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 months, while you improve your skills and become a better professional.

As an Cost Estimation Ford Champ, you will be responsible of supports the Global Total Cost team by assisting Engineering, Design, and Testing (ED&T) cost estimators in analyzing supplier quotes, preparing cost status updates, and maintaining structured cost-estimation deliverables. Under close supervision, the trainee learns Ford cost estimation methods and program timing fundamentals to help improve efficiency and enable cost optimization opportunities across vehicle programs and commodities.

What you´ll do:

• Quote & cost analysis support: Assist in reviewing supplier quotes and cost breakdowns to identify cost drivers, variances, and potential optimization opportunities.

• Data preparation & reporting: Compile and organize ED&T cost data; support the creation of cost status summaries, dashboards, and recurring updates for internal stakeholders.

• Program/commodity tracking: Help maintain trackers for program timing, milestones, estimator assignments, and deliverables to ensure visibility and on-time support.

• Closed-loop feedback support: Help document issues, lessons learned, and feedback items to support alignment between cost optimization activities and up-front estimation-setting teams.

• Process documentation: Support the documentation of standard work, templates, and process maps; identify inconsistencies and propose improvements for review by the team.

• GPDS exposure & learning: Learn and apply basic Ford GPDS concepts (milestones, deliverables, timing) as relevant to ED&T cost activities.

• Team collaboration: Participate in team meetings, take minutes/action items, and coordinate follow-ups with Engineering/Purchasing/Suppliers as requested (under supervision).

What you´ll need:     

• Active student from any of the last 2 semesters of Bachelor’s degree program (in progress) in Engineering or related field: Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, Electronics, Systems, Software, Industrial Engineering, or similar.

• 90% English skills (Oral, reading, writing, and listening)

• Strong analytical and communication skills 

• Basic proficiency in Excel (tables, formulas, sorting/filtering; pivot tables a plus).

• Strong attention to detail, confidentiality, and willingness to learn structured processes.

• Effective written and verbal communication skills.

 

Preferred Qualifications

• Interest or coursework related to cost, manufacturing, purchasing, or product development.

• Familiarity with data visualization tools (Power BI) or presentation tools (PowerPoint).

• Experience in student projects involving supplier comparisons, BOMs, or cost models.