CNC Machining Engineer – Automotive Powertrain

🕒 April 8

🏢🏡 Dearborn – Hybrid

💵 $74.3k - $166.2k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

👷🏻‍♀️ Engineer

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Ford Motor Company

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10,000+ employees

🚗 Transport

🔧 Hardware

👥 B2C

🔥 Funding within the last year

💰 $3G Post IPO debt on 2025-08

Transport • Hardware • B2C

Ford Motor Company is a global automotive manufacturer that designs, engineers, produces, markets, and services a wide range of passenger cars, SUVs, trucks, commercial vehicles, and electrified vehicles. The company operates vehicle sales through dealer networks and direct digital channels, provides financing and insurance services (Ford Credit, Ford Insure), offers connected vehicle software and services (SYNC, Ford app, BlueCruise), and supplies parts, service, and fleet solutions through Ford Pro. Ford also invests in electrification, battery manufacturing, and sustainability initiatives while maintaining substantial manufacturing and R&D operations worldwide.

📋 Description

• Drive new process development requests, enabling a framework for cross-functional teams to create robust machining and assembly processes. • Conduct analysis, provide interpretation, communicate, and document simulation results. • Ensure manufacturing feasibility for assembly and machining process designs, resulting in parts that can be machined or assembled by standard and best practice methods in support of new Powertrain program product launches. • Write, edit, and optimize NC code (G-code/M-code) to support the development of new machining cycles and specialized tooling applications. • Assist Ford manufacturing plants in resolving significant engineering issues and achieving continuous improvement for both new programs and current production. • Lead the development and validation of innovative tooling and machining processes within a controlled lab environment before deployment to production facilities. • Act as a lead integrator to ensure lab-developed technologies are successfully implemented in plant operations; drive continuous optimization of existing plant processes to improve cycle time, quality, and tool life. • Provide technical support to Product Development (PD) Component Program Module Teams (CPMT's) and coordinate process design between Product Engineering, PTME, and external suppliers to assure ‘design for manufacturing feasibility.’ • Support the Digital Preassembly 5 (DPA5) process through the development of component Manufacturing Design Specifications (MDS) and Manufacturing Process Specifications (MPS). • Support simultaneous engineering and feasibility studies among product engineering, manufacturing engineering, and supplier organizations. • Support Machining Process engineers in data collection and analysis. • Evaluate innovative and disruptive emerging processes and material technologies for potential application to Ford products. • Provide technical support to Purchasing involving the resolution of machining and assembly methods related to productivity and quality issues of external suppliers.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor of Science/Engineering/Technology (Chemical, Electrical, Mechanical, Metallurgy, or Materials Science) • 5+ years of experience with Machining, preferably for powertrain applications. • Proven background as a CNC Machinist with hands-on experience in machine setup and operation. • Proficiency in writing, debugging, and optimizing NC code for multi-axis CNC machines. • Demonstrated experience in a controlled lab or R&D environment developing new tooling and machining technologies. • Strong experience in process integration—transitioning technology from a development phase to a high-volume production environment. • Strong communication skills, both written and oral. • Siemens and Bosch Rexroth Controller experience. • Working level knowledge of Assembly Operations. • Deep understanding of machining fundamentals: turning, boring, milling, drilling, reaming, and grinding. • Proficient level of tooling, work-holding, and fixturing design. • Knowledge of powertrain materials: steel, cast iron, CGI, and aluminum alloys.

🏖️ 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.