Job Description

The Ford Champs Program provides students with hands-on, career-specific experience inside Ford of Mexico.

Ford Champs looks forward to providing you with key knowledge and significant experiences for your professional career. This is a great platform to connect with leadership, collaborate with professionals in many areas of the business and learn more about our Ford full time opportunities. Throughout this program, there are many opportunities to gain insight and exposure to our business that will last a lifetime.

Ford Champs will allow to get to now different business areas through 12 to 24 months, while you improve your skills and become a better professional.

Responsibilities

As a BOM Ford Champ, you will be responsible to coordinate and make sure the BOM completeness and quality of data in support of the Change Management Process and prototype builds. BOM Engineer tracks the impact of Material Cost, Weight and Investment adjustments during Change Management from Early Stages and until Program Approval, work together with Prototype Purchasing by qualifying the Prototype BOM to initiate the Prototype Sourcing process in support of the Fit Prototype Process and makes sure the design intent is accurate in the visual representation in the PLM system (TcE).

What you'll do:

• Support in identifying AI-driven projects within BOM Ops. processes.
• Assist in exploring BOM Ops. project requirements for integrating artificial intelligence.
• Analyze and manipulate data from various sources that interacts with BOM Ops.
• Support the development of BOM Ops. project plans.
• Assist in visualizing data and interpreting BOM Ops. Processes data.
• Participate in communicating results to different audiences.
• Request and validate that the prototype BOM file for active program is created with accurate data.
• Develop a work plan for prototype BOM file management, start date, cadence and interaction model with purchasing, engineering and program management teams.
• Understand upcoming build module requirements and the impact to Prototype BOM / purchasing system blanket order requirements.
• Follow up issues on prototype BOM and contact the responsible/owner of the part(s) so all required information is entered in the prototype BOM.
• Update Purchasing comments with the latest Causal codes and drive resolution of all engineering issues required to progress purchasing system blanket orders (both qualified and non-qualified parts)
• Review and analyze all changes in the early BOM system to determine the proper action in the PLM system to maintain systems aligned.
• Support reviews to digital bucks and drive issues to closure

Lead strategy for a smart digital representation in the PLM system of the design intent, avoiding over and under representation of parts declared in the early BOM system.

Qualifications

• Active student from any of the last 4 semesters of Computer Engineering, Data science, Artificial Intelligence Engineering, or similar technical discipline.
• Programming Skills (coding in VBA Excel macros, Python desirable)
• 90% English skills (Oral, reading, writing, and listening)
• Strong analytical, problem solving and communication skills (Spanish and English)
• Microsoft Office management (Power BI, Word, Excel and Power Point).
• Ability to analyze complex problems and assess possible solutions
• Ability to prioritize and plan effectively
• A commitment to keep up to date with new technology
• Excellent team working and people skills
• Leadership, persuasion, and influence on others
• 3D CAD software desirable (CATIA V5, NX, etc)
• PDM systems knowledge desirable (Teamcenter Engineering/3DX).

DISCLAIMER: Ford Motor Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, as we are committed with a diverse workforce, and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran and basis of disability.

About Us

At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career and help us define tomorrow's transportation.

About the Team

Ford Product Development is utilizing Design Thinking & User Experience methods to deliver breakthrough products and services that will delight our customers. Our employees are laser-focused on bringing innovative, exciting, and sustainable ideas to life. From autonomy and electrification, to smart mobility technologies, our Product Development teams around the world are working together with excitement to make smart vehicles for a smart world.