Battery Pack Assembly Supervisor

About the role

This leadership position provides direct oversight and technical guidance for a team of manufacturing engineers, ensuring operational success across the entire battery pack assembly value stream—from product concept and Simultaneous Engineering through equipment runoff, installation, commissioning, and Rate of Climb (RoC). Reporting to the LL5 Battery Pack Assembly Manufacturing Engineering Manager, you will drive launch excellence, manage supplier deliverables, and mentor engineers to build Ford's battery manufacturing capability.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and leverage a skills-based team of manufacturing engineers to design, run off, install, and launch high-volume battery pack assembly systems.
• Conduct Performance Review assessments, support Individual Development Plans (IDPs), and champion technical training to grow future technical leaders.
• Drive bureaucracy reduction by empowering the engineering team to make agile, data-driven technical decisions.
• Provide and drive Design for Assembly / Design for Manufacturing (DFA/DFM) inputs to Product Development (PD) during early concept and feasibility studies.
• Deliver on Core Program Team requirements, including OneSpot/Functional Specifications, process sheets, build sequences, and equipment takt time.
• Supervise the design, procurement, and integration of assembly stations, transport systems (conveyance, robotics, material handling), and test equipment.
• Coordinate make-like-production and machine tryout part procurement strategies to support physical build phases.
• Develop and govern PFMEAs, and collaborate with Product Development to complete Safety and Critical Characteristics Association Forms (SCCAFs) and Control Plans (DCP).
• Ensure rigorous alignment with Bill of Process (BoP), Equipment Standard (E2KS), and Manufacturing Delivery/Program Standards (MDS/MPS).
• Oversee the implementation of GD&T, dimensional stack-up analysis, vision systems, error-proofing, and end-to-end component traceability.
• Support MIDAS deliverables for equipment validation and lead issue resolution (PDCA) from builds through the Rate of Climb (RoC).
• Lead Simultaneous Engineering (SE) and Digital Job 1 (Virtual Validation) activities, utilizing simulation, digital line validation, and virtual commissioning.
• Oversee Industrial Engineering deliverables, including cycle line layouts, facilities layouts, labor modeling, and throughput optimization.
• Provide technical oversight for specialized joining processes, including fastening (bolt feeders/feed systems), adhesives/sealants (dispense systems), welding, and riveting.
• Develop robust Statements of Work (SOW) and Enquiry Specifications for initial Purchase Orders (POs) covering equipment Design and Build.
• Lead supplier technical reviews, quoting recaps, and support PO readiness in partnership with Purchasing.
• Manage OEM runoff, installation planning, on-site commissioning, and final capability demonstrations, ensuring suppliers deliver to Ford standards.
• Support cost study submissions and incorporate program lessons learned into future process developments.
• Travel outside of the Southeast Michigan region as required to support supplier runoffs and plant launches.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, Manufacturing, or related).
• 5+ years of manufacturing engineering experience in assembly, automation-intensive, or launch environments.
• 1+ years of experience leading, supervising, or mentoring technical engineering teams or project groups.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial) or Business (MBA).
• Direct experience launching greenfield, brownfield, or major retool battery module or battery pack assembly manufacturing facilities.
• Strong understanding of automated assembly systems, conveyance, and robotics.
• Deep technical proficiency in joining technologies (adhesives, sealants, fastening, welding).
• Demonstrated experience with virtual engineering tools, simulation, virtual commissioning, AutoCAD, TeamCenter, and Aurora.
• Proven familiarity with Ford BME governance, DPA5 engineering workflows, and MDS/MPS.
• Transmission/Engine Assembly experience, understanding of Industrial Engineering and ergonomic principles, experience in Program Delivery preferred.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, with validated project management and supplier escalation capabilities.

Benefits

• 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.

Pay

This position is leadership level 6 and ranges from $115,500 to $218,100. 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.

Visa sponsorship is available for this position.