Industrial Designer - Components

Ford Motor • Dearborn, MI

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we’re all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves? Ford’s Physical Interaction design team is charged with delivering the company’s vision across all three of Ford divisions Ford Blue, Ford Pro and Model-e, transforming the future of transportation. Our team is customer-obsessed, entrepreneurial, data-driven and is dedicated to delivering industry-leading customer experience for vehicle buyers and owners. You’ll join an agile team of doers pioneering our future by working collaboratively, staying focused on only what matters, and delivering excellence day in and day out. Join us to make positive change by helping build a better world where every person is free to move and pursue their dreams. 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 - creating the driver, highways, gas stations, and malls - self-driving cars, electric powertrains, and connected vehicles will radically reshape how we live, work, and play, our cities and society themselves, in the next hundred years. At Ford Design, you’ll be at the heart of creating that future. You’ll be at the cutting edge of Ford’s most strategically critical work, designing people and society’s needs into the heart of our next generation of vehicles.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in industrial design, Transportation Design, or similar field of study or a combination of education and equivalent experience
• 1+ years’ Design experience; including experience with final design product execution.
• 1+ years of experience translating 2D to 3D and think three-dimensionally with a strong emphasis on proportions and a refined sense of sense of form also required.
• A design portfolio (pdf) must be provided upon application.
• Must have exceptional design intuition, