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We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves, and build a better world-together. At Ford, we're all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves?

Do you believe connected systems and trusted data are essential to transforming the way vehicles are designed, built, and delivered? We do! Delivering the vehicles of the future requires Product Development, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Information Technology to operate as an integrated Industrial System. That's where the Synergy transformation program makes an impact. We are connecting processes, platforms, and data across Ford to enable greater transparency, speed, technical excellence, and enterprise-wide collaboration.

We are seeking a highly organized and technically minded Technical Program Integration Analyst to be a key driver of execution within the Synergy transformation program. While the Program Lead orchestrates the overall strategy, you will provide the hands-on technical coordination needed to keep complex initiatives moving forward. You will work across Product Development, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and IT teams to understand system dependencies, document data flows, identify integration risks, and help ensure the connected data framework remains intact throughout the Industrial System.

This role requires a blend of technical curiosity, analytical rigor, systems thinking, and the ability to navigate complex Agile environments. Responsibilities include mapping technical dependencies, supporting Program Increment planning, investigating technical roadblocks, and translating detailed technical updates into clear, actionable insights for program leaders and stakeholders. By bridging high-level business-process transformation with the underlying IT architecture, you will help enable integrated, scalable, and effective solutions across Ford's Industrial System.

We recognize that no one person will embody every single quality or skill listed below. If you are passionate about large-scale transformation, technical integration, systems thinking, and helping cross-functional teams deliver connected solutions, we encourage you to apply.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Technology, or a related technical field.
• Bachelor of Technology preferred.
• Equivalent relevant experience may be considered.

Experience:

• 3+ years of experience in a Technical Analyst, Systems Analyst, Technical Coordinator, Business Analyst, Junior Technical Project Manager, or similar role.
• Experience supporting Agile teams, technical programs, enterprise transformations, or complex cross-functional technology initiatives.
• Experience managing backlogs, dependencies, risks, and delivery coordination in Jira or similar Agile work-management tools.
• Experience creating high-quality technical documentation, process maps, integration diagrams, data-flow diagrams, or system architecture artifacts.
• Experience collaborating across business, engineering, IT, architecture, Product Development, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, work independently, and drive issues toward practical solutions.

Required Technical Experience:

• Strong analytical ability to evaluate complex datasets, technical workflows, dependencies, and delivery risks to identify bottlenecks or misalignments.
• Technical literacy and understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle and Agile delivery practices.
• Foundational understanding of integrated enterprise systems, including Product Lifecycle Management, Enterprise Resource Planning, Manufacturing Execution Systems, and related data ecosystems.
• Experience using Jira to manage backlogs, features, dependencies, delivery status, risks, and program reporting.
• Ability to interpret and communicate technical progress, risks, decisions, and dependencies clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Understanding of systems thinking and the downstream impacts of changes across Product Development, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and enterprise data systems.
• Strong written, verbal, interpersonal, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Commitment to Ford+ behaviors, including transparency, speed, technical excellence, and customer-focused delivery.

Preferred Experience:

• Hands-on experience with 3DEXPERIENCE, Dassault Systemes platforms, SAP, Manufacturing Management Platform, or comparable Product Development, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing technologies.
• Background in software development, data engineering, systems engineering, enterprise architecture, or technical integration.
• Experience developing dashboards and automated reporting using Power BI, Tableau, or similar visualization tools.
• Experience documenting future-state processes and supporting technical change-management activities.
• Familiarity with cloud-native architectures, Master Data Management, data modernization, and legacy-data migration practices.
• Previous exposure to automotive Product Development, Manufacturing IT, Supply Chain technology, or Industrial System transformation initiatives.
• Experience working within a large-scale, matrixed enterprise transformation program.

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, and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care 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.

For a detailed look at our benefits, click here: Benefit Summary 

This position is a salary grade 8. 

This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from  $99,600-$166,600.

*Visa Sponsorship is not provided for this role*

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.

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. In the United States, If you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.
 

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We recognize that no one person will embody every single quality or skill listed below. If you are passionate about large-scale transformation, technical integration, systems thinking, and helping cross-functional teams deliver connected solutions, we encourage you to apply.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Technology, or a related technical field.
• Bachelor of Technology preferred.
• Equivalent relevant experience may be considered.

