Battery Manufacturing Engineer

• •Lead installation, commissioning, start-up, and launch activities at the manufacturing plant.
• •Support feasibility studies on equipment design changes and lead modifications, vet designs against site and process capabilities, and usher implementation of corrective actions through project milestones.
• •Own commissioning execution, including dry runs, safety validation, and final acceptance testing.
• •Drive equipment qualification processes, ensuring capability, throughput, yield, and quality targets are achieved before production release.
• •Lead production ramp-up planning and execution, establishing structured ramp methodologies to achieve rate, yield, and OEE targets.
• •Lead identification, resolution, and closure of all feasibility, quality, packaging, tooling, safety, ergonomics, controls, purchasing, cost, and other issues throughout the life of the program.

• •Oversee equipment re-tooling, upgrades, and optimization initiatives to support product changes, capacity increases, or performance improvements.
• •Establish documentation standards, change management processes, and capture "Lessons Learned" to implement continuous improvement actions on future and scalable manufacturing programs.

• •Act as a bridge between departments to ensure optimal equipment performance, coordinating cross-functional readiness across engineering, operations, maintenance, quality, facilities, and EHS to ensure seamless start-of-production.
• •Manage equipment vendors and installation contractors through installation, commissioning, and post-launch stabilization.
• •Track and manage key ramp KPIs—including throughput, yield, scrap, uptime, cycle time, and MTBF/MTTR—using electronic tools and complex algorithms to improve department KPI performance.
• •Identify technical risks early and implement mitigation plans to protect launch timing and performance targets.
• •Provide regular program updates on schedule, budget, risks, and ramp performance to senior leadership.

• •Ensure adherence to the Ford Production System (FPS) and Safety Operating System practices to achieve zero injuries and assist in the development and achievement of department KPIs

You'll have...

• •Bachelor’s degree or above in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or related technical field.
• •3-10+ years of relevant professional experience in a manufacturing environment (automotive or battery cell manufacturing preferred).
• •Ability to work varied shifts and hours, including weekends, and travel extensively (90–100%), including internationally, to support plant launches and operations. Must be flexible and willing to work at different sites for periods ranging from several weeks to several months.

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.
• •Leadership: Ability to demonstrate leadership behaviors combined with outstanding interpersonal and communication skills.
• •Process Expertise: Experience with Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and FMEAs.
• •Software Skills: Office, Proficiency in AutoCAD, Planner.
• •Technical Knowledge: Fundamental working knowledge of industrial process, PM planning, and machine safety standards.
• •Vision Systems: Experience with 2D & 3D vision systems for robot guidance, metrology, and identification.

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