At Ford Motor Company, we are not just building vehicles; we are building a better world where every person is free to move and pursue their dreams. The Casting Manufacturing Engineering team is seeking highly skilled and hands-on Equipment Engineers to drive operational excellence within our aluminum die casting operations. This role requires a deep technical understanding of die casting machines and it’s peripheral equipment. You will work in a fast-paced, high-tech environment where your expertise in equipment and facility design, debugging and troubleshooting will drive performance, and reliability of our high-pressure die casting cells meet Ford’s world-class standards for precision and quality.
Technical Expertise: Serve as the subject matter expert for die casting equipment, driving equipment design development, troubleshooting and reduce failures.
Equipment Reliability: Lead the maintenance and optimization of the entire die casting cell, including trim presses, ladles, extractors, spray systems, and material handling equipment.
System Integration: Manage the seamless operation of auxiliary equipment, including robots, extractor, spray and temperature control units (TCUs).
Proactive Strategy: Develop robust preventive and predictive maintenance (PM/PdM) programs to minimize unplanned downtime and extend equipment life cycles.