Chuck Gray became vice president, Vehicle Hardware Engineering, Ford Model e, in September 2022. He reports to Doug Field, chief advanced product development and technology officer.

Previously, Gray was vice president, EV Technology, and, before that, vice president, Vehicle Embedded Software and Controls, leading the development of vehicle embedded software, vehicle controls, embedded connectivity technology, advanced driver assist technologies and systems, and vehicle cyber security.

Prior to that, Gray was vice president of Vehicle Components and Systems Engineering, central to the company’s commitment to develop Ford and Lincoln vehicles with top quality, fuel efficiency, safety, smart technology and value for customers around the world.

Gray has also served as director of Ford’s Global Core Electrical team, a position to which he was appointed in 2016. In that role, he delivered a strategy to modernize the company’s vehicle connectivity, software capability and electrical architecture. He’s also led Transmission and Driveline engineering, bringing the new 10-speed automatic transmission to customers, along with a new portfolio of 8-speed automatic transmissions and innovations including the Focus RS Torque Vectoring System.

Since joining Ford in 1991, Gray has also served as assistant vehicle line director of C-Car programs, based in Shanghai; chief engineer of Electrified Powertrain Engineering; and chief engineer of Powertrain Installations. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from GMI Engineering and Management Institute (now Kettering University) and a master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan.

He also was appointed to Kettering University’s board of trustees in 2020.