Product Development Analyst
Ford Motor Company· Automotive· Sep 29, 2026 · 29d ago
Livonia, MI, United States
In office
Full-time
Mid
$120K–$160K est.
2+ years exp
Job description
We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.
Product Development uses design thinking & user experience methods to deliver breakthrough products and services that delight our customers. We bring innovative, exciting, and sustainable ideas to life. We have opportunities around the world for you to contribute to advancements in autonomy, electrification, smart mobility technologies, and more!
In this position...
This is an exciting opportunity to influence the future of Ford Motor Company in the Industrialization group that guides development of all our internally produced front wheel drive hybrids and transmissions as well as some internally produced eDrive units.
The Industrialization team project manages all of the new programs around the globe, project proposals, cost savings ideas, milestone reviews and much more. You would be responsible for your projects and programs, with report-outs up to senior levels of management at milestone checkpoints. Based on the knowledge and experience of the selected candidate, this specific role will either lead one of the architectures referenced above or lead aspects of them while learning our process.
What you'll do...
As an Industrialization Engineer in the Front Wheel Drive Hybrid/Transmission/eDrive group, your responsibilities will include some or all of the items below:
• Manage milestone cadence within GPDS parameters.
• Lead milestone assessments, report-outs (to Director level), and papers to ensure on-time approvals.
• Engage in new business proposals & business cases.
• Develop & maintain project schedules.
• Lead or support TPMT (Transmission Product Management Team) for responsible commodities.
• Act as transmission lead/SPOC in Program PMT meeting.
• Collect and enter Integrator assessments.
• Provide Finance team support.
• Coordinate with Team of Four groups and work with Purchasing to ensure we are on track for delivery.
• Drive FMA process to ensure we are on track for delivery to milestones.
• Write DRPs and drive for approvals.
• Manage BOM/FEDE-BOM.
• Support prototype build requirements, dyno kit ordering and builds themselves.
• Support WERS release.
• Issue tracking via JIRA.
You'll have...
BS in engineering preferred; Business/Accounting will be considered as well.
2 years of Powertrain experience.
1 year of project management in an automotive or similar domain.
Even better, you may have...
Bachelor's degree in engineering.
FEDEBOM experience.
Global Integrator knowledge.
WERS experience.
Microsoft Office application fluency (Powerpoint, Excel, etc.).
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 changemaker, 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 childcare 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 $74,300-$124,500.
This position is a salary grade 7 and ranges from $86,600-$144,900.
This position is a salary grade 8 and ranges from $99,100-$166,200.
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.
For more information on salary and benefits, click here: fordcareers.co .
Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status.
In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.
This position is hybrid with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week.
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