Industrial Designer - Ergonomics

In this position...

The Manufacturing Engineer - Industrial Designer candidate will be a part of this team and be responsible for technical ergonomic support for New Model Programs.

You’ll have...

• BSc Kinesiology, BSc Engineering and/or equivalent experience of 2+ years of experience applying Ergonomic Principles in a Manufacturing Environment
• 2+ years of experience automotive manufacturing experience
• Extensive use of ergonomic analysis tools (Process Simulate)
• Process Simulate/Jack/Hand Pak/NIOSH/Snook/Energy Expenditure/RULA

• Ability to work effectively as part of a team
• Ability to support launch programs on extended travel
• Strong project management skills and result oriented mindset
• Strong computer skills (Excel, Power Point, etc.)
• 3D CAD review abilities (Teamcenter, Vis Mockup, FEDE, or equivalent)
• Strong verbal & written communication and presentation skills
• Ability to operate in stressful situations within timing constraints
• Ability to work with minimal direct supervision
• Working knowledge of statistics (control charts, data collecting, etc.)
• Knowledge in the following Ford software systems: AVBOM, WERS, GSPAS/APT, Teamcenter, E2KS, JIRA, CPARS

Canadian Citizens on TN-Visa will be eligible.

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.

• 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 salary grade 6 and ranges from $72,480–121,440.

This position is a salary grade 7 and ranges from $84,480–141,360.

This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $96,720–162,120.

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Visa sponsorship is available for this position.

Relocation assistance is not available for this position.

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• Deliver ergonomic delivery quality operating system requirements for your specific future model program.
• Collaborate with product development team to generate facility & tooling costs, improve quality, and reduce labor requirements.
• Use virtual tools to evaluate the ergonomics of new model designs for high volume assembly operations.
• Lead identification, resolution, and closure of FAE ergonomic issues.
• Evaluate tooling, workstations and MPL delivery methods for ergonomic compliance and support tooling and racking buy‑offs @ vendor facilities.
• Lead identification, resolution, and closure of all launch product and tooling ergonomic issues.
• Identify “ergonomic lessons learned” from new model launches and implement…