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Forward Deployed Engineer – Advanced Manufacturing at Ford Global

Department: Enterprise Technology

Compensation · Listed in posting

$115,000 – $192,900/yr

Setup
Hybrid
Location
Dearborn, Michigan
Type
Full-time
Level
senior
Posted

Description

Ford Motor Company is hiring a Forward Deployed Engineer to build and deploy software that connects automated manufacturing equipment, sensors, PLC-adjacent data, MES, quality systems, warehouse systems, and cloud platforms. The role covers IIoT and edge architectures, MQTT and OPC-UA connectivity, manufacturing data pipelines, analytics, secure network and data flows, AI/ML applications, and end-to-end production support. It is an onsite, hybrid role reporting to the Software Engineering Manager, requiring 5+ years of relevant software or industrial systems engineering experience, and offers a base salary of $115,000-$192,900 with medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.

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