Students & Graduates at Ford | Start, Learn & Grow Your Career

Get ready to lead the next generation of automotive innovation. Ford Motor Company offers world-class career development for students and graduates in engineering, manufacturing, technology, finance, marketing, supply chain, human resources and more. Discover how cross-functional learning and hands-on experience prepares you to lead. Program structure and availability vary by region.

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summer intern program

Accelerate your career in the automotive and mobility industry. Ford Motor Company offers 10–12 week paid internships across engineering, software development, design, and business functions. The Ford Summer Intern Program provides students with hands-on experience in areas like critical vehicle technology, battery storage research, supply chain transformation, and more. Apply your classroom skills to real-world challenges while you build your professional network and learn the global automotive business.

u.s. opportunities for recent graduates

Strategy & Planning Leadership Program

The Strategy & Planning Leadership Program is structured to develop your strategic acumen and cross-functional expertise. You’ll cultivate critical strategic thinking and adaptability and learn to manage diverse organizational challenges in four nine-month rotations. Through experiential learning, you’ll build a versatile skill set tailored for strategic leadership.

Treasury Leadership Program

The Treasury Leadership Program develops your technical and leadership skills through progressively challenging and high-visibility assignments over three years. You’ll build a broad base of Treasury knowledge through exposure to global capital markets, asset management, operations, financial strategy, international finance, risk management, investor relations and FP&A.

Ford College Graduates

As part of the Ford College Graduate (FCG) Program, you’ll experience a variety of assignments during your first years at Ford Motor Company. As an FCG, you’ll develop critical skills, experience Ford’s culture, and build your social and professional network. You’ll find opportunities in a wide range of our technical and business skill teams, like engineering, software development, manufacturing, finance, marketing, design, supply chain, HR and more.

Ford Business Leadership Program

The Ford Business Leadership Program is a cross-functional general management program that will provide you with the accelerated professional development you need to build a career as one of Ford Motor Company’s future executive leaders. This competitive program is open to candidates from top MBA programs who demonstrate an ability to excel at a global level in business.

Marketing Leadership Program

Looking for the opportunity to become a marketing leader and influence the company? The Marketing Leadership Program (MLP) provides you with challenging rotational assignments where you can contribute to marketing strategy and support Ford’s purpose of building a better world. Each strategic assignment provides you with the skills and experience to springboard your career as a future marketing leader.

Finance Leadership Program

The Finance Leadership Program will help you build your foundation in Ford Finance while leveraging your prior experiences to drive the business forward. You’ll experience two progressively challenging and high-visibility roles in core finance functions. Successful program graduates are considered for promotion into a finance management role.