Hybrid Engineer – Supplier Technical Assistance

at Ford Motor Company

• Job title: Engineer – Supplier Technical Assistance
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Assembly, Google Cloud Platform
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Chennai, India

About the role

• Site STA Engineer managing supplier launches and quality issues for Powertrain components. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure manufacturing excellence at supplier sites.

Responsibilities

• Drive Flawless Launches at assigned supplier sites, collaborating with Launch STA team (Ex: Schedule A, PPAP
• (Production Part Approval Process), Supplier Quality Issues resolution). Escalate significant issues promptly and
• ‘date to green’ plan to appropriate management
• Conduct onsite evaluation visits for Priority commodities as per GPDS supplier engagement process for new
• programs
• Support capacity studies interfacing with suppliers and Ford cross-functional teams
• Review supplier incremental tooling work plans compliance to PPAP (Production Part Approval Process)
• requirements
• Drive capacity/uplift actions implementation with suppliers inline with the GCP study requirements
• Drive Supplier Process capacity issues resolution as needed – Production constraint risk mitigation working with
• Ford and Supplier teams and manage “date to green” plan
• Monitor supply status of 24/7 roster suppliers and Blue bar status of PPAPs beyond implementation timing
• Review supplier Capacity Analysis Reports (CAR) for compliance to capacity requirements
• Drive robust Supplier Failure Mode Avoidance through PFMEA, SCCAF, CP reviews, Manufacturing feasibility
• reviews and Health chart deployment as applicable
• Drive Supplier manufacturing health chart compliance and support development of new health charts
• Drive suppliers for Special process compliance with the support of STA Technical Specialists
• Drive continuous improvement in manufacturing excellence with the assigned sites through Q1-MSA deployment,
• Q1 attainment/ retention, Health chart deployment, Supplier training as required.
• Drive deployment & improvement of Quality performance requirements (Q1, QR, TGW, R/1000, CPU), through
• Reduction, Benchmarking, Lean Manufacturing, G8D (Global 8 Disciplines) methodology, PFMEA (Process
• Failure Mode Effect Analysis), SPC (Statistical Process Control), Gage R&R (Repeatability and Reproducibility),
• Gage R&R (Repeatability and Reproducibility), etc.) as required
• Drive new supplier site evaluations and Supplier Risk Assessment on new sourcing in support of GCST,
• identifying Risk Mitigation.
• Drive closure of supplier process Quality issues related to Stop Ship/Build, BSAQ (Balanced Single Agenda for
• Quality) projects and Field Action Stop Ship/Prevent Action
• Drive compliance to all organizational and corporate training requirements and SIM process compliance.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science/ Engineering, or academic equivalent
• Be proficient in English when working with global teams
• Knowledge of manufacturing process(es) of the responsible component commodities
• Knowledge of Problem Solving and Quality systems and tools
• The following commodity Experience are recommended for this role:** Experience in development of Powertrain (Engine & Transmision) parts** Knowledge on overall Engine/ Transission Assembly process, Powertrain System (fuel system, cooling system,**exhaust system, lubrication system, valve train)** Experienced in Ferrous and Aluminum casting, Machining, Forging, Heat Treatment, Welding, Coating, Plating** Exposure to plastic injection molding, stamping process** Experience in CQI requirements e.g. CQI-9 (heat treatment), CQI-23 (Injection molding), CQI-15 (welding), CQI-**11 (plating)