Packaging Study Engineer

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?

Packaging Engineering is looking for a Design & Planning Engineer to support Ford Blue, Model‑E and Ford Pro Powertrain and Vehicle Operations new model programs.

The successful candidate must have a passion for automobiles and manufacturing and can develop cross‑functional solutions to complex problems. Packaging Design & Planning engineers lead Ford in 3D CAD and PLM capability and can rapidly generate vehicle design alternatives to solve packaging and material flow challenges. Our engineers have a strong attention to detail and the ability to retain intricate details, from memory, across several programs.

You must be willing to maintain a can‑do attitude with very limited inputs and use deductive reasoning and industry trends to develop accurate forecasts for early milestones.

• Identify, forecast, and optimize capital spending for new model programs based on limited inputs
• Work extensively with the Packaging Engineering Implementation teams, Material Flow, Material Logistics, Vehicle Operations, Manufacturing, Stamping, Ergonomics, Product Development, and the Design Studio to achieve lowest total cost solutions
• Act as the single point of contact for Packaging Engineering, for your assigned studies, including coordinating department responses and internal reviews
• Support all study meetings, including program milestone and touchpoint reviews, and be comfortable presenting/explaining cost drivers and opportunities to upper management
• Develop feasible, affordable, best‑in‑class, container concepts (3D models) using 3DX, CATIA and other proprietary tools
• Following program approval, develop and present handoff materials to direct the Packaging Implementation teams on the approved plan of action and allocated finances
• Drive improvements in pack density and container design to achieve MP&L freight and investment efficiency objectives
• Develop new tools and methods to identify and predict trends to ensure accurate forecasts from pre‑to milestones

You'll have...

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Packaging or Supply Chain or related degree; or foreign equivalency degree, or a combination of equivalent experience and education.
• Ability to manage multiple work streams, a challenging workload, competing priorities, and aggressive timelines
• Superb written, visual and verbal communication skills
• Be a team player, willing to assist your peers as required
• Entrepreneurial mindset, with a strong memory for details
• Demonstrated leadership behaviors combined with outstanding interpersonal, teambuilding, and communication skills
• Demonstrated experience working with all levels of an organization
• Experience working collaboratively on teams and driving issues to resolution

Even better, you may have...

• Prior experience with program milestone manufacturing cost studies (preferred)
• Prior experience (preferred, not required) with 3D CAD/PLM software (3DX, CATIA and Teamcenter)
• Experience with EMMS WERS, PFEP & FEDE BOM preferred

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 change maker, 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…