In this role, you will collaborate with diverse technology partners and stakeholders across the global enterprise—including Site IT Management, Manufacturing Technology Development, EPEO, Manufacturing IT Product Development Teams, and external vendors—to shape product strategy and define the platform roadmaps.
As the Integration Lead, you will be recognized as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) on these device platforms, providing the strategic and tactical support necessary to deploy global manufacturing solutions. The ideal candidate is naturally curious, forward-thinking, comfortable navigating a dynamically changing environment, and capable of driving positive organizational change.
The Manufacturing IT Advanced Technology team is responsible for providing modern, secure, and usable Information Technology/Operational Technology (IT/OT) data exchange solutions, enabling our manufacturing business partners to maintain and improve Ford’s manufacturing capabilities.
Responsibilities Include:
- Technology Evaluation: Identify and test emerging mobile and plant-floor device technologies (e.g., iOS, Android, Windows, handheld scanners, Microsoft Intune, Microsoft SCCM, Cloud) and investigate industry trends that have the potential to innovate, disrupt, or modernize our manufacturing platforms.
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Partner closely with business teams (e.g., Manufacturing, Product Development), technology partners (e.g., Apple, Zebra, Microsoft), and hardware/software vendors (e.g., SHI, Peak).
- Strategic Alignment: Understand Ford's business strategy to ensure mobile and plant-floor device products align with the broader technology landscape and accelerate the Ford+ vision.
- Platform Modernization: Work alongside internal service teams, product teams, industry experts, and suppliers to accelerate Ford’s adoption of modern infrastructure platforms.
- Testing & Validation: Lead Proof of Concept (PoC) projects and pilot programs as final validation stages within the larger ecosystem, evaluating business applications prior to service commitments.
- Backlog Management: Own the technical roadmap for manufacturing mobile devices (such as DWT iPads and Zebra Android scanners) and maintain the mobile device advanced technology backlog.
- Technical Consulting: Serve as the technical consultant across multiple areas, including mobile/plant-floor devices, wireless/wired networking, and manufacturing cybersecurity, assisting in the resolution of escalated issues.
- Cybersecurity Compliance: Perform cybersecurity vulnerability assessments for manufacturing mobile devices and spearhead remediation efforts.
- Standards & Compliance: Establish and document standard operating procedures (SOPs) for device deployment and use, and monitor compliance for OS security patches and firmware upgrades.
- Mobile Device Management (MDM): Act as the gatekeeper for manufacturing mobile device profiles in coordination with the EPEO MDM team, and leverage automation/dashboards to report on wireless device management via Intune.
- Global Support: Provide tier-3 technical support to global manufacturing sites for specialized devices like DWT iPads and Zebra Android scanners.
Qualifications:
- Education/Experience: Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience) in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field.
- Manufacturing Acumen: Strong understanding of manufacturing processes, plant-floor environments, and the associated IT processes integrated within the plant floor.
- Network Infrastructure: Solid understanding of IT network architectures and associated networking hardware.
- Innovation Mindset: A research-driven and innovative mentality, with the ability to rapidly learn, evaluate, and adopt emerging technologies.
- Autonomy: A self-motivated, independent starter who excels in less-structured environments where requirements and next steps are still evolving.
- Communication: Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with a demonstrated ability to actively listen, understand customer perspectives, and collaborate within global, cross-functional teams.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Technical Leadership: Strong technical background with the ability to quickly master a specific technology domain, communicate effectively with all levels of management, and influence key partners' decision-making.
- IT/OT Integration: Deep understanding of IT/OT integration, including its unique challenges, security implications, and opportunities.
- Device Management Expertise: Hands-on experience configuring and supporting iOS, Android, and Ford Global client devices, as well as managing them through systems like Intune, SCCM, and Windows Update for Business.
- Prototyping Experience: Prior experience conducting technology proofs of concept, driving experimentation, and managing technical deliverables with external vendors.
- Hosting Environments: Solid understanding of Ford EPEO hosting and related technical service offerings.
- Data-Driven Decision Making: Expertise in using data to drive business decisions, including utilizing analytical tools such as Alteryx to generate reports, dashboards, and actionable insights.
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 $99,600-$192,900.
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.
Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.
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.
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