Automation Process Engineer · Ford Motor Company

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:15:05 GMT
Engineering

Ford Motor Company · Redford · $92,622.00 - $162,120.00/yr · onsite

At Ford Motor Company, we're looking for an Automation Process Engineer to join our Manufacturing team. As an Automation Process Engineer, you'll play a crucial role in building the world-class, state-of-the-art smart vehicles the world expects from us. Your responsibilities will include designing and developing novel automation processes for Ford's next generation products, working with a diverse and highly capable team to deliver new automation enablers, and leading rapid prototyping efforts to swiftly bring concepts to tangible models for further development or testing.

Responsibilities:

Design and develop novel automation processes for Ford's next generation products in a fast-paced innovative environment.

Work with a diverse and highly capable team that engages with multiple key organizations at Ford to deliver new automation enablers.

Design and develop manufacturing process flows and optimization strategies for adoption of latest trends and technologies to achieve efficiency improvements.

Design and develop CAD models using software such as Inventor, CATIA, or similar, to support manufacturing and automation projects.

Design and develop custom robot tooling designs.

Lead rapid prototyping efforts to swiftly bring concepts to tangible models for further development or testing.

Program and troubleshoot collaborative robots and industrial robots, incorporating robot simulation, tool design, and robot path planning.

Design, implement, and optimize automation cells to enhance manufacturing operations.

Facilitate design review sessions and lead PFMEA activities to identify and mitigate risks in the manufacturing process.

Prepare and deliver technical presentations and demonstrations for team reviews, MTD project review meetings, and executive reviews.

Qualifications:

Master's degree or foreign equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Automation Engineering, Robotics or a related field.

2 years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation.

2 years of experience with each of the following skills:

Working in a manufacturing environment in an automation engineering role.

Developing automation systems, including developing CAD designs, programming industrial robots, programming collaborative robots, completing workstation commissioning, and tooling design.

Programming Fanuc industrial robots and Universal Robots.

Developing robot simulation using RoboGuide.

1 year of experience with each of the following skills:

Integrating and launching 3D computer vision systems for robot guidance and inspection purposes.

Designing hardware in CAD software with Inventor or Solidworks.

We are offering a salary of $92,622.00 - $162,120.00/yr.