Press Equipment Engineer
At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. We also believe in providing you with the freedom to define and realize your dreams. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career potential as you help us define tomorrow’s transportation.
As part of our Manufacturing team, you’ll help build the world-class, state-of-the-art smart vehicles the world expects from us. Within our plants around the world, we’re constantly developing new technologies and processes to further increase our efficiency. That means we’re continually seeking diligent, driven performers who think creatively to help us find better and more efficient ways to manufacture our vehicles.
What you’ll be able to do:
- Engineer new press equipment and providing support to Stamping plants for critical repairs and refurbishments
- Conduct Equipment Design analysis including Mechanical FEA’s, FMEA’s, layout for maintainability, machinery foundations, and electrical/mechanical installations
- Write technical specifications for new equipment, improvements and repairs for both procurement and installation
- Provide technical analysis of issues using principles of dynamics, physics, and mechanics of materials.
- Complete risk assessments concurrently with multiple suppliers and plant engineering during design/build
- Estimate budget and secure quotes for investment studies
- Establish and maintain master schedule with technical assistance and plant labor coordination
- Complete and follow through on purchase orders
- Support emergency breakdowns (calls after hours/weekends sometimes are expected)
- Provide analysis of failures and interpret test results, and complete failure reports
- Coordinate testing of materials at Labs, interpret metallurgical issues and changes
- Provide on-site support during installations releases at the plants. This may require weekends and multiple 2-week stays out of town)
- Develop installation plans including bid package preparation for contractor installations
- Learn and execute Ford Safety process: Risk Assessments, Safety Pre-task Analysis, PROTAG, and ECPL
- Maintain project budgets and use Ford financial reporting systems (PCAM & PFR)
- Maintain and update equipment records
- Willingness to travel 25-30% both internationally and domestically (from home base of Dearborn, MI)
The minimum requirements we seek:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering
- 2 or more years of mechanical engineering experience in a manufacturing environment (internship and co-op experience will be considered)
Our preferred requirements:
- Familiarity with welding, machining, and fundamental metallurgical properties of materials used in machine design strongly preferred
- Demonstrated understanding of Hydraulic and pneumatic controls and operation preferred
- Knowledge of Servo-hydraulic system operation and controls preferred
- Strong understanding of Energy Control and Power Lockout and risk assessment process in equipment design and operation preferred
- Experience/knowledge of Coil-feed (flat metal) process equipment such as Progressive and/or Blanking equipment desired
- Demonstrated experience with AutoCAD, Catia and Team Center strongly preferred
- Experience with MS Project and Microsoft Office (Excel/Word/PowerPoint/Outlook)
- Experience/knowledge of metallurgy reports (Spectrographs, methods of interpreting microstructures and failure modes, identifying heat causal factors)
- Excellent communication and organizational skills
What you’ll receive in return:
As part of the Ford family, you’ll enjoy excellent compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that includes generous PTO, retirement, savings and stock investment plans, incentive compensation and much more. You’ll also experience exciting opportunities for professional and personal growth and recognition.
If you have what it takes to help us redefine the future of mobility, we’d love to have you join us.
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. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce. 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.
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