About this role

Job title: Quality Engineer - Plant Vehicle Team

Ford Motor Company

At Ford, you’ll work on ideas that matter, alongside passionate people who want to make a global impact. Together, we’re shaping the next era of transportation—grounded in purpose, driven by progress. Make your move.

Job Type: Full time

Work Type: On-site

We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.

Product Development uses design thinking & user experience methods to deliver breakthrough products and services that delight our customers. We bring innovative, exciting, and sustainable ideas to life. We have opportunities around the world for you to contribute to advancements in autonomy, electrification, smart mobility technologies, and more!

At Ford, the Vehicle Hardware Engineering teams are using Design Thinking & User Experience methods to deliver breakthrough products and services that will delight our customers. Our employees are laser-focused on bringing innovative, exciting, and sustainable ideas to life. From autonomy and electrification to smart mobility technologies, our teams around the world are working together with excitement to make smart vehicles for a smart world.

In this position...

This role places you on the Plant Vehicle Team (PVT) at Ford's Chicago Assembly Plant (CAP), working directly on the Explorer, Aviator, and Explorer Interceptor programs. You'll own fixed and moveable glass quality; troubleshooting issues real time. As part of Ford's Product Development organization, you'll serve as the first line of defense for vehicle quality, digging into root causes and helping continuously raise the bar on the quality.

What you'll do...

Deliver current model quality improvement projects to achieve warranty and cost objectives with support from core and VFG leaders. Work collaboratively with VRT counterparts to drive improvement in Design, MFG, and Supplier issues. Lead plant trials for quality, cost, and supplier improvements. Support plant in resolving stop ships/builds, campaigns, quality issues, ergo issues, & first time through (FTT)issues. Support plant quality meetings, VRT report outs, and Plant Vehicle Quality Reviews. Initiate/support Worldwide Engineering Release System (WERS) Concerns (CR) and alerts for design changes and plant trials.

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 5 and ranges from $65,100-$109,300

This position is a salary grade 6 and ranges from $74,300-$124,500

This position is a salary grade 7 and ranges from $86,600-$144,900

This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $99,100-$166,200

Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

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

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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. 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.

You’ll have...

Bachelors Degree in Engineering or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
3+ years of experience with quality containment and corrective action processes, including root cause analysis and driving interim/permanent corrective actions.
2+ years of hands-on experience with quality and engineering systems such as GSAR, JIRA, QED, AIMS, WERS, and IRIS/SIMPSN, or demonstrated ability to quickly learn new systems.

Even better, you may have...

Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt knowledge with a proven track record applying rigorous Root Cause Analysis (RCA) methodologies—such as 8D, 3-Legged 5 Whys, and Is/Is-Not Analysis—to rapidly resolve complex quality issues.
Direct, hands-on engineering experience in a high-volume automotive final assembly plant environment supporting new model launches (major/minor programs), line trials, stop-ship/stop-build containment, and First-Time-Through (FTT) issue resolution.

Change the world with your ideas.

Speak up. We’re listening. At Ford, we believe the right ideas, and the people behind them, can move an entire industry. Here, you'll work with teams who value your voice, push bold ideas forward, and leave a mark that lasts.

Support designed to go the distance.

From day one, Ford invests in you with medical benefits built to help you plan for what’s next. You’ll also get support for you and your family that meets you at every step, so you can move forward with confidence.

Ford gives me the space to innovate, to lead, and to serve — all while staying true to who I am as an engineer, educator, and parent. It’s not just a career; it’s a community that drives change.

Quality Engineer - Plant Vehicle Team

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