The Design Industrialization Engineer is responsible for working between engineering and supply chain teams as well as with external suppliers to ensure alignment on requirements, provide critical feedback on part designs, 2\-D drawings, and directly improve specification development procedures for Ford’s next generation electric powertrains. 8\+ years of experience in automotive or related high volume manufacturing field · Proficiency in CATIA · Experience with PPAP, Lean Six Sigma, and Minitab. · Strong engineering and quality skills to support supplier process and quality negotiations · Previous experience as a design and quality engineer · Ability to provide feedback on supplier processes to ensure manufacturability and cost optimization. · Ability to hire and recruit engineering and supply chain team member. B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing engineering or related field . Leading people, assertiveness and collaboration with Multidisciplinary teams · Experience in supplier quality management and production management · Familiarity with GD\&T and DFM · Understanding of QMS and SPC . Own processes, communication, and documentation during transition to high volume production · Develop correct specs for successful RFQ's using reliability goals and FMEA's · Evaluate supplier capabilities using Product DFM \& Process DFM tools · Define supplier quality goals during DFM negotiations and prototype phases for pre\-production activities · Conduct supplier visits to ensure accuracy of information · Support design team in generating and checking 2\-D drawings and component specifications · Define internal specification development procedures · Perform design for manufacturing review of components and systems · Validate quoted costs vs. reality of production, and eliminate supplier waste for optimized cost · Help define and drive program schedule based on supplier lead\-times · Ensure engineering design work and supplier milestones are met · Directly contribute to hiring and building out of engineering and quality teams