part of the historic transformation of the automotive industry.
What you’ll do…
- •Optimize & Innovate: Provide technical expertise to optimize highly automated manufacturing equipment and processes through systemic approach solutions, automation, and advanced levels of process control.
- •Systems Integration: Manage the interaction between systems, upper-level computers; configure parameters appropriately for varying production loads.
- •PM planning and machine ownership: Review the performance of PM plan and effectiveness using machine data, improvement and constraint reduction of process equipment using Ford Motor Company Operating Systems.
- •KPI tracking and development: Track and improve department KPIs using electronic tools and complex algorithms to solve problems.
- •Continuous Improvement: Use Andon data to prioritize efforts to achieve 100% flow; lead Six Sigma project teams focused on efficiency, quality, and reliability.
- •Technical Collaboration: Act as a bridge on collaboration between different departments to ensure performance of the equipment.
- •Maintenance Support: Establish preventive maintenance plans for the equipment, electrical/controls aspects, and mentor/train technicians to enhance the team’s overall competence.
- •Standards & Safety: Ensure adherence to the Ford Production System (FPS) and Safety Operating System practices to achieve zero injuries.
- •Life Cycle Management: Support feasibility on product design changes and lead modifications, model code updates, and program backups for automation.
Candidates must possess full flexibility and a readiness to consistently work across all established standard, operating, and rotational shift schedules, encompassing day, night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
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You’ll have…
- •Bachelor’s degree or above in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or related technical field.
- •3-5 years of relevant professional experience in a manufacturing environment (automotive or battery cell manufacturing preferred).
- •Fundamental working knowledge of industrial process, PM planning, and machine safety standards.
- •Experience with 2D & 3D vision systems for robot guidance, metrology, and identification.
- •Ability to demonstrate leadership behaviors combined with outstanding interpersonal and communication skills.
- •Ability to work various shifts and hours, including weekends, and travel extensively (including internationally) as required for plant launch and support.
Even better, you may have…
- •5+ years of relevant Manufacturing Engineering experience.
- •Master’s Degree in Engineering.
- •Industry 4.0 Knowledge: Familiarity with Data Collection, AI/ML, IIOT, and Digital Twins.
- •Process Expertise: Experience with Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and FMEAs.
- •Software Skills: Office, Proficiency in AutoCAD, Planner.
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.
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.