We’re in the midst of the biggest change the automotive industry has ever seen. Just as cars changed the world over the last century, new technologies such as self-driving cars, electric powertrains, and connected vehicles will radically reshape how we live, work, and play in the next hundred years. As a leader on the Digital Product Design Team, you’ll be at the heart of creating that future. Every day, Ford’s vehicles, and services support millions of people around the world. You’ll lead our teams in deeply understanding our users’ needs throughout all steps of the design process, from initial human-centered insight, through concept generation and evaluation, identifying ways we can continuously iterate and improve our designs through customer feedback and analytics.
As a Digital Product Designer, you are a hands-on practitioner who is passionate about your craft, compelled to build leading edge future concepts for Ford vehicles. Together with your team, you will drive innovation and create delightful, transformative, connected vehicle experiences. This is a California based role that will require work on-site at Ford’s Design Studios in Irvine, CA and Palo Alto, CA.
What will it be like to work on the Model e team?
We are passionate about solving hard problems. We are swift and decisive, trusting the experts, believing the data, seeking out and listening to bold intuition – regardless of the source. We are insurgents. Never satisfied, averse to complexity, suspicious of habits and open to risk. We focus on the mission and deliver with urgency and speed. We are an agile team leveraging rapidly evolving technology to innovate, fail fast and pivot. Most importantly we raise the talent bar with every hire.
What you’ll be able to do:
Represent the human perspective throughout the product lifecycle – from problem framing, ideation, iterative design, development and delivery
Work as a collaborative team member with business partners, product owners, product managers, software engineers and fellow designers
Guide product decisions through a deep understanding of actual consumers who use our products and services; conduct exploratory research and analysis to connect with the audience
Facilitate and participate in design workshops and collaboration sessions with technical and non-technical partners to expand thinking and build space for innovation
Generate ideas and rapidly build design prototypes to bring ideas to life, and quickly evaluate and iterate
Design, implement, and adapt digital design systems, data visualizations, on-brand visual design, illustrations, etc.
Produce what is vital for successful implementation, prioritizing demos over documents
The minimum requirements we seek:
Bachelor’s degree in visual design, visual communications, or relevant design-driven discipline and/or 5+ years digital UX/UI design experience
2+ years of proficiency with modern design tools (Figma, Miro, Framer)
Our preferred Requirements :
Experience working independently with internal stakeholders and / or clients.
Strong communication and collaboration skills.
Passion for growing your skills, tackling interesting work and challenging problems; be committed to lifelong design learning.
Technical and problem-solving mindset.
Previous experience leading people and teams.
Passionate about automotive and/or experience designing for integrated hardware/software systems.
Portfolio of design work that demonstrates depth of craft experience and strategic, human-centered approach to design (portfolio link or PDF).
What you’ll receive in return:
As part of the Ford family, you’ll enjoy excellent compensation and a comprehensive benefits package that includes generous PTO, retirement, savings and stock investment plans, incentive compensation and much more. You’ll also experience exciting opportunities for professional and personal growth and recognition.
If you have what it takes to help us redefine the future of mobility, we’d love to have you join us.
Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire. Visa sponsorship is available for this position.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status.
For information on Ford’s salary and benefits, please visit:
https://corporate.ford.com/content/dam/corporate/us/en-us/documents/careers/2022-benefits-and-comp-GSR-sal-plan-2.pdf
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