Environmental Compliance Engineer – Air Quality

The Environmental Compliance Engineer – Air Quality at Ford in Allen Park, MI, focuses on ensuring air quality regulatory compliance and sustainability across U.S. and Canadian facilities. Responsibilities include preparing air permit evaluations, leading the Paint Emissions Reporting System, utilizing AI for compliance tools, and supporting regulatory processes. The role involves collaboration with cross-functional teams and representation in environmental matters, contributing to Ford's commitment to corporate responsibility and environmental initiatives.
Description

We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we’re all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves?

At Ford, we’re defining the future of human mobility with a strong focus on corporate responsibility. If you share this commitment, join the diverse team of passionate professionals within our Sustainability, Environment & Safety group. You’ll be a key contributor to our efforts to provide the technical and regulatory expertise necessary for advancing such critical initiatives as product safety, emissions, fuel economy, vehicle recycling and much more.

In this position...
• This key role supports Ford's environmental air quality compliance and sustainability efforts across its U.S. and Canadian facilities (manufacturing, engineering, support).
• You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure air quality regulatory compliance, develop and implement compliance tools using AI and other available technologies, engage in air permitting efforts for construction and operation at facilities, and develop and implement regulatory guidance and policy for new or changing environmental regulations.
• In this role, you'll be not only be developing air quality compliance tools and regulatory policy but implementing within Ford’s Environmental Operating System and at the facility level.

Responsibilities

What you'll do...
• Play a key role in preparing or assisting in air permit evaluations including development of applications for both construction and operating permits, permit exemption justifications, and other necessary supporting information.
• Act as North American lead for the Paint Emissions Reporting System (PERS) to address data concerns, report generation; entering of new testing, material, or vehicle data; and problem solving for Ford’s U.S. and Canadian assembly plants.
• Use AI and other compliance tools to identify emission trends, data gaps, and other compliance points to aid in identifying potential compliance concerns before non-compliance occurs.
• Support the North American activities under Ford’s Global Regulatory Deployment Process (GRPD) for new or changing air quality regulations through development or updating of Ford regulatory communications, guidance documents, and training programs.
• Act as Ford lead on the preparation and submittal of Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) reports to U.S. EPA for all U.S. facilities including development or updating of guidance on regulatory changes for affected chemicals, releases, and other updates.
• Serve as lead for implementation and use of Ford’s corporate refrigerant service tracking database for U.S. facilities.
• Prepare or guide program teams or facilities in preparation of air emission calculations including potential-to-emit, project or program emissions, annual emission inventories, emission factor selection, and other emission calculations.
• Represent Ford in facility environmental matters through interaction with regulatory departments, industry trade groups, professional organizations, non-governmental organizations, other OEMs, and the local community establishing trusted partnerships through transparent communications.
• Influence the development of new air quality environmental regulations through collaboration with various trade associations and regulatory agency workgroups and implementation through Ford’s regulatory deployment process.
• Engage in planning discussions for new programs and products through support of manufacturing and non-manufacturing program teams for air quality concerns.
• Support the Ford Global Environmental Operating System (EOS) and ISO14001 Global Group Certification initiatives.

Qualifications

You'll have...
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or equivalent. (Successful candidates will be required to provide proof of degree completion for the highest level of education attained.
• Minimum of 5 years of manufacturing experience.
• Thorough knowledge and experience with environmental regulations relating to air quality.
• Demonstrated ability to adapt and effectively respond to multiple demands, ambiguity, shifting priorities, and rapid change.
• Ability to interface and communicate effectively with all levels of management.

Even better, you may have...
• Graduate/Master’s degree.
• Experience with automotive painting and VOC emission abatement.
• Experience with air quality emission inventories and permit application development.
• Experience with U.S. or Canadian refrigerant requirements including appliance service and refrigerant replacement requirements.

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 more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSRnon-HTHD

This position is a range of salary grades SG7-SG8.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.

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