Overview

At Ford, you’ll work on ideas that matter, alongside passionate people who want to make a global impact. Together, we’re shaping the next era of transportation—grounded in purpose, driven by progress. Make your move.

• Job Type: Full time
• Work Type: Hybrid

We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll 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.

Enterprise Technology plays a critical part in shaping the future of mobility. If you’re looking for the chance to leverage advanced technology to redefine the transportation landscape, enhance the customer experience and improve people’s lives, this is the opportunity for you. Join us and challenge your IT expertise and analytical skills to help create vehicles that are as smart as you are.

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced SAP ABAP Lead to drive the development and implementation of innovative solutions within our S/4 HANA and SAP BTP landscape.

As a key member of our development team, you will be responsible for leading ABAP development efforts, ensuring adherence to best practices, and contributing to the overall architectural design of our SAP solutions.

You will leverage your deep expertise in modern ABAP development techniques, including OData, AMDP, CDS views, and the RAP/CAP programming models, to deliver high-quality, scalable, and maintainable applications.

If you are a passionate problem-solver with a proven track record of leading ABAP development projects in complex SAP environments, we encourage you to apply.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of ABAP developers, providing technical guidance, code review, and ensuring adherence to coding standards and best practices.
• Oversee the design, development, and implementation of SAP Business solutions within S/4 HANA and SAP BTP.
• Define the SAP ABAP solution architecture for extensions and Integrations to Integrate SAP with various upstream and downstream systems.
• Participate in project planning, estimation, and risk assessment activities.
• Promote knowledge sharing and continuous improvement within the ABAP development team.
• Develop and maintain ABAP code within the S/4 HANA environment, utilizing modern ABAP techniques.
• Design and implement custom solutions to meet specific business requirements, ensuring seamless integration with standard SAP functionality.
• Optimize ABAP code for performance, scalability, and maintainability.
• Leverage SAP BTP to develop and deploy cloud-native ABAP applications, utilizing the RAP and CAP programming models.
• Integrate SAP BTP applications with S/4 HANA and other SAP systems.
• Utilize SAP BTP Build to create user-friendly interfaces, workflows and Build process automation (BPA/RPA).
• Contribute to the architectural design of SAP solutions, ensuring alignment with business requirements and SAP best practices.
• Develop technical specifications and documentation for ABAP development projects.
• Evaluate new SAP technologies and provide recommendations for their adoption.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex ABAP-related issues within the S/4 HANA and SAP BTP environments.
• Conduct root cause analysis and implement preventative measures to avoid future issues.
• Collaborate with other IT teams to resolve cross-functional issues.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• 10+ years’ experience in SAP ABAP development, with a proven track record of leading ABAP development projects.
• Extensive experience with SAP ABAP 7.5.
• Deep expertise in OData, CDS, AMDP, Adobe forms, Workflow, Integrations.
• Experience in building RAP and CAP Applications.
• Experience SAP Build and process automation.
• Solid understanding of SAP S/4 HANA architecture and functionality.
• Experience with SAP development tools such as Eclipse-based ABAP Development Tools (ADT).
• Experience in SAP Activate methodologies.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative team.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in Automotive / Manufacturing industry is a plus.

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 childcare 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.

This position is a range of salary grades 7-8 and ranges from $86,600-$166,200.

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

Visa sponsorship is available for this position.

Domestic relocation is 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.

This position is hybrid. Candidates who are in commuting distance to a Ford hub location may be required to be onsite four or more days per week.

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