Ford Motor Company is looking to advance its digital product data models and 3D Digital Twins for all Ford vehicles, and is seeking a leader to manage the team responsible for delivering these digital products.
Requirements
- Familiarity with PD product program lifecycle, marketing digital assets, and XR domain
- Knowledge of Program of GPDS Timing/Process
- Familiarity with vehicle product programs and buildable market offer configurations
- Knowledge of Product Engineering Letters (PDLs) or similar
- PD PLM and CAD Tools: 3DX, Teamcenter, Catia, Siemens, Digital Buck, Global Integrator, Product Definition (PDO)
- Virtual Rendering Tools: VRED, 3DExcite/Dassault/DeltaGen, Pixies, UnReal, Unity, NVIDIA
- Ford Tools: DMR, Aurora/Ariba, GEAR/Digital Asset Management (DAM), MOCM/Order Guide Workflow
Responsibilities
- Manage a team of 8-10 people to deliver digital production of PDMs, Digital Twins and future custom Ford visualizations
- Create and maintain staffing, succession, and development plans for GSRs
- Manage contract and purchases service resources to ensure project deliverables
- Support PD digital transformation efforts and work cross-functionally with other Ford teams to align on approach, methods and integration into new industrial technologies
- Assist with establishing centralized governance and communications
- Define metrics, report regularly and monitor to identify gaps and improvement opportunities
- Oversee project management aligned with PD and Marketing requirements and deliver PDMs to meet business requirements
Other
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field/experience
- 5+ years of demonstrated leadership advancing multiple work tasks and manage priorities to meet deliverables with aggressive timelines
- Excellent leadership skills with demonstrated ability to resolve diverse problems
- Collaboration across the organization at multiple levels (internally and with external partners)
- Visa sponsorship is NOT available for this position
