Lead Engineering Technician | Vehicle

We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters. Ford’s Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team is charged with delivering the company’s vision of a fully electric transportation future.

EVDD is customer-obsessed, entrepreneurial, and data-driven and is dedicated to delivering industry-leading customer experience for electric vehicle buyers and owners. You’ll join an agile team of doers pioneering our EV future by working collaboratively, staying focused on only what matters, and delivering excellence day in and day out. Join us to make positive change by helping build a better world where every person is free to move and pursue their dreams.

In this position... The Lead Engineering Technician is responsible for performing vehicle instrumentation, test setup, and test execution alongside a team of technicians. In addition to completing technical work, this role will coordinate daily assignments, provide technical guidance, and partner with Engineering to translate immediate test needs into executable work. This position will support testing in the garage, on road, and at test facilities, including fault injection, vehicle dynamics, braking, handling, durability, thermal, NVH, and other vehicle development activities.

What you'll do... Perform vehicle and subsystem instrumentation, data acquisition system setup, test preparation, troubleshooting, and test support alongside the technician team.   Lead daily activities by assigning and prioritizing work based on test schedules, vehicle availability, Engineering needs, and established program priorities.   Partner directly with Engineering to understand test objectives, instrumentation requirements, timing, and expected deliverables.

  Install, configure, validate, troubleshoot, and remove sensors, instrumentation wiring, data loggers, and related test equipment.   Configure DAQ and verify sensors, data acquisition channels, and vehicle-network signals to ensure accurate and reliable test data. Prepare and support vehicles for vehicle dynamics, braking, handling, durability, thermal, NVH, road, and proving-ground testing.

  Participate in hands on test execution, including pre test inspections, system checks, system troubleshooting, and teardown.   Verify sensor operation, calibration status, signal quality, and vehicle configuration, before releasing vehicles for testing.   Troubleshoot instrumentation and data-quality issues in partnership with Engineering.   Provide technicians with technical instruction while working alongside them to resolve complex installations, test setups, and system issues.

  Review completed work and maintain accurate documentation on instrumentation records, calibration information, channel lists, issues, and deviations.   Communicate vehicle readiness, work status, test findings, risks, and blockers to Engineering and management.   Track assignments, test requests, issues, and deliverables using Jira and other Atlassian tools.   Identify tooling, equipment, material, vehicle, or workspace constraints and escalate them to management.

  You'll have... Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience. Proficiency in vehicle instrumentation, sensors, data acquisition, vehicle networks, and test support.   Ability to lead while contributing to the work, setting priorities, guiding technicians, and maintaining accountability.   Ability to translate engineering requirements, drawings, schematics, and procedures into executable work.

  Strong judgment, communication, organization, and problem-solving skills in a changing environment.  Ability to communicate and document work status, fin