Global Manager – Variable Braking Systems
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Key details
- Location
- Livonia, MI, United States
- Work style
- Hybrid
- Level
- Senior
- Job type
- Full-time
- Experience
- 6–9 yrs
- Function
- Operations & Strategy
- Focus area
- other
- Posted
- 3w ago
Skills
About the role
You will have global responsibilities leading corporate design and verification strategy for Variable Braking Systems, employing manufacturing best practices, leading new program development at critical engineering milestones, and leading quality improvement efforts.
What you'll do…
This Manager leads the design and integrates vehicle variable braking systems (Electronic Brake Booster, ESC modules and ECU hardware, Wheel Speed Sensors, brake pedals, hydraulic components, and park brake systems), translating performance goals into component requirements, leading trade-off studies, collaborating cross-functionally (suppliers, vehicle teams), managing the system architecture, and driving improvements for efficiency, performance, quality, and cost — with a growing emphasis on the electronics and software content within the commodity.
You Will...
- Manage the global teams in various regions to ensure alignment on approach and discipline. These regions include North America, Europe, South America, Australia, and China.
- Application Engineering: Own the hardware and software system integration of the Variable Braking commodity from the virtual phase through prototyping, design verification, and product launch.
- Own the Variable Cost and Vendor Tooling of all in-flight braking commodities to produce efficiencies that deliver company EBIT targets.
- Lead the comprehensive Total Value Management (TVM) of year-over-year cost-save initiatives on current production programs.
- Total Responsibility for Lifetime Quality: 0, 1, 3, 36 Months in Service
- Formulate and deliver the department's 1, 3-, and 5-year strategy initiatives, in line with the larger Underbody Systems Engineering foundation, including continued growth of electronics and software capability within the organization.
- Manage and deliver department spending budgets (headcount, materials, services) on an annual basis with an outlook to forward years.
- Work directly with the System Architecture and Core Manager in Variable Braking for the following:
- Shape system selections of new programs at early adoption, with particular focus on electronic brake booster, ESC, and sensor technologies.
- Maintain yearly commodity business plans in partnership with our Supply Chain team to ensure a strategic approach to quality, cost, and supplier resilience (including resiliency of critical materials such as rare earth elements).
- Deliver a Year-over-Year reduction in high time in service quality (36 Months in Service), becoming Best in Class in Variable Braking Systems.
You'll Have...
Bachelor of Science/Engineering
6+ years of experience with Design and Release processes of vehicle systems or components; specific braking commodity experience is not required.
10+ years of automotive experience
Effective knowledge of automotive electronics and control systems (e.g., ECU hardware, sensors, actuators) and/or mechanical component manufacturing processes.
Self-directed, excellent people and communications skills with a laser focus on Quality
Be able to lead a diverse team from many organizations to resolve issues.
Travel to supplier or Ford assembly plants, and critical customers may be required
Strong understanding of vehicle dynamics and vehicle NVH
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