Job Description
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 you to get to know different business areas through 12 to 24 months, while you improve your skills and become a better professional.
As a Quality Ford Champ, you will be responsible for supporting the Quality team, focusing on finalizing pending development items and migrating the following 4 in-house applications to Google Cloud: QCC (Quality Control Center), CODEX (Documentation Master List), GaugeReady (Gauge certificates & expiration notifications app) and One Heat (heat maps).
What you´ll do:
Responsibilities List – Quality Ford Champ (Entry Level) – 2 positions
- Quality Control Center (support & migration)
- Support closure of pending features/bug fixes identified in the current backlog.
- Assist in re-architecting and migrating the application from its current hosting to Google Cloud Platform.
- Help validate data integrity and functionality after migration .
- Document technical specifications, data flows, and migration steps.
- Support user access management and basic troubleshooting.
- CODEX – Documentation Master List (support & migration)
- Help finish pending modules (document version control, search, and approval workflows).
- Support migration of the documentation database/master list to Google Cloud.
- Assist in cleaning and validating master list data prior to and after migration.
- Support basic training material creation for end users.
- GaugeReady – Gauge Certificates & Expiration Notifications (support & migration)
- Assist in completing pending features for gauge certificate upload/storage and automated expiration notifications.
- Support migration of the app and its database to Google Cloud, ensuring notification/alert functions continue working.
- Help test notification triggers for upcoming gauge due dates.
- Support data validation of gauge inventory and certificate records.
- One Heat – Heat Map (support & migration)
- Support finalization of pending visualization/reporting features of the heat map tool.
- Assist in migrating data sources, dashboards, and back-end services to Google Cloud.
- Help validate that heat map outputs match pre-migration results.
- Support performance testing after migration.
- Google Cloud Migration (cross-application)
- Support the overall migration plan/timeline for the 4 applications, tracking pending tasks and risks.
- Assist with basic configuration of Google Cloud resources under supervision (IAM, storage, databases, compute).
- Document lessons learned and best practices for future migrations.
- Support cost/usage monitoring of Google Cloud resources.
- Daily / Administrative Activities
- Prepare daily/weekly activity log and progress updates.
- Attend team meetings, status reviews, and stand-ups related to the 4 applications.
- Assist in preparing basic reports/dashboards on migration progress for leadership.
Requirements
- Active student from any of the last 2 semesters of Engineering or related studies (Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer/Mechatronics Engineering, Information Technology, Industrial Engineering, Automotive Systems Engineering, etc…).
- 90% English skills (Oral, reading, writing, and listening).
- Strong analytical and communication skills.
Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechatronics, Automotive Systems Engineering or a related field.
Languages
- Fluent English (B2/C1 level equivalent), with excellent technical communication, reading, and writing skills.
Technical Knowledge
- Google Cloud Platform: basic knowledge of or interest in learning App Engine, Cloud Run, Cloud Functions, Cloud SQL, Firestore, BigQuery, Cloud Storage, and IAM.
- Power Apps.
- Software Development: familiarity with programming/scripting languages such as Python, JavaScript, or SQL, and web application concepts (front-end/back-end, APIs).
- Databases: basic understanding of relational and/or NoSQL databases and data migration concepts.
- Quality Systems (a plus): familiarity with ISO 9001 concepts, documentation control, gauge calibration/control plans, or quality dashboards/heat maps.
Soft Skills
- Analytical thinking and complex problem-solving abilities.
- Leadership, proactivity, and a results-driven mindset.
- Strong communication and technical writing skills.
- Ability to work effectively in cross-functional, multidisciplinary teams.
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.
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