Connected Data Engineer

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Ford Model e Connected Vehicle Services Quality Team is looking for Data Analytics Engineers to manage connected vehicle data indicators supporting key vehicle launches and current vehicle quality issues. The engineer will manage and support triage of primarily Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) related issues during vehicle launches, develop Connected Vehicle data solutions for internal customers, and work with the engineering teams on use of data for problem solving. We are looking for team members who have a passion for growing their skills, tackling exciting “leading edge” work, have a passion for customer quality, and like problem solving potential concerns.
 

In this position…

• Work with PD teams to extract, summarize, and analyze Connected Vehicle data to further understand and problem solve potential issues
• Work with program launch teams, plant resident engineers, and program software/hardware engineers to triage vehicle faults (DTCs) setting at the plant, dealership, or customer with the goal of implementing corrective actions avoiding warranty issues
• Enhance the use of Connected Vehicle data (e.g., battery SOC data, door ajar, warning lights, etc.) through the ideation and development of tools/methods for problem solving
• Use and develop processes, tools and methods to obtain insight from large files of Connected Vehicle data
• Apply project management disciplines by making sure that risks are identified, mitigated, or escalated
• Promote and use Agile Data Collection methods (RDR, PARSED and CARMon) in support engineering problem solving and data-driven decisions
• Build strong and trusting relationships with business partners across Ford North American organizations

You’ll Have…

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical/Mechatronics Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Computer Science related field
• 2+ year of experience in Big Data Analytics manipulating data to form unified data sets for analysis
• 1+ year experience in query languages, SQL, HiveQL, Google BigQuery, or Spark

Even better, you many have…

• 2-5 years of experience in Big Data Analytics
• 2+ years of experience in query languages, SQL, HiveQL, Google BigQuery, or Spark. 
• Ability to understand how to ingest large data sets from a variety of sources (SQL, Python, Java, Hadoop, Alteryx, Qlik Sense, etc)
• Knowledge of data management
• Experience with Automotive systems, features, and/or components
• Proficient with GitHub and JIRA
• Strong visualize skills in communicating data insights to make data analysis measurable and understandable by business partners
• Ability to take complex problems and break them down to build and implement an action plan
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, ability to engage with upper management, and peers
• Self-motivated individual with a high level of initiative
• Ability to prioritize in a fast-paced, sophisticated, global environment
• Strong organizational and time management skills with the ability to coordinate multiple teams and projects
• Ability to consistently perform at a high level of technical competence, showing composure and decisiveness under pressure
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills

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 builder…or 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 Year’s Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

For a detailed look at our benefits, click here:

https://fordcareers.co/GSRnon-HTHD 
This position is a range of salary grades 6-8 .

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
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