PD Engineer - Intern

As a Trainee C2 Planning and Strategy Engineer, you will have extensive interaction with cross-functional and regional management teams to lead programs through the Pre milestone approval process, develop Ford's future Portfolio, and cast the portfolio in the Global Product Cycle Plan.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support development of compelling product proposition to meet customer expectations
• Support development of prioritized customer experiences
• Support identification of the Winning Aspiration and profitability objective
• Translate customer priorities into actionable items
• Drive feature creation/prioritization and incorporation
• Support customer research events
• Support development of cost targets to be compatible with profitability and revenue strategies
• Lead business case analyses of program choices
• Optimize Corporate financial targets
• Support definition of FAR business strategy grounded in design thinking using strategic choice cascades
• Drive ecosystem business model development
• Support development of prioritized winning portfolio investment proposals
• Lead deep dive strategic studies and explore white-space innovation opportunities
• Ensure robust business case development of Global Cycle Plan actions
• Analyze and manipulate data from various sources
• Support the development of project plans
• Apply AI and ML technology under guidance
• Assist in visualizing data and interpreting results
• Participate in communicating results to different audiences

Qualifications:

• Engineering or Business degree required
• Advanced degree desired but not required
• Strong Business Acumen & Strategic Planning/Thinking with a Global / Enterprise mindset
• Willingness to challenge past norms to define future success
• Well-developed ability to shape the product strategy while leaning on project management skills
• Self-motivated, eager to take responsibility and deliver results with minimal supervision
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• English proficiency (written and verbal)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proficiency in Python programming for AI and Data Science

Desired Skills:

• Experience in utilizing 6-Sigma methodology for process improvement and quality management
• Bachelor student of Computer Engineering, Data science, Artificial Intelligence Engineering, or similar technical discipline