Jobs at Ford Energy

Leads the design, deployment, operation, and security of on-premises infrastructure for a battery energy storage manufacturing facility. Responsibilities include managing local data centers, edge compute, OpenShift and Kubernetes platforms, Linux systems, automation, observability, storage, backups, disaster recovery, plant commissioning, hardware procurement, and vendor coordination. The role supports 24/7 manufacturing operations and hybrid cloud integrations while leading infrastructure reliability and security.

Own demand planning and forecasting for commercial pipeline activity, translating sales opportunities and customer commitments into S&OP demand signals. Maintain pipeline data integrity, dashboards, forecasting models, KPI reporting, and NDA workflows. Coordinate with Sales, Operations, Supply Chain, Sourcing, Finance, Legal, and executive stakeholders to align demand, capacity, and customer commitments. Support RFPs, CRM and automation enhancements, process documentation, and strategic growth initiatives.

Provides hands-on support and maintenance for site IT infrastructure, servers, networks, endpoints, applications, and manufacturing systems. Responsibilities include incident response, troubleshooting, planned maintenance, system upgrades, disaster recovery, cybersecurity remediation, documentation, and infrastructure readiness. The role supports production, warehouse, laboratory, utility, office, and remote operating areas, collaborates with plant teams and vendors, and may require off-hours, weekend, and holiday support.

Lead Failure Mode Avoidance activities across design, systems, and manufacturing engineering teams. Facilitate DFMEA and PFMEA workshops, identify and eliminate potential failure modes, link quality and engineering documentation, influence architecture decisions, and train engineers on FMA methodology. The role uses MBSE tools and supports battery systems, power electronics, manufacturing, supplier, testing, and customer activities.

Build and maintain automated testing frameworks for SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud using Tricentis Tosca. Plan regression and upgrade testing, manage defects, establish quality standards, track testing metrics, support UAT, and provide release go/no-go recommendations. Collaborate with SAP functional and technical teams, business stakeholders, and vendors to ensure reliable releases across frequent cloud upgrade cycles.

Programs, troubleshoots, and optimizes automated manufacturing equipment and controls for battery energy storage systems. The role supports PLCs, HMIs, servo systems, robots, electrical systems, preventive maintenance, fault analysis, equipment launches, controls architecture, and reliability improvements. It also mentors technicians, leads Six Sigma initiatives, collaborates with IT and manufacturing engineering, supports multiple shifts, and may require domestic and international travel.

Designs and secures embedded firmware for battery management and monitoring systems used in grid-scale energy storage. Responsibilities include C/C++ development, secure boot and cryptographic implementations, cybersecurity architecture and threat assessments, communication stacks, secure OTA updates, battery control algorithms, intrusion detection, and hardware-in-the-loop testing. The role collaborates with safety, controls, suppliers, and executive stakeholders while supporting vulnerability remediation, audits, and compliance reviews.

Build and lead Ford Energy’s B2B marketing function for grid-scale and commercial battery energy storage systems. Develop technical product positioning, sales collateral, demand-generation campaigns, industry events, digital channels, and performance metrics. Translate complex technical and regulatory concepts for commercial energy buyers while partnering with engineering, product, sales, communications, suppliers, and external stakeholders. The role is based four days per week in Dearborn, Michigan, with potential to grow into a leadership position.

Build and deploy custom software solving operational problems at the intersection of engineering, business, customers, physical assets, and data. Responsibilities span full-stack development, Go services, GCP infrastructure, AI/ML, API integrations, IoT and edge workflows, infrastructure-as-code, automation, and production delivery. Engineers work directly with stakeholders to define ambiguous problems, architect solutions, and own outcomes end to end. This onsite/hybrid role requires strong communication, autonomy, systems architecture, and production engineering experience.

Provides employee relations guidance, performance-management coaching, HR inquiry resolution, compliance support, timekeeping and payroll assistance, HRIS data integrity, workforce analytics, and process improvement for manufacturing operations. Partners with HRBPs, payroll, recruiting, and operational leaders to resolve employee issues, support workforce planning, maintain labor-law compliance, and develop scalable HR procedures. The role requires strong communication, discretion, Excel and HRIS proficiency, and practical knowledge of Kentucky and federal employment regulations.

