Engineering Design Supervisor

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of strategic efficiency projects, fostering collaboration with Digital Transformation, Information Technology, software vendors, and other stakeholders to deliver cutting-edge solutions that enhance CAD development and satisfy CAD Deliverables.
• Champion innovation and strategic ideation for future CAD development processes in 3DExperience, continuously exploring the "art of the possible."
• Collect end-user feedback to define and prioritize process areas for improvement, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Lead the troubleshooting and triage of complex end-user issues related to CAD, PLM, and efficiency tool usage, ensuring timely resolution.
• Manage legacy / CATIA V5 tools, processes, and methods, and guide the up-conversion of CATIA V5 User Defined Features (UDFs), Powercopies, and macros to the 3DExperience platform.

Requirements

• Oversee the creation, management, and rollout of regional and global procedure documentation, ensuring clarity and adherence to standards.
• Oversee and manage the testing of new releases for 3DExperience, CATIA V5, and Teamcenter.
• Work with Digital Transformation to develop comprehensive training programs and provide expert-level support for efficiency tools and processes to end-users.
• Mentor team members in corporate standards, regional, and global methods, Teamcenter, CATIA V5, and 3DExperience, fostering continuous growth and expertise.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 3 years in a leadership role with experience in project management.
• Demonstrated experience leading efficiency projects, investigating diverse technologies, and strong technical writing skills for methodology documentation.
• Exceptional teamwork and collaboration skills, with a track record of partnering with stakeholders.
• Experience with developing and conducting training, as well as user support.
• Strong participation in continuous development.

Skills

• Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Computer Science, or a related field (preferred).
• Experience with software development using C#, Windows Presentation Foundation, Python, C++/CAA RADE, web development, or 3DExperience widget development (preferred).
• 5+ years of hands-on experience designing in CATIA V5 / Teamcenter / 3DExperience (preferred).
• Experience in creating efficiency tools in CATIA V5 / Teamcenter and/or 3DExperience (preferred).
• Comprehensive understanding of Ford CAD / GPDS processes, deliverables, and standards (essential).
• Experience with agile development methodologies and tools like Jira in a leadership capacity (preferred).

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.