About the role

  • Manager for Seat Complete leading engineering team for seating systems design and delivery at Ford. Overseeing comfort, safety, and advanced technology integration while ensuring quality and efficiency.

Responsibilities

  • Lead a world-class team of engineers responsible for the design, development, and delivery of seating systems across our vehicle portfolio.
  • Oversee the integration of comfort, craftsmanship, safety, and advanced technology while ensuring all quality, cost, and weight targets are met.
  • Collaborate with Studio/Design, Marketing, Purchasing, and Manufacturing to deliver best-in-class interior solutions.
  • Drive engineering solutions that ensure best-in-class J.D. Power "Seat Quality and Satisfaction" results.
  • Lead initiatives to simplify the seating portfolio.
  • Execute a "Design Once, Use Many" philosophy.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
  • 10+ years of experience in automotive product development, specifically within Interior or Seating systems.
  • Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
  • Proven experience managing large-scale budgets and hitting aggressive weight and cost-reduction targets.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead teams through complex product launches (GPDS).

Benefits

  • 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.

Job title

Seat Complete Manager

Job type

Experience level

SeniorLead

Salary

$141,700 - $268,300 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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