Heavy commercial vehicle OEM with global engineering and manufacturing operations
Ford Otosan is a Turkey-based automotive manufacturer 41% owned by Ford Motor Company and 41% by Koç Holding, operating four major manufacturing and R&D facilities across Turkey and Romania. The company's hiring velocity is accelerating with 40 roles posted in the last 30 days—heavily weighted toward engineering (26 roles)—while projects cluster around Industry 4.0, predictive maintenance, and automation commissioning. This engineering-forward hiring mix paired with active Maximo deployments and predictive-maintenance feasibility studies signals a push toward operational maturity and industrial digitalization.
Notable leadership hires: Cyber Security Lead
Ford Otosan designs, develops, and manufactures heavy commercial vehicles, diesel engines, and related powertrains, serving as Ford's global engineering center for these segments. The company also supports Ford's light commercial vehicle engineering. In 2022, Ford Otosan exported 6.2 billion USD in vehicles and spare parts to 94 countries across five continents. Operating from manufacturing sites in Kocaeli (Gölcük and Yeniköy plants) and Eskişehir, plus an R&D center and parts depot in Istanbul and a factory in Craiova, Romania, the company employs over 20,000 people. With more than 1,500 R&D staff, Ford Otosan maintains Turkey's largest automotive R&D organization and ranks among Turkey's top three exporters.
Core platforms include SAP S/4HANA, Teamcenter (PLM), CATIA (CAD), AutoCAD, and Maximo (maintenance management). Development uses GitHub and Azure DevOps; security relies on IBM QRadar, Microsoft Sentinel, CrowdStrike, and Palo Alto Cortex.
Current initiatives include Industry 4.0 development, automation commissioning, equipment modernization, predictive maintenance feasibility studies, and Maximo maintenance plan creation. Focus areas also span variability reduction, safety training, and logistics network design.
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