Experience:

• 3+ years of experience in a Technical Analyst, Systems Analyst, Technical Coordinator, Business Analyst, Junior Technical Project Manager, or similar role.
• Experience supporting Agile teams, technical programs, enterprise transformations, or complex cross-functional technology initiatives.
• Experience managing backlogs, dependencies, risks, and delivery coordination in Jira or similar Agile work-management tools.
• Experience creating high-quality technical documentation, process maps, integration diagrams, data-flow diagrams, or system architecture artifacts.
• Experience collaborating across business, engineering, IT, architecture, Product Development, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, work independently, and drive issues toward practical solutions.

Required Technical Experience:

• Strong analytical ability to evaluate complex datasets, technical workflows, dependencies, and delivery risks to identify bottlenecks or misalignments.
• Technical literacy and understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle and Agile delivery practices.
• Foundational understanding of integrated enterprise systems, including Product Lifecycle Management, Enterprise Resource Planning, Manufacturing Execution Systems, and related data ecosystems.
• Experience using Jira to manage backlogs, features, dependencies, delivery status, risks, and program reporting.
• Ability to interpret and communicate technical progress, risks, decisions, and dependencies clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Understanding of systems thinking and the downstream impacts of changes across Product Development, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and enterprise data systems.
• Strong written, verbal, interpersonal, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Commitment to Ford+ behaviors, including transparency, speed, technical excellence, and customer-focused delivery.

Preferred Experience:

• Hands-on experience with 3DEXPERIENCE, Dassault Systemes platforms, SAP, Manufacturing Management Platform, or comparable Product Development, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing technologies.
• Background in software development, data engineering, systems engineering, enterprise architecture, or technical integration.
• Experience developing dashboards and automated reporting using Power BI, Tableau, or similar visualization tools.
• Experience documenting future-state processes and supporting technical change-management activities.
• Familiarity with cloud-native architectures, Master Data Management, data modernization, and legacy-data migration practices.
• Previous exposure to automotive Product Development, Manufacturing IT, Supply Chain technology, or Industrial System transformation initiatives.
• Experience working within a large-scale, matrixed enterprise transformation program.

*Visa Sponsorship is not provided for this role*

• Identify, understand, and document technical integration points and data dependencies across Product Development, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and IT systems.
• Develop a detailed understanding of how connected digital systems-including Product Lifecycle Management, Enterprise Resource Planning, and Manufacturing Execution Systems-interact across the Industrial System.
• Create and maintain integration diagrams, dependency maps, process flows, data-flow documentation, and technical handoff artifacts.
• Identify where data breaks, becomes siloed, is duplicated, or does not flow effectively between systems, processes, and teams.
• Support the development and maintenance of a connected data framework that enables end-to-end Industrial System integration.
• Provide technical context needed for successful Program Increment planning, ensuring dependencies are mapped at the feature level across multiple teams and aligned with the broader integration roadmap.
• Support backlog management, feature refinement, dependency tracking, delivery planning, and risk management using Jira and related Agile tools.
• Use Jira data, delivery metrics, and stakeholder input to communicate progress, risks, dependencies, and key decisions to the Program Lead and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Assist the Program Lead in investigating technical roadblocks, integration failures, delivery delays, and dependency risks.
• Collect and analyze relevant data, perform root-cause analysis, and recommend tactical workarounds or corrective actions to keep development on track.
• Serve as a primary liaison for engineering, IT, and business teams, ensuring shared understanding of program-level integration priorities and system-thinking requirements.
• Apply foundational systems thinking to understand how changes in Product Development data, processes, or platforms may affect downstream Manufacturing and Supply Chain systems.
• Translate complex technical status updates into clear, concise reports, executive-ready summaries, decision materials, and actionable recommendations.
• Support documentation of future-state processes and help technical teams adopt new ways of working as part of the transformation effort.
• Develop or support automated dashboards and reporting that improve visibility into program health, integration readiness, risks, and dependencies.
• Identify opportunities to improve integration processes, Agile planning practices, technical documentation, data flows, and program reporting.
• Demonstrate Ford+ behaviors through transparency, speed, collaboration, customer focus, and technical excellence.