Manufacturing Engineer, Project Management Analyst

In this position... 

Experienced Manufacturing Engineer is responsible as CIB / CAFM Budget and Project Management Analyst for leading the evaluation, prioritization, coordination, and tracking of capital investment and critical asset mitigation projects across North American Powertrain and Prototype facilities. This role ensures that project submissions are aligned with operational priorities, long‑term strategy, and annual and multi‑year budget plans. The position requires strong analytical capability, cross‑functional collaboration, and effective project governance to support Operations, MSAP, and Finance.  

What you'll do...

• Evaluate, prioritize, and select Capital Investment Budget (CIB) requests to ensure alignment with the annual budget and organizational strategic priorities.

• Coordinate the collection and consolidation of annual project submissions across Maintenance, Modernization, and Controls Obsolescence workstreams.

• Prioritize operational needs and allocate funding across North American Powertrain and Prototype facilities based on project criticality and resource availability.

• Identify planning requirements for Critical Asset Failure Mitigation (CAFM) and ensure alignment with Operations, Maintenance Strategy, and Asset Planning (MSAP).

• Lead the prioritization, coordination, and budget validation of CAFM project submissions.

• Review project submissions for CAFM, M&M, Controls Obsolescence, and PTOME, actively contributing to monthly approved project status reviews.

• Track and maintain accurate project records in SharePoint and SAP, and collaborate with WAVE stakeholders to ensure milestone visibility and reporting accuracy.

• Support preparation of annual CAFM elements for the 5‑Year Cycle Plan in collaboration with Finance, Operations, and MSAP.

• Maintain a robust and continuous process to monitor project status and implement updates driven by cycle plan adjustments, study requirements, and equipment‑related issues.

You'll have...

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, with Business/Finance, or related field

• 5+ years of Experience in capital planning, project management, or asset management.

 

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 7-8 and ranges from $84,480-162,120.

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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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. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week. #LI-Hybrid

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