Ford Motor Company

Commercial Engineering Requirements Supervisor – Commercial Vehicles Special Vehicle Engineering is looking for qualified candidates with engineering experience in all automotive functional areas and systems to develop internal Commercial engineering requirements for our products to meet the expectations of both our upfitters, ease of upfit, and our customers, functional capability and durability.

• Leverage partnership with Sales & Marketing, FCSD, Product Planning, and other Ford PD organizations, including our internal CV SVE Application Engineering team, to identify Commercial requirements, including Police, supporting upfitter/end customer needs and drive program product content to meet or exceed customer expectations.
• Work with upfitters and end user customers to co-create vocational requirements to deliver chassis content and meet customer demand.
• Work with Ford of Europe (FoE) requirements counterpart to align on common North America and FoE Commercial Vehicle and Police requirements.
• Release the new Commercial and Police requirements into FEDE.
• Lead publication of Ford’s Incomplete Vehicle Manuals (IVM’s) for applicable Ford incomplete vehicles.
• Progress Ford CV leadership position through effective and timely external communication with upfitters and end user customers.
• Champion upfitter/end customer needs in VPATS, VADR, SARs, MIMs, etc. forums.
• Create/publish formal Commercial Vehicles engineering requirements/design guidelines to prevent issue recurrence.
• Support Commercial Vehicle Product Conference Events, including annual Spring and Fall National Truck Equipment Association (NTEA) Work Truck Week, as well as Commercial Vehicle Product Sub-Committees such as AISBM, ACCNA, SCEMC, TSCMG and VBMD.
• Mentor GSR direct report.
• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering field of study
• 4+ years of automotive or engineering experience
• D&R and/or Vehicle Engineering experience (Software, EESE, BEV, Netcom, VO End of Line preferred)
• Strong knowledge of Ford Product Development and VCSE, P/T and VE organizations
• Knowledge using Ford FEDE system and release of engineering requirements.
• Experienced in DFMEAs, vehicle requirement generation, and engineering sign-off processes.
• Skilled in technical publication creation and documentation.
• Technical knowledge of Commercial Vehicles and upfitter industry and knowledge of Regulatory Requirements (FMVSS/CMVSS, Emissions, etc.)
• Knowledge of Ford commercial vehicle offerings and upfitter demand across all CV vocations.
• Experience with CV industry associations and committees such as NTEA, ICUEE, AISBM, AMD, etc.
• Outstanding communications skills both oral and written – summarize & articulate pertinent issues
• Strong interpersonal skills a must – with outstanding Commercial Vehicles customer mindset to understand both upfitter/end customer upfit concerns and/or issues.
• Problem solving mindset – strong desire to help customers with their requirements, have a “can do” attitude, help resolve issues between Ford & upfitter and/or end user
• Willingness to occasional travel to meet with upfitters and/or end users

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 back-up child care 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: Benefit Summary

This position is a salary grade LL6.

This position is a range of salary grades LL6.

• Please note: This is a hybrid role, you are expected to relocate if you are not within commutable distance, and responsible to be on site at minimum 1-3 day per week *
• Visa Sponsorship is not provided for this role*

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 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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