Machining and Casting Engineering Director at Ford Global Career Site

Dearborn, Michigan, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

15 Jan, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

17 Oct, 25

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Machining Processes, Fixturing, Tooling, Heat Treatment, NMLCC, Dimensional Control Plan, Supplier Selection, Casting Process Development, CAE Application, Casting Post Processing, Aluminum Alloys, Steel Forgings, Engineering Tool Suite, Collaboration, Mentoring, Troubleshooting

Industry

Motor Vehicle Manufacturing

Description

Implementation and Execution: Beyond planning, the preferred candidate is crucial in translating strategies into action. Building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders is key to gaining buy-in and driving strategic success. Must have experience with a wide range of machining processes (aluminum, cast iron and steel automotive components for engines, transmissions and axles or equivalent) and experience with fixturing and durable and perishable tooling. Must have a proven record of balancing compressed timing, investment efficiency, high quality, leading a wide range of personalities and other competing priorities. Should be capable of mentoring low and high seniority employees with value and support. Must have experience with heat treatment (quenching, normalizing, carburization, induction hardening, etc.) and understand potential pitfalls and countermeasures for quality and furnace equipment health. Should have firsthand experience with NMLCC (New Model Launch of Complex Castings) or equivalent process. Experience with core pin development for downstream machining. Working level experience trouble-shooting customer issues (Dimensional issues, Noise/Vibration/Harshness and Contamination or Leakage). Must be able to cite examples of collaboration with design teams for improved design for manufacturing. Proven capabilities working with global manufacturing teams. Must have proven experience in Dimensional Control Plan development and leadership and evaluation of prototype results for geometry, metallurgy and testing in both casting and machining (leak test, CMM's, bench gauges, etc.) Production Area Manager or equivalent span-of-control experience in operations. Demonstrated ability for supplier selection and negotiations. Experience in manufacturing-product design collaboration Process. Experience with Bill of Process/Bill of Design and Manufacturing Design and Process Standards. Strong skills in presentation materials for leadership. Ability to understand and facilitate Magma casting simulation software or equivalent during casting CAE application for tool development for feasible prototype castings (wall thickness analysis, draft analysis, parting line locations, fillet and radii analysis during solidification). Working level experience in a foundry is a plus. Familiarity with casting process development (fill time, gate area required, vent area required, part orientation and gating, and runner placement). Experience in casting post processing (de-gating, trimming, straightening, leak testing, machining). Ability to understand and facilitate CAE application for machine tool development and casting die design is a plus. Experience with casting various aluminum and cast-iron alloys is a plus. Experience with steel forgings processes and forging troubleshooting is a plus. Experience with Siemen's Engineering tool suite and ability to cite usage for engineering efficiency. Working level experience trouble-shooting casting customer issues (porosity, cold-shuts, etc). Ability to Support Worldwide Casting Manufacturing Standards (WCMS) assessments of suppliers is a plus. Automotive component launch milestone and deliverable experience.

Responsibilities

The Machining and Casting Engineering Director is responsible for translating strategies into action and building relationships with stakeholders to drive strategic success. This role requires balancing compressed timing, investment efficiency, and high quality while mentoring employees and collaborating with design teams.