Job ID
- 65390
- Category
- Manufacturing
- Location
- Naucalpan de Juárez, Mexico
- Work Type
- Hybrid

This role leads a multi-plant engineering and project delivery team responsible for defining, developing, and deploying next-generation autonomous robotics technologies used in Ford’s manufacturing in-plant logistics environment. This leader oversees advanced AMR/AGV platforms, embedded controls, ML-based perception systems, ADAS-inspired autonomy stacks, and large-scale software integrations that support material delivery launches across Ford’s integral plants.

This role requires a unique blend of strategic leadership, deep software and controls technical expertise, and the ability to guide complex robotics programs from early concepts through industrial deployment. The manager directs software-heavy engineering activities—such as perception modeling, mapping/localization, fleet management coding, and autonomy stack refinement—while ensuring alignment with Ford safety, cybersecurity, and plant operations standards.

Leadership & Technical Direction




- Lead a high-performing team of robotics engineers, software developers, and launch professionals delivering AMR/automation across multiple Ford manufacturing sites.
- Establish coding standards, software development best practices, and architecture guidelines for robotics platforms used within MP&L.;
- Provide high-level technical oversight of autonomy software, ADAS-style sensor fusion pipelines, software frameworks, and computer vision integrations.
- Drive clarity and technical alignment between software teams, controls teams, IT, plant operations, and external vendors.

Technology Strategy & Robotics Software Development:
- Shape Ford’s long-term strategy for AMR autonomy stacks
- including sensor fusion, perception, mapping, localization, motion planning, and safety systems.
- Drive standardization of Ford’s AMR software frameworks across plants to reduce cost, improve reliability, and create enterprise-wide scal

📌 Autonomous Robotics Launch Manager (Naucalpan de Juárez)
🏢 Ford Motor
📍 Naucalpan de Juárez