Staff Product Manager 3D Print & Additive Mfg

We made history and now we work to transform the future for our customers our communities and our families. Youll see your work on the road every day helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.

Shape the Future of Manufacturing with ATP

At Ford we arent just building vehicles we are redefining how the world moves. Within the Advanced Industrial Technology and Platforms (ATP) organization we are the architects of Fords next industrial revolution.

Our mission is clear: we build and scale industrial platforms technologies and capabilities that unlock Ford Firsts to drive sustained competitive advantage in manufacturing. Driven by our vision to build once scale everywhere we bridge the gap between cutting-edge technology and global physical deployment.

Our guiding mantra is simple yet relentless: Scale what matters win whats next.

If you are a high-tech builder thinker or innovator who thrives at the intersection of software hardware and massive scale ATP is where you belong. Join us and write the next chapter of industrial history.

In this position...

Fords Advanced Industrial Technology & Platforms (ATP) team is building scalable additive manufacturing (3D print) products and platform capabilities to reimagine how Ford designs prototypes and produces partsspanning polymer and metal processes across prototyping tooling spare parts production parts and performance applications including Ford Racing. As a Staff Product Manager Additive Manufacturing you will set product direction and drive delivery for additive manufacturing solutions from discovery through pilot and scaleleading through influence across engineering manufacturing quality IT cybersecurity and suppliers.

What youll do...

• Set the product strategy and multi-release roadmap for ATP additive manufacturing balancing immediate operational wins with platform scalability and long-term architecture across both polymer and metal technologies.
• Lead discovery with plant engineering and Ford Racing partners to identify high-value use cases across prototyping tooling spare parts and production parts; define personas workflows constraints and measurable outcomes.
• Own the creation and quality of product requirements (PRDs user stories acceptance criteria) ensuring they span machine and material behavior software integration quality/inspection and operational readiness.
• Drive cross-functional execution with engineering: prioritize backlogs define MVP scope manage tradeoffs and deliver releases that perform in real industrial and racing environments.
• Define and monitor product KPIs such as machine uptime/availability print success rate throughput and cycle-time impact cost-per-part material utilization deployment lead time and total cost of ownership.
• Lead pilot-to-scale planning: site selection rollout playbooks training support model and post-deployment iteration based on machine telemetry and operator feedback.
• Influence technical and business decisions across stakeholdersaligning on architecture choices equipment and material sourcing approaches and the operating model (support monitoring maintenance calibration).
• Partner with Purchasing and suppliers to evaluate printer material and software solutions and shape vendor roadmaps; establish clear performance expectations and accountability mechanisms.
• Define requirements for the digital thread connecting design and simulation slicing/build preparation production execution inspection and part traceability.
• Create a forward path for platform evolution across polymer and metal additive technologies while ensuring todays decisions dont block tomorrows capabilities.
• Work across other ATP verticals and build print products on a common manufacturing platform.

Youll have...

• Bachelors degree in engineering or equivalent experience (8).
• 5-8 years of experience in product management and/or technical delivery for complex technical products (hardware/software/system operational deployment).
• Background as an engineer earlier in your career bringing hands-on technical depth to product decisions alongside strong product management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and align cross-functional teams at scale driving decisions and outcomes through influence.
• Strong requirements and execution discipline: ability to translate ambiguous problems into crisp scope measurable success criteria and release plans.
• Experience using data and operational feedback to prioritize iterate and improve product performance over time.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with both executive stakeholders and engineering teams.
• Willingness to travel approximately 10-20% to plants Ford Racing facilities and supplier sites.

Even better you may have...

• Experience delivering additive manufacturing systems in real-world deployments across polymer and/or metal processes (e.g. FDM/FFF SLA SLS DMLS/metal powder bed fusion binder jetting directed energy deposition).
• Experience taking products from discovery to prototype to pilot to scaled rollout across multiple sites including change management and operational readiness.
• Familiarity with additive manufacturing platform concepts: build preparation/slicing software material qualification process parameters post-processing workflows part inspection and digital-thread traceability.
• Strong understanding of reliability/serviceability practices (telemetry failure modes spares strategy maintainability support playbooks) for industrial printing equipment.
• Experience with quality and standards practices relevant to additive manufacturing (process validation part qualification risk assessments change control).
• Vendor/supplier management experience (RFx support supplier scorecards roadmap alignment performance management) across printer OEMs and material suppliers.
• Experience supporting motorsports performance or rapid-prototyping environments with demanding turnaround requirements.
• MBA or Masters degree in engineering materials science or a related field.

You may not check every box or your experience may look a little different from what weve 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 leadership level 6 and ranges from $115500-$218100.

Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidates skills and experience and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope responsibility and competitive market value.


For more information on salary and benefits click here: sponsorship is not available for this position.

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This position is hybrid with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week.

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