AI/ML Integration Technologist (Battery Mfg)
Ford Motor23 days ago
Dearborn, MI, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$133k - $251k/yr
Responsibilities
- Own the AI roadmap for battery manufacturing, including what to pilot, scale, or retire based on yield, quality, cost, and launch speed.
- Benchmark AI capabilities internally across Ford battery sites and externally across cell makers, suppliers, semiconductor companies, and coatings organizations.
- Build proofs of concept and reference architectures for formation and aging optimization, inline coating and defect vision, yield genealogy, and predictive maintenance.
- Set reusable data, labeling, and model standards for work across multiple plants.
- Serve as the battery manufacturing AI center of excellence by evaluating vendors, guiding embedded engineers, and aligning with IT and OT on security and scale.
- Apply generative and agentic AI, including copilots and workflow agents, to engineering and plant workflows where appropriate.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, preferably electrical or mechanical engineering, or a bachelor’s degree in computer science.
- 10+ years of experience, including several years applying AI or ML to real production or process systems.
- Depth in manufacturing or process data, including multivariate and time-series data, SPC, design of experiments, and inline vision.
- Ability to understand manufacturing physics and lead ML technical direction credibly with process and controls engineers.
- Preferred: master’s degree in AI, ML, data science, or computer science.
- Preferred: battery cell, semiconductor fab, or roll-to-roll coating experience; cloud ML experience with GCP or Azure; and familiarity with LangGraph, ADK, AutoGen, or MCP.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation package with performance-based bonuses, Ford vehicle discounts, and management leases.
- Immediate medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage.
- Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new-parent ramp-up programs, subsidized backup child care, and family-building benefits.
- Tuition assistance, employee resource groups, paid community-service time, paid holidays, and paid time off with an option to purchase additional vacation time.
- Hybrid position requiring onsite work four or more days per week.
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About Ford Motor
Ford Motor Company designs, manufactures, and sells cars, trucks, SUVs, and commercial vehicles for consumers and businesses, and provides financing through Ford Credit. A public company headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan and listed on the NYSE, it operates globally under the Ford and Lincoln brands, including electric and connected vehicles such as the F‑150 Lightning and Mustang Mach‑E. Founded in 1903, it also offers software-driven fleet, mobility, and aftersales services.