Designs, builds, tests, deploys, and supports digital applications for plant-floor operations. The role integrates applications with MES, IIoT, ERP, SCADA, PLC, and enterprise systems; develops data pipelines, APIs, semantic models, dashboards, and workflows; and maintains data quality and documentation. The specialist gathers stakeholder requirements, selects appropriate development platforms, supports cybersecurity standards, troubleshoots production systems, conducts root-cause analysis, and helps train teams while scaling digital improvements across manufacturing operations.

Executes design and process verification testing for battery cells, including performance, life, environmental, and reliability characterization. Operates cell test equipment, analyzes internal and supplier data, diagnoses failures through teardown and root-cause analysis, and supports production validation builds. Maintains test traceability and technical reports while collaborating with design, quality, BMS, pack integration, and supplier teams. Supports evaluation of emerging chemistries such as LFP and sodium-ion for future battery energy storage systems.

Leads the Production Control and Material Control team for Ford Energy’s new battery energy systems facility. Responsibilities include recruiting and developing the team, designing material flows and warehouse operations, managing inventory and production scheduling, implementing ERP/MRP systems, overseeing logistics and customs compliance, establishing KPIs, and driving plant launch readiness. The role requires approximately 50% travel through October 2027, primarily domestically.

Leads architecture, development, integration, governance, deployment, and production support for enterprise Salesforce solutions. The role integrates Salesforce with SAP and data warehouses, establishes engineering and DevOps standards, evaluates platform capabilities, partners with business and architecture stakeholders, resolves critical issues, and mentors engineers. It requires deep Salesforce development, integration, security, data architecture, CI/CD, and enterprise platform expertise.

Leads enterprise SAP S/4HANA transformation delivery across multiple workstreams, including program governance, PMO execution, risk and dependency management, systems integrator oversight, testing, cutover, hypercare, and transition to steady-state operations. Optimizes manufacturing, procurement, finance, and supply chain processes; establishes master data governance; manages change adoption; and partners with executives, business leaders, technology teams, and vendors to deliver strategic outcomes.

Leads Ford Energy’s direct procurement department for BESS components, including procurement strategy, category roadmaps, supplier partnerships, commercial governance, cost reduction, negotiations, risk mitigation, supplier industrialization, and continuity. Manages procurement leaders and sourcing professionals, establishes operating standards and budgets, oversees complex supplier agreements, and advises executives on commercial and supply chain decisions. Requires extensive direct procurement experience, people leadership, relevant manufacturing or energy industry experience, and 25% travel.

Build and deploy software connecting factory equipment, sensors, MES, quality systems, warehouse systems, edge platforms, and cloud services. Design industrial data flows using MQTT, OPC UA, and IIoT architectures; develop manufacturing analytics for OEE, throughput, downtime, quality, scrap, and traceability; and apply AI/ML to operational problems. Embed with plant teams, troubleshoot production systems, and own secure delivery across application, cloud, edge, data, integrations, and production support.

Coordinates corporate systems and business platform initiatives across a matrixed organization. Defines scope, stakeholders, plans, timelines, and success criteria for ambiguous projects; drives meetings, risks, dependencies, decisions, and action items to closure. Maintains RAID logs, steering committee materials, status updates, and portfolio reporting while supporting executive follow-through and governance processes. Requires enterprise systems fluency, strong communication, and the ability to influence without direct authority.

Design and optimize high-volume BESS production systems at a greenfield manufacturing site. Responsibilities include line balancing, labor standards, workstation layouts, cycle-time analysis, ergonomics, lean manufacturing, throughput improvement, KPI tracking, Kaizen events, cost reduction, and engineering change management. The role mentors production teams and collaborates with Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, and Operations during startup and production ramp-up.

Drives battery manufacturing improvements in yield, scrap, quality, and throughput using AI and analytics. Builds and deploys models for coating and formation quality, defect detection, and root-cause analysis. Converts model insights into process changes, error-proofing, and standard work while integrating MES, historian, PLC, OT, and metrology data. Collaborates with operators, technicians, process engineers, controls teams, quality teams, vendors, and central technologists to scale reusable solutions across plants.