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.

Do you want to drive business strategy and define products for software and digital experiences? Enterprise Connectivity Business Operations team translates those strategic choices into tangible business propositions. We represent the voice of the customer as we build distinctive, always-on connected vehicle technologies and services that transform the ownership experience.

In this position...
Seeking a data-driven, technically curious Quality Engineer to lead quality improvement efforts across vehicle systems, with a particular focus on 12V battery, starter, and alternator performance. In this role, you will own key quality metrics, unify quality issue tracking across multiple data sources, and partner with cross-functional teams to rapidly diagnose and resolve customer-impacting issues. This is an ideal opportunity for someone who thrives on troubleshooting complex, uses coding and connected data for problem solving, and wants to make a measurable impact on product quality and customer satisfaction.

You'll have...

• Bachelor's of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering or similar
• 2+ years of working experience with any computer language. Preferably C, C++, Python, or equivalent
• 2+ years of working experience with Software Analysis/Testing, CAN bus technology and tools (Log Review/Root Cause Analysis)
• 2+ years of experience working with Engineering tools, Databases, Defect Tracking Systems (Diagnostic Engineering Tool, IVS, VADR, JIRA)
• 2+ years of working experience in Service Tools/Applications (such as FDRS, PTS, workshop manuals)
• 2+ years of experience with Quality methodologies (Root Cause Analysis, triage capabilities 8D, Fishbone, Is/Is Not, 3 legged 5 why, etc.)
• 2+ years of experience working in a team collaboration environment with upper management and peers

 

Even better, you may have...
 

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering or similar
• Knowledge in problem solving methods, Six-Sigma and/or Quality/Reliability tools - DoE, Taguchi Methods, FMA, etc.
• A Green Belt and/or Black Belt
• Solid grasp of vehicle electrical architectures and components.

 

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 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 8 and ranges from $86,600-$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: https://fordcareers.co/GSR

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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This position is hybrid with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week. #LI-Hybrid

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What you'll do...

• Own and improve core quality metrics — including R/1000, CPU, CPR, and end-to-end (E2E) performance — through continuous monitoring, analysis, and improvement initiatives.
• Lead a unified quality agenda, consolidating issues identified across diverse sources such as customer claims, DTC data, service turnaround speed, dealer special service handling, connected vehicle data, and warranty spend.
• Represent the quality function at various internal and cross-team quality forums, presenting findings, status, and recommendations.
• Conduct root-cause and Pareto analysis to identify the top contributors to 12V battery, starter, and alternator failures across both early-life (low-time) and in-service (high-time) populations.
• Drive timely resolution of priority items on the quality agenda, ensuring nothing critical falls through the cracks.
• Assemble cross-functional support, proactively engaging peers and subject-matter experts to accelerate resolution of customer-facing issues.
• Leverage coding and connected vehicle data to investigate, diagnose, and solve quality issues at their root cause.
• Identify and implement process improvements to reduce manual effort and streamline quality escalation management.