STA Site Engineer

STA Site Engineer – Ford Motor Company

At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. We also believe in providing you with the freedom to define and realize your dreams. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career potential as you help us define tomorrow’s transportation.

• Implement commodity‑specific business plans to ensure suppliers exceed all corporate launch, quality, capacity, warranty metrics, and vehicle delivery.
• Lead cross‑functional decisions with Ford & Supplier leadership to drive resolution of open issues.
• Implement actions to ensure zero vehicle losses from suppliers.
• Principal for on‑site troubleshooting and corrective actions for emergency supplier situations.
• Conduct Launch Readiness Reviews at Supplier sites as per Ford’s Supplier Engagement Process for future model programs.
• Conduct Manufacturing Site Assessments (MSA), identifying gaps, and establishing/monitoring CIAPs (Continuous Improvement Action Plans).
• Conduct onsite evaluation visits for Priority commodities as per GPDS supplier engagement process for new programs.
• Support Capacity Purchasing Team by interfacing with Suppliers and Ford Cross‑Functional Team members.
• Drive capacity/uplift actions with Suppliers in accordance with Global Capacity Planning (GCP) and Manufacturing Capacity Planning Volumes (MCPV) study requirements.
• Drive/Support Supplier Process capacity issue resolution. Work with Ford and Supplier teams to manage “Date To Green (DTG)” plan(s).
• Review and approve Supplier Capacity Analysis Reports (CAR) ensuring compliance to capacity requirements.
• Review supplier incremental tooling work plans ensuring that plans comply to PPAP (Production Part Approval Process) requirements.
• Review and approve PPAPs for engineering changes, supplier‑driven (SREA) changes, and new tooled end items.
• Drive on‑time PPAP submissions ensuring that supplier project timing plans are on track.
• Monitor supply status of 24/7 suppliers and PPAPs that go beyond program timing using Ford recommended tools (e.g., Blue Bar/Rate of Climb Charts).
• Promptly escalate significant constraints (e.g., quality/launch) issues to the appropriate management levels.
• Drive robust Supplier Failure Mode Avoidance by deep diving into DFMEAs/PFMEAs, Special Characteristics Agreements (SCCAF), Control Plans, Manufacturing Feasibility.
• Drive Supplier manufacturing “Process Standards” (Health Charts) compliance and support development of new process standards.
• Drive Supplier “Manufacturing Process Audits” (Special Processes) compliance utilizing STA Technical Specialists when needed.
• Drive continuous improvement in manufacturing excellence through Q1 MSA deployment, Q1 attainment/retention, Health Chart deployment, and Supplier training as required.
• Drive deployment & improvement of Quality performance requirements (Q1, Quality Rejects, Warranty Metrics – R/1000, CPU, TGWs) through Q1 MSA, Warranty Reduction, Benchmarking, Lean Mfg., G8D (Global 8 Disciplines) methodology, PFMEA, SPC, Gage R&R, etc.
• Drive new Supplier Site Evaluations and Supplier Risk Assessment on new sourcing in support of Global Council Steering Teams, identifying risk mitigation.
• Drive closure of Supplier process Quality issues related to Stop‑Ship Builds, Field Service Actions, and BSAQ warranty projects.
• Drive compliance with all organizational and corporate training requirements.
• Frequent travel within NA, MX, and/or Canada, depending on assigned supplier site locations.

• Bachelor of Science/Engineering or equivalent academic experience.
• Proficiency in English, both written and oral, when working with global teams.
• Knowledge of manufacturing processes for the responsible component commodities.
• Commodity experience in Steering and Automated/Manual Assembly Processes.
• Ability to develop and present materials to leadership on short notice.
• Ability to lead resolution of manufacturing, quality, and/or capacity issues on‑site with suppliers.
• Ability to travel in the US, Canada, and Mexico approximately 75% of the time.
• Knowledge of problem‑solving tools and quality…