Site Production Verification Manager
Apply NowCompany: Ford Motor Company
Location: Dearborn, MI 48126
Description:
Job Description
We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we're all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves?
Enterprise Technology plays a critical part in shaping the future of mobility. If you're looking for the chance to leverage advanced technology to redefine the transportation landscape, enhance the customer experience and improve people's lives, this is the opportunity for you. Join us and challenge your IT expertise and analytical skills to help create vehicles that are as smart as you are.
This position is a hybrid co-located position with primary responsibility for 5 of the PD VEV laboratories. (Allen Park, MI)
Product Development, Vehicle Evaluation and Verification (PD-VEV) is tasked with testing and certifying components and vehicles.
This position supervises a team of analysts located at the emissions, engine, transmission, fuel systems and battery labs. It supports the IT equipment in the test cells. It has a direct impact on vehicle quality and improvements.
You will work directly with PD engineers to determine the best solutions and improvements. From Win 11 upgrades to full implementation of all new emissions testing with MPN endpoints and GCP central functions, you will impact a wide breadth of technologies and projects.
While working directly with product and components, it is not production. As such, it is usually supported during normal working hours. This is a vibrant, diverse and challenging position with direct product impact.
Responsibilities
Qualifications
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 leadership level 6 - salary grades LL6 .
For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/LL6HTHD
Visa sponsorship & relocation 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 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.
We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we're all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves?
Enterprise Technology plays a critical part in shaping the future of mobility. If you're looking for the chance to leverage advanced technology to redefine the transportation landscape, enhance the customer experience and improve people's lives, this is the opportunity for you. Join us and challenge your IT expertise and analytical skills to help create vehicles that are as smart as you are.
This position is a hybrid co-located position with primary responsibility for 5 of the PD VEV laboratories. (Allen Park, MI)
Product Development, Vehicle Evaluation and Verification (PD-VEV) is tasked with testing and certifying components and vehicles.
This position supervises a team of analysts located at the emissions, engine, transmission, fuel systems and battery labs. It supports the IT equipment in the test cells. It has a direct impact on vehicle quality and improvements.
You will work directly with PD engineers to determine the best solutions and improvements. From Win 11 upgrades to full implementation of all new emissions testing with MPN endpoints and GCP central functions, you will impact a wide breadth of technologies and projects.
While working directly with product and components, it is not production. As such, it is usually supported during normal working hours. This is a vibrant, diverse and challenging position with direct product impact.
Responsibilities
- Vehicle Evaluation and Verification test lab support:
- Work directly with the PD section supervisors in each laboratory, on programs/projects that support VEV/IT initiatives.
- Manage customer relationships of Vehicle Evaluation and Verification (VEV) projects, when working with project teams
- Support VEV daily operations at multiple test lab facilities.
- Coordinating any cross-lab development work to meet the Test Systems Strategy of common platforms, and re-usable systems.
- Manage Vendor relationships.
- Provide guidance on technical architecture of complete solutions, including client test cell systems integrated into data transport and data management solutions.
- Provide guidance for data analysis solutions to support Product Development engineering requirements.
- Provide support for test applications, interfaces, data loaders, etc.
- Mix of in-house, COTS, SAS
- Supervise co-located teams at labs
- Mix of Ford, Agency and service personnel (4F, 4A, 6S)
- Test Systems practice architect.
- Lead architect for Site Management/Test Systems projects, providing a cross-lab view of solutions
- Develop infrastructure requirements for Test Systems projects from client to database solutions.
- Provide architecture direction and solutions for Test Systems
- Guide team architects on data management solutions for Test Systems
- Guide project leads on specific solutions that fit into the Test Systems Strategy.
- Guide VEV engineering teams with IT components for Data Acquisition and control projects, such as PCrenewal for clients, and data center server base.
- Work with ITO research and development teams on future technologies that can be leveraged into Test Systems. Examples:
- Wireless Sensors
- Mobility tools
- Artificial Intelligence
- Scope - Test labs supported:
- Allen Park Test Lab (emissions)
- Dynamometer Building (engines)
- Powertrain Fuel Systems Lab
- Auto Transmission New Product Center
- Vehicle Perform & Electrification Center (battery)
Qualifications
- Minimum 15 years experience in general IT infrastructure and solutions development
- Minimum B.S. in CS or related field
- Strong understanding of IT architecture, including client, web services, application, and database technology.
- Strong vendor relationship skills
- Strong negotiation/teamwork skills
- Excellent communication (oral/written) skills
- Must be a proven self-starter w/ability to direct and manage resources at all levels not under direct organizational control
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 leadership level 6 - salary grades LL6 .
For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/LL6HTHD
Visa sponsorship & relocation 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 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.