Autonomous Robotics Launch Engineer
Ford Motor Company
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- Location
- Allen Park, MI
- Work style
- On-site
- Job type
- Full time
- Posted
- Oct 12
- 7 days ago
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About the company
Ford Motor Company
Automotive · 10,001+ employees
What you'll do
- Evaluate manufacturing facilities by assessing physical space, analyzing current material movement, and working with facility staff to plan and launch AMR material deliveries.
What you need
- Require a Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering field (like Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics Engineering, or a related technical discipline).
- Strong technical foundation is essential.
- Experience in Manufacturing/Industrial Environments- 2 plus years
- Proven experience working within manufacturing, production, or logistics/warehousing facilities. This is crucial because the role involves evaluating real-world plant conditions and processes. Experience with material handling processes and IT systems is highly beneficial.
- Direct experience with automation technologies, particularly robotics or Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs), is a major requirement. Understanding how AMRS work, their capabilities, limitations, and implementation challenges is key.
- Experience in evaluating, designing, or deploying automation solutions would be very relevant.
- Proven ability to collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders within a plant environment (e.g., Industrial Engineers, Manufacturing Planning & Logistics, Plant IT, operators, supervisors). Serving as a primary technical point of contact requires strong interpersonal skills.
- North America Travel required to support launching facilities
- Require a Master degree in a relevant engineering field (like Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Robotics Engineering, or a related technical discipline).
- 3-5 years of direct experience with automation technologies, particularly robotics or Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs), is a major requirement. Understanding how AMRS work, their capabilities, limitations, and implementation challenges is key.
- Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
- Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
- Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
- Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
- Tuition assistance
- Established and active employee resource groups
- Paid time off for individual and team community service
- A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
- Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.
Key skills
Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs)
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Automation Robotics Engineer | Technical Solutions Lead:
This role is for a Technical Solutions Lead who will be instrumental in exploring, planning, and launching the use of Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) for material deliveries within manufacturing facilities.
As the Lead, you'll be working with a technical team that goes directly onsite to plants. Your main mission will be to thoroughly evaluate these locations – looking at the physical space, analyzing how materials currently move around, and working closely with the people who know the facility best.