Technical Hardware Program Manager

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In this position...

This is a position for a Hardware Program Manager. You will be part of an engineering team working on next generation modules for vehicles. You will be responsible for coordinating technical cross‑functional teams throughout the design and development life cycle. The successful candidate work closely with a design team to create schedules, develop new hardware, work with manufacturing partners to build and test prototypes, and report progress to executives.

• Bachelor's of Engineering or related field of study
• 2- 4 years of experience in Electronics and Program management
• Master's of science in engineering
• Knowledge of hardware program management

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.

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Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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What you'll do...

• Develop and manage prototype allocations for the overall project team across hardware, software, etc.
• Manage logistics of prototype builds (material readiness, BOM reviews, Test Software, etc.).
• Manage BOM structure, part numbers, ECN’s, and other
• Work closely with other teams such as Software, Mechanical, Manufacturing teams, and with external component suppliers
• Create and manage updates of the overall project schedules
• Generate status reports and present regular updates to senior leadership
• Drive Core Development Leads meetings, tracking progress and issues
• Facilitate project communication and issue resolution across executive and cross‑functional teams
• Defect management and tracking, driving for root cause and resolution of manufacturing issues
• Must be willing to travel occasionally