We are seeking a highly skilled Maintenance Engineer to join our engineering
team. In this role, you will serve as the deep technical authority responsible
for ensuring the optimal performance, stability, and evolution of our automation
and control technologies. You will bridge the gap between IT and OT, hands-on
troubleshooting complex floor issues, executing critical system upgrades, and
leading our transition toward predictive maintenance and AI-driven manufacturing
solutions.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Technical Leadership & Troubleshooting
• Act as the ultimate technical escalation point on the shop floor,
diagnosing and resolving advanced controls, automation, and MES issues.
• Execute system upgrades, retrofits, and technical repairs on control
systems (PLCs, drives, robotics, vision, and fastening systems).
• Maintain, optimize, and protect the integrity of product traceability and
MES systems under the Ford Automation Standard Template platform

Safety & Compliance
• Verify and validate technical adherence to safety protocols and standards




• Execute machinery access and operation Risk Assessments.
• Configure and validate intrinsic safety systems (such as Safemove,
Distributed Safety, and ANSI/RIA 15.06 standards).

Quality Assurance
• Ensure control systems guarantee the accurate capture, storage, and
traceability of critical quality parameters.
• Validate that no maintenance intervention or control modification
compromises data flow, error-proofing (poka-yokes), or product traceability
before releasing equipment back to production.
Delivery & Operational Support
• Provide advanced technical support to the shop floor and actively
participating in and taking ownership of Control Center processes (DCC, ZCC,
MCC) when required.
• Technically sustain equipment availability and cycle times to meet
production volume targets.

Cost & Asset Management
• Optimize the use of floor resources and consumables, ensuring all
activities are logged in Maximo/MFM for cost traceabil

📌 Maintenance Engineer (Irapuato)
🏢 Ford Motor
📍 Irapuato