STA Black Belt Engineer

JOB DESCRIPTION

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. What will you make today?

As a key member of the Ford Supply Chain team, you can add critical value to the entire organization. You'll help us source the highest quality parts and services from around the globe while ensuring optimal cost and on-time delivery. You'll also contribute to establishing a robust supply chain so that we can continually produce the vehicles our customers want. If you have the background to develop strong, mutually beneficial supplier relationships that will result in decreased costs, improved quality, and enhanced sustainability, we want you to join us.

*We have a position available in Dearborn MI

In this position...

• Lead knowledge development in problem solving across the STA organization
• Provide technical support to colleagues as the subject matter expert in various problem-solving techniques and tools
• Provide coaching and support on projects as well as training exercises
• Complete project work on critical issues

RESPONSIBILITIES

What you'll do...

• Provide training to STA team members
• Provide coaching to STA team members
• Drive use of triage script for critical issues
• Support Stage 3 disputes to provide objective analysis
• Support FASS/PAC reviews to identify missed opportunities and provide feedback
• Complete Engineering duties
  • Utilize process engineering skills to understand the physics used to create parts and trouble shoot problems.
  • Complete engineering analysis using CAE and free body diagrams to understand the forces applied to parts and systems that are causing things to break or wear out.
  • Calculate stress on parts and systems and the strength of parts and systems.
  • Calculate flow rate of air and fluids to understand problems related to power, cooling and heating systems.
  • Determine simple chemical equations of reactions occurring between materials
  • Analyze the stress strain curve properties for parts that are failing to understand why metals and plastics are causing problems.
  • Create or analyze electrical diagrams to help understand how systems are supposed to help diagnose problems.
  • Complete reliability engineering work with Weibull and other distributions to understand the failure rate to determine if issues are infant mortality or wear out conditions and also predict rate of future failures.
  • Use engineering skills to develop solutions to problems.
• Utilize Ford's warranty systems and other data bases to identify the biggest issues and use the data to determine contrasts to help drive problem solving process.
• Apply Strategic Problem Solving to use strategies to determine the physics, chemistry, electricity, etc. causing the failures and drive to resolution.
• Use 6-Sigma skills including Measurement Systems Analysis, process capability, hypothesis tests, pairwise comparisons, Design of Experiments, Multi-vary analysis, multiple regression, reliability analysis, etc. to complete tests and analyze data.
• Utilize the 3x5 why process to drive to systemic root cause and systemic improvements.

QUALIFICATIONS

You'll have...

• Bachelor of Science/ Engineering, or equivalent technical / manufacturing aptitude
• 2+ years of Plant Manufacturing experience
• Proven analytical skills with a passion for 6 Sigma, exposure to Quality Tools and knowledge of problem-solving techniques, data analysis and statistical tools.
• Experience using Minitab or similar Statistical Software tools
• Strong communication and team building
• Knowledge of vehicle or powertrain component commodities, functions, and related features.
• Ability to develop and present materials to senior leadership with short timelines

Even better, you may have...

• Problem Solving Skills - Black Belt or Master Black Belt and Strategic Problem-Solving Knowledge
• Ability to speak and write in English & Spanish language fluently to effectively communicate with the global team
• Electrical and physics knowledge
• Knowledge on analyzing big data
• Experience leading multiple complex assignments with demanding timelines
• Knowledge of problem-solving tools
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes
• Quality experience

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 backup childcare, 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:

New Hire Benefits

This position is a range of salary grades 7 and 8.

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. 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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ABOUT US

At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career and help us define tomorrow's transportation.

ABOUT THE TEAM

Ford Quality is responsible for driving continuous improvement for the Ford and Lincoln brands to deliver top quality products and services to delight our customers. We achieve this through operational excellence and global processes and tools, such as Global Product Development System, Quality Operating System, New Model Launch, working with integrated teams in Manufacturing, Product Development, Purchasing, Marketing, Sales and Service, etc.