Electrical Engineer, Facilities, BlueOval Battery Park Michigan

Fords legacy of innovation is about to reach new heights. Imagine being on the ground floor of something truly extraordinary. At BlueOval Battery Park Michigan, were not just assembling battery systems; were leading a transformation. As a key member of our start-up team, youll have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to launch a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility from the ground up. Imagine: you, at the forefront of the electrification movement, helping to bring the next generation of vehicles to driveways, job sites and highways everywhere.

At BlueOval Battery Park Michigan, you will...
use your entrepreneurial skills and team mindset to come up with data-driven solutions
build and lead an agile team to deliver the advanced technology that drives the future
create a culture of trust, encourage diversity of thought and foster leadership in others
be part of the historic transformation of the automotive industry.

In this position

Ford BOBM is looking for an individual with experience in Building Automation Systems to create and setup control systems, user interfaces, and control databases for projects and daily operations. This will include on-site startup, troubleshooting, commissioning, and onsite/remote technical support. Provide informal assistance and technical guidance/training to coworkers and technicians. Interface with IT personnel for server implementation and backups and network extensions. Participate with design engineers for best practices of design and implementation of all aspects of automation. This position will require innovative and agile approaches to ensure the reliability of mechanical/electrical infrastructure that produces cutting edge electrical vehicle power systems and analyze trends while managing operational efficiencies.

What you'll do...

• Provide dedicated expertise in engineering, configuring, and operating Site/Building Automation systems, Mechanical systems, Electrical systems, and energy management systems.
• Lead and manage the coordination of integration activity and providing technical support of Direct Digital Control based hardware and software including working with other engineers to create and/or verify control and integration point lists.
• Serve as primary contact and manages day-to-day operation and execution of multiple Building Automation projects from planning to close-out.
• Provide a Plant Engineering solution by investigating requirements, writing Scope of Work (SOW), producing cost estimates and specifications on plant infrastructure systems.
• Serve as a technical point of contact and maintenance support for project design reviews, construction support, system commissioning, technical review of documents, and strategic infrastructure planning assessments.
• Perform tasks related to overall management and operations of facilities/infrastructure equipment, maintenance/repair, and construction.
• Apply engineering knowledge to assess current systems and provide engineering solutions to reduce risk and improve reliability and operational capabilities
• Support the Facilities Risk Management group providing root cause and corrective action support during risk incident investigations and reviews
• Coordinate with supporting entities representing Fire Safety, Environmental Safety & Health, Security, Quality Control Mission Success, Outside Vendors, Energy Management, etc.
• Support after hours emergency response
  

You'll have...

• Bachelors degree from an accredited college in a related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education
• Minimum of 3 years of work experience in HVAC, Building Automation or control systems with a minimum of 1 year directly working on any combination of integration, checkout, testing, commissioning, and/or field support of DDC and/or PLC-based automation systems.
• Working knowledge of control theory, automatic temperature controls, building automation systems and other building subsystems, PLC Logic.
• Commissioning and/or retro-commissioning for correct sequences of operation, point-to-point checkouts, and sensor calibration/verification for quality assurance.
• Technical writing and communication skills
• Experience with CAD software (AutoCAD or other drafting programs).
• Microsoft Office Software experience (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc)
• Ability to read/interpret engineering drawings

Even better, you may have...

• Knowledge of IP and ethernet based networks with various building automation communication protocols and systems. Such protocols and systems include Niagara Tridium, BACnet, LonWorks, Modbus
• Knowledge of relevant building and construction codes/Standards

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builderor all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

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 Years Day

Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

This position is a salary grade 7.

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This position is a range of salary grades 5-8 .

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
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