The Powertrain Quality Engineer

Ford Motor Company

In this position...

The Powertrain Quality Engineer drives error elimination for Ford Racing's Sports Car Powertrains, conducting timely failure analysis on field and development issues to support Ford Racing's Sports Car Mission through fast, effective resolution. The role partners closely with Development Engineering, Powertrain Workshop Operations, internal and external labs, and suppliers, and reports to Powertrain and Program leads. Success requires balancing the fast-paced, shifting demands of motorsport while keeping sight of both urgent and important priorities. Equally critical are maintaining meticulous, transparent reporting and advancing standardized Quality Management practices across Ford Racing's Powertrain Products.

This role is hybrid and requires at least 4 days per week onsite in Allen Park, MI.

What you'll do...

• Lead, manage, and support the failure analysis and overall topic management to ensure departmental and program objectives for internal and external customers (e.g., issue resolution time and effective countermeasure development).
• Works with minimal direction while maintaining a high level of accountability and accuracy.
• Lead and execute incoming inspection activities on incoming parts and assemblies, evaluating established critical characteristics and adhering to defined sample rates aligned with Engineering.
• Partner with Engineering and Quality to establish, review, and continuously improve incoming inspection criteria, measurement methods, and sampling strategies.
• Develop and refine component testing methodologies in collaboration with powertrain subject matter experts.
• Create, maintain, and update documentation related to laboratory testing, analysis processes, and operational procedures.
• Track and measure Failure Analysis performance through key performance indicators (KPIs) to gauge performance and efficiency.
• Assist the Programs’ technical support teams with solutions for intermediate containment actions, and is responsible for the deployment and validation of permanent containment actions.
• Inspect and perform functional testing on powertrain components to accurately determine failure modes.
• Investigate root causes of failures to include report generation.
• Utilize Ford's ticketing and quality management systems to document, track, and manage issues identified during inspection, testing, customer use / race operation through to resolution validation.
• Develop, document, and continuously improve departmental processes and procedures.
• Communicate work-plan and project results to customers and management via written reports, meetings, and presentations.
• Perform additional duties and responsibilities as assigned.

You’ll have...

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in powertrain development and testing, with demonstrated proficiency in combustion-engine operation, non-destructive testing (NDT), GD&T, and metallurgical analysis.
• Minimum 2 years of experience applying quality tools and methods, including Supplier Quality Management, FMEA, SPC, MSA, Control Plans, and APQP/PPAP processes.

Even better if you have...

• Master’s degree in a technical field of study.
• Direct expertise in motorsports or a high-performance racing environment.
• Demonstrated success in a demanding, high-stakes environment.
• Former engine design experience.
• Prior engine assembly and build experience.
• Working with CATIA, WinDarab, CAN and Ethernet Protocols, Cosworth Pi and MoTec Software, Minitab or similar.
• Knowledge and experience with various manufacturing methods to include casting, forging, machining, heat treatment and surface coatings.
• Solid organizational skills including proven ability to multi-task and maintain project deadlines
• Ability to work independently and communicate results with solid verbal and written skills.
• Proficient in utilizing MS Office tools (Excel, Word, Outlook, SharePoint, Teams).
• Able and willing to learn new software applications.

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.
• 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.
• Generous vacation time, sick/personal time, and paid holidays, including between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day.

This position is a salary grade 5 - 8 and ranges from $65,100 - $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.

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.

This position is hybrid with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week. #LI-Hybrid #FR1 #LI-LC2

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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.