Steering Eng Supervisor

Supervisor responsible for leading the development and vehicle integration of Electric Power Assisted Steering (EPAS) systems for the Medium SUV platform and steering gear engineering for the C-car platform. This role leads multidisciplinary mechanical, electronics, and mechatronic engineering work and partners with program teams, cross-functional organizations, and suppliers to deliver safety-critical steering systems that meet program requirements and quality, cost, weight, timing, reliability, and performance targets.

• Lead and develop a team of engineers responsible for EPAS systems on the Medium SUV platform and steering gear engineering on the C-car platform.

• Manage the design, development, validation, and vehicle integration of safety-critical steering systems from initial concept through production design release and launch.

• Lead multidisciplinary engineering across mechanical hardware, electronics, and mechatronic system interfaces.

• Prioritize complex engineering workstreams with multiple interdependencies and design trade-offs, and align the team to program timing, quality, cost, weight, reliability, and performance objectives.

• Coordinate system and subsystem Failure Mode Avoidance and safety analysis, including DFMEA and Functional Safety activities, to support robust requirements, fault-management strategies, design analysis, and validation across applicable engineering disciplines.

• Support Functional Safety activities, including ISO 26262 application where required, to enable safe system design and validation.

• Manage steering suppliers and establish work plans to achieve program milestones and technical deliverables.

• Lead vehicle, system, subsystem, hardware, and functional verification and validation, including interfaces with other vehicle systems.

• Lead vehicle issue investigations, data collection, root-cause analysis, and resolution of design, package, quality, and launch issues.

• Lead prototype build and validation planning and support production launch, plant reviews, and issue resolution.

• Prepare and present program, project, and technical milestone status to leadership and cross-functional partners.

• Coach employees, set clear priorities and expectations, support technical growth, and foster a collaborative culture focused on quality and customer satisfaction.

• Lead, mentor, and coach engineers by providing clear direction, technical guidance, regular feedback, and professional-development support.

• Manage workload distribution, resource planning, and priorities to support program commitments and sustainable team execution.

• Build an inclusive, collaborative team culture that promotes continuous improvement, technical innovation, accountability, and effective teamwork.

• Develop team capability and succession strength by identifying skill gaps, creating growth opportunities, and supporting employee development.

• Establish clear objectives, monitor progress, remove barriers, and hold the team accountable for quality and timely delivery.

• Collaborate with Purchasing, Finance, Manufacturing, and Quality to align technical execution with cost, quality, assembly, and launch objectives.

• Contribute to technology roadmaps and commodity strategies, including opportunities for weight reduction, cost optimization, and complexity reduction.

• Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a strongly related engineering field from an accredited institution.

• Minimum of 8 years of automotive engineering experience or related engineering experience.

• Experience leading technical projects, engineering workstreams, or engineering teams.

• Strong leadership, communication, teamwork, and project-management skills.

• Ability to work effectively with global cross-functional teams and suppliers.

• Fluent in English and fluent in Spanish.

• Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, coach, and develop engineering employees.

• Demonstrated ability to manage resources, balance competing priorities, and deliver through a team.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present complex technical information to leadership.

• Strong team-building, collaboration, and stakeholder-management skills.

Even better, you may have...

• At least 2 years of formal or informal leadership experience, such as Engineering Supervisor, Lead Engineer, or Project Manager.

• Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Systems Engineering, Engineering Management, or a related field.

• Experience developing, integrating, or validating safety-critical electro-mechanical systems.

• Automotive steering experience, including EPAS system development and/or steering gear engineering.

• Experience applying Systems Engineering and developing system, subsystem, and interfacing-system requirements.

• Experience with Failure Mode Avoidance, DFMEA, Functional Safety, and ISO 26262.

• Experience developing and executing system, hardware, vehicle, and functional verification and validation plans.

• Troubleshooting experience with electro-mechanical systems, including structured root-cause analysis.

• Familiarity with CAN communication, vehicle data acquisition, and analysis tools such as Vector CANape and CANalyzer.

• Supplier technical management and RFQ experience.

• Advanced problem-solving experience using methods such as 8D, 5 Whys, DOE, and Is/Is Not analysis etc..

• Working knowledge of Ford engineering processes and tools applicable to product development and design release.

• Experience supporting vehicle prototype builds, manufacturing readiness, production launch, and field issue resolution.