Technical Writer/Documentation Engineer, Ford Energy

Ford Energy is a newly formed, wholly-owned subsidiary of Ford Motor Company dedicated to accelerating U.S. energy independence. Leveraging Ford's century of manufacturing excellence and world-class battery energy storage systems (BESS) technology, Ford Energy designs, manufactures, and services grid-scale and commercial DC battery energy storage systems (BESS). Ford Energy is uniquely positioned to capture the growing demand for reliable, US-built energy storage systems. We are not just building batteries; we are building the infrastructure for the next generation of the American grid.

Why Ford Energy?

At Ford Energy, you have the backing of an industrial manufacturing powerhouse with the agility of a dedicated energy startup offering industry leading technology. We offer a competitive compensation package including performance-based bonuses, Ford vehicle discounts, and the opportunity to shape the energy strategy of one of the world's most iconic brands. Learn more at https://fordenergy.com.

In this position...

The Technical Documentation Engineer owns the creation, control, and governance of technical quality documentation across the Ford Energy Quality organization. Rigorous documentation is the backbone of audit-readiness, certification maintenance, and organizational knowledge retention - this role ensures that DFMEA/PFMEA records, test reports, RCA documentation, and quality process standards are consistent, traceable, current, and instantly retrievable when needed for an audit, certification review, or internal investigation.

About Ford Energy Ford Energy is a newly formed, wholly owned subsidiary of Ford Motor Company dedicated to accelerating US energy independence. Leveraging Ford's century of manufacturing excellence and world-class battery energy storage systems (BESS) technology, Ford Energy designs, manufactures, and services grid-scale and commercial DC battery energy storage systems (BESS). Ford Energy is uniquely positioned to capture the growing demand for reliable, US-built energy storage systems. We are not just building batteries; we are building the infrastructure for the next generation of the American grid.

What you'll do...

• Documentation Standards & Governance

• Develop and maintain technical documentation standards and templates for quality processes, test reports, and engineering records.

• Establish document numbering, classification, and metadata conventions to ensure consistency across the organization.

• Partner with engineering and quality teams to standardize templates for DFMEA/PFMEA, test reports, and RCA records and ensure alignment between all documents.

• Document Control & Change Management

• Manage document control processes, including revision history, approval workflows, and archival, in coordination with the PLM Engineer.

• Administer document review and approval cycles, ensuring appropriate stakeholder sign-off before release.

• Maintain obsolescence/retirement processes for superseded documentation.

What you'll do...

• Documentation Standards & Governance

• Develop and maintain technical documentation standards and templates for quality processes, test reports, and engineering records.

• Establish document numbering, classification, and metadata conventions to ensure consistency across the organization.

• Partner with engineering and quality teams to standardize templates for DFMEA/PFMEA, test reports, and RCA records and ensure alignment between all documents.

• Document Control & Change Management

• Manage document control processes, including revision history, approval workflows, and archival, in coordination with the PLM Engineer.

• Administer document review and approval cycles, ensuring appropriate stakeholder sign-off before release.

• Maintain obsolescence/retirement processes for superseded documentation.