Platform Hardware Technical Manager

Location: Dearborn, MI, United States; Hybrid

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Program (TPP) organization, focused on delivering platform hardware initiatives across the FNV3.x Architecture, including FNV3.2, FNV3.3, and future platform iterations. 

About TPP. Seeking an exciting challenge? Ford's Technology Platform Programs (TPP) team is at the forefront of the Software Defined Vehicle (SDV) revolution, reimagining vehicle electrical architecture and software platforms. Ford is pivoting to a streamlined, scalable, platform-first strategy, and we need your talent to drive this vision. At TPP, you'll be instrumental in leading program management that enables Ford to deliver high quality software, at speed, into vehicles with significantly more efficient scaled solutions by leading cross-functional strategies for broad impact across our vehicle lineup. This is where people solve challenges and execute breakthroughs that define the future of Ford; join TPP and help shape the next generation of vehicles! 

Success in this role requires a leader who is centered on product excellence, engineering rigor, technical execution, and bias for action. You will operate in a fast-paced and highly cross-functional environment, partnering across engineering, architecture, program planning, finance, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and vehicle operations to ensure platform hardware is defined, sourced, released, validated, and delivered in support of program milestones. 

This role has significant organizational impact. You will provide technical direction, drive resolution of complex hardware risks, influence platform-level decisions, and ensure alignment between technical platform strategy, program objectives, cost, timing, quality, and manufacturing readiness. 

The Platform Hardware Technical Manager will lead a technical hardware team within Technical Platform Program (TPP) organization, focused on delivering platform hardware initiatives across the FNV3.x Architecture, including FNV3.2, FNV3.3, and future platform iterations.