Ford is making a $50+ billion investment to revolutionize the automotive industry with its groundbreaking portfolio of electric vehicles. We’re not just building cars; we’re building the future of transportation and want you to be a part of it.
The Battery Manufacturing Engineering team is opening new highways with our next-generation propulsion systems. We’re investing over $50 billion to build some of the most technologically advanced EV manufacturing facilities in the U.S. and E.U. to produce the next generation of Ford electric vehicles. State-of-the-art technologies and processes for battery cells, arrays, and packs are core to our competitive strategy and will provide endless opportunities to innovate and grow - all while helping the environment.

WHAT YOU’LL DO…

• Lead the charge in battery technology transfer: Guiding new cell formats and architectures into production, optimizing for cost, efficiency, quality, and safety.
• Collaborate with product development: Defining specifications and ensuring the feasibility of battery pack systems.
• Document and share best practices: Creating a comprehensive bill-of-process from manufacturing lessons learned.
• Drive quality through mentorship: Leading the use of PFMEA and other quality tools.
• Empower and train your team: Developing a high-performing and knowledgeable workforce.
• Champion innovation: Identifying and implementing solutions that create a competitive edge.
• Benchmark and seek out best-in-class manufacturing: Ensuring Ford remains at the forefront of battery technology.
• Protect intellectual property: Securing Ford’s innovative processes and methods.
• Assess technology readiness: Challenging assumptions and driving a disruptive mindset.
• Oversee projects introducing new technology: ‘Go fast’, removing roadblocks, oversight/support from concept to full, reliable and simple industrialization
• Support operations and launch teams: Ensuring smooth and safe rollout of new processes and resolving quality issues.
• Leverage data and machine learning: Improving and controlling battery manufacturing processes through data analytics and crisp outcomes.
• Champion the use of digital engineering tools : Move all engineering and verification of our facilities into the virtual space

Leverage Ford’s rich 120+ year history of automotive excellence, combined with the dynamic experience of experts from across the EV industry. In this high-impact role, you will:

• Provide technical leadership to a talented team of over 100 manufacturing engineers.
• Serve as a critical focal point for our product development teams, ensuring the feasibility of groundbreaking battery products
• Act as a catalyst for innovation with our process technology development teams and partners
• Directly influence the creation of battery factories and jobs throughout the world