Heat Treatment Manufacturing Engineer

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The Heat Treatment Manufacturing Engineer is responsible to plan, purchase, install, launch and maintain Heat Treatment Processes across various sections, including FWD and RWD transmissions, components, axles, and Electrified Powertrain, in North America. The role involves technical validation of material requirements on engineering drawings and the development of new technologies such as heat treatment, shot peening and automation (pack in / pack out).

Additionally, the Heat Treatment professional ensures the standardization of engineered solutions for metallurgical equipment—prioritizing ergonomics, safety, and productivity—while providing critical support during manufacturing plant launch phases.

• Education: Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Metallurgical or Materials Engineering preferred).
• Experience: 5+ years of experience in manufacturing engineering and metallurgical laboratory analysis of components. High volume ferrous based metallurgical processing experience – including heat treatment, welding and auxiliary surface treatments – combined with hands on experience with tooling design for those processes.
• Technical Knowledge: Proficiency in heat treatment processes, metallurgy, hardness testing (core, surface, and micro-hardness).
• Analytical
  
  Skills:
  
  Strong ability to perform complex failure analysis and interpret technical engineering drawings (including GD & T).
• Communication and
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Strong communication skills with the ability to work in cross‑functional teams and interface with suppliers and plant engineering.
• Project Management: Strong organizational skills with the ability to handle complex projects, equipment procurement, and multiple objectives during launch phases.
• Ability to travel domestically– up to 20%

• Vacuum carburizing experience.
• Some knowledge of gear machining and metrology is a plus.

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 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 7-8 and ranges from $84,. Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

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Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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This position is hybrid. Candidates who are…