Supervisor-Foundation Brake Development

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In this position...

The Foundation Brake Development Supervisor leads Ford's North American Foundation Brake Development organization and is responsible for the engineering leadership, technical direction, and personnel development of a team of Brake Development Engineers responsible for foundation brake systems across the North American vehicle portfolio. This position is onsite-non Ford, i.e. Link Engineering in Dearborn.

This position serves as the organization's technical leader for brake system development, testing, problem resolution, and launch sign-off activities. The role provides leadership for vehicle-level brake performance development and acts as Ford's subject matter expert for Brake Pedal Feel while leading the Brake Pedal Feel Technical Design Review process. The position also provides technical direction to purchased-services personnel responsible for physical brake testing activities.

As a leader within a safety-critical, FMVSS- and ECE-regulated discipline, the Foundation Brake Development Supervisor is responsible for exercising engineering judgment, interpreting test results, directing problem-solving activities, and ensuring brake systems achieve quality, timing, cost, customer satisfaction, and regulatory compliance objectives. This position also provides support for Warranty Taskforce investigations, Technical Specialist and Subject Matter Expert activities, Total Value Management initiatives, vehicle launches, field actions, and annual Brake Engineering business planning.

Brake Development Supervisor Posting

What you'll do...

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Brake Development Engineers responsible for North American foundation brake development.
• Oversee the creation of all vehicle level DVPs for Forward Model program, quality actions, TVM action and other projects.
• Establish and defend TPV and DCV prototype counts to achieve the milestone delivery.
• Manage Link Engineering resources to balance priorities, reduce testing costs and continuously improve the joint Ford / Link team efficiency.
• Establish technical priorities, staffing plans, and workload balancing across multiple vehicle programs.
• Lead vehicle-level brake system development, validation, and engineering sign-off activities.
• Ensure compliance with FMVSS, ECE, and Ford engineering requirements.
• Serve as Ford's subject matter expert for Brake Pedal Feel and lead the Brake Pedal Feel Technical Design Review process.
• Direct vehicle testing strategies and provide engineering oversight for purchased-services testing personnel.
• Interpret vehicle test results and lead cross-functional root-cause investigations involving brake performance, customer attributes, regulatory compliance, quality, durability, and launch concerns.
• Drive achievement of program milestones (TDC and PEC), launch readiness, quality objectives, and customer satisfaction metrics.
• Support Warranty Taskforce activities, field investigations, Technical Specialist requests, and brake-related corrective actions.
• Lead value optimization and Total Value Management initiatives while maintaining performance and safety requirements.
• Develop and execute annual Brake Engineering budget plans and resource forecasts.
• Communicate technical status, program risks, and mitigation strategies to engineering and senior leadership.
• Develop organizational capability through succession planning, mentoring, and technical talent development.

What you'll do...

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Brake Development Engineers responsible for North American foundation brake development.
• Oversee the creation of all vehicle level DVPs for Forward Model program, quality actions, TVM action and other projects.
• Establish and defend TPV and DCV prototype counts to achieve the milestone delivery.
• Manage Link Engineering resources to balance priorities, reduce testing costs and continuously improve the joint Ford / Link team efficiency.
• Establish technical priorities, staffing plans, and workload balancing across multiple vehicle programs.
• Lead vehicle-level brake system development, validation, and engineering sign-off activities.
• Ensure compliance with FMVSS, ECE, and Ford engineering requirements.
• Serve as Ford's subject matter expert for Brake Pedal Feel and lead the Brake Pedal Feel Technical Design Review process.
• Direct vehicle testing strategies and provide engineering oversight for purchased-services testing personnel.
• Interpret vehicle test results and lead cross-functional root-cause investigations involving brake performance, customer attributes, regulatory compliance, quality, durability, and launch concerns.
• Drive achievement of program milestones (TDC and PEC), launch readiness, quality objectives, and customer satisfaction metrics.
• Support Warranty Taskforce activities, field investigations, Technical Specialist requests, and brake-related corrective actions.
• Lead value optimization and Total Value Management initiatives while maintaining performance and safety requirements.
• Develop and execute annual Brake Engineering budget plans and resource forecasts.
• Communicate technical status, program risks, and mitigation strategies to engineering and senior leadership.
• Develop organizational capability through succession planning, mentoring, and technical talent development.