Manufacturing Engineer Jobs in Jackson, MI (NOW HIRING)

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.

You'll have...

• Engineering Degree
• 2+ years laser welding/ joining engineering experience in a manufacturing environment
• Strong mechanics of materials background and welding metallurgy
• Experience with destructive testing methods like pull/shear testing and understanding results.
• Experience with non-destructive testing methods (like resistance testing and X-ray inspection and cross section analysis) to demonstrate quality
• Strong experience in developing foundation documents (DFMEA, P Diagram, B Diagram, SCCAF, etc.)
• Ability to demonstrate leadership behaviors combined with outstanding interpersonal, team building, leadership, and communication skills.
• Capability to learn, use, and troubleshoot new software and hardware systems to solve manufacturing problems that users are facing.
• 4+ years' experience with manufacturing
• Laser welding foundation with the ability to both learn and teach
• Strong problem-solving abilities

Even better, you may have...

• Master's degree in engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, or Welding)
• 4+ years Laser Welding Experience
• Experience implementing or auditing manufacturing requirements, standards, and procedures
• Understanding of Industrial Engineering concepts (constraint analysis, productivity analysis)
• Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma Experience
• Knowledge of data structures and algorithms
• Experience in development of requirements, design rules, and test methods

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 $84,480-141,360.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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What you'll do...

• Ensure adherence and compliance to the Ford Production System (FPS) Key Unifying Processes (KUP)
• Understand and consistently apply standard manufacturing operating systems and principles.
• Enforce compliance with Safety Operating System practices to achieve zero injuries.
• Ensure compliance with Quality Operating System practices to achieve zero defects.
• Use Andon data to prioritize efforts to achieve 100% flow.
• Apply engineering principles & analytical techniques to establish and continuously improve manufacturing processes and products.
• Implement interim and permanent corrective actions to resolve quality issues using 8D tool, 6 panel, etc.
• Manage and direct statistical process control activities.
• Knowledge of and ability to execute measurement systems analysis & variable data analysis.
• Identify sources of variation within a production environment effectively and efficiently.
• Support expedited concern resolution with cross functional teams including the Quality Dept, Production, and Suppliers.
• Develop and manage laser welding processes, materials, and technologies
• Develop and Implement laser welding control plans and requirements.
• Function as the plant subject matter expert for all laser welding.
• Issue resolution during machine build, installation, and steady state production.
• Troubleshoot and resolve production-related downtime
• Ensure the identification and capture of lessons learned along with their application to new programs, as well as the impact to existing strategies and standards.
• Lead the development, formalization and dissemination of welding strategies, testing, processes, and issue resolution tool sets.
• Lead the Development of Online and Offline Repair Strategies
• Support the Development and Commissioning of Laser welding Technology into our facility.
• 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.