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.The **EDS In-House Design and Release (D&R) Ford Champ **is responsible for the design, development, validation, and release of the wiring harnesses under her/his responsibility. The EDS In-House D&R is also responsible for design improvements that lead to quality increase, cost and weight optimizations.- Engineering Degree (electrical desirable) or related disciplines.- **Strong English Proficiency (written, read, and oral).**:- Basic 3D CAD Knowledge- **Electrical Distribution System tool usage (Mentor Graphics Capital Harness XC or E3 Zuken Form board)**:- **Electrical Distribution System tool usage (E3 Zuken Cable or Mentor Graphics Capital Design) experience.**:- Microsoft Office Usage (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Visio).- Time and Project Management.- Ford GPDS.- Understanding of feature partitioning.- Understanding of automotive systems.- Programming knowledge. VBA.DisclaimerFord 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.- Complies with program cost, weight, quality, performance and timing targets.- Complies with Robustness Engineering Disciplines (Quality history, P-Diagram, FMEA, etc.)- Leads Technical Design Reviews (TDRs)- Release parts in AVBOM and WERS through the product life cycle. Support the Change Control Meeting.- Audit and update BOM (Bill of Material) with correct part levels and usage, for prototype builds and maintain it post Job 1.- Identify validation, durability and functional test required as per SDS & ES. (DVP / eFDVS)- AIMS and DPA resolution.- Analyze and breakdown PDL and Trim Spiders.- Generate proposals to minimize giveaway cost and reduce total part count.- Develop and maintain the build level complexity charts.- Perform Harness Complexity Analysis.- Perform engineering cost estimates.- Define and verify engineering prototypes requirements at part level.- Parts implementation/Sign-off in assembly plant & assistance with quality issues in all milestones.- Support VQR's, VRT's and PVT, as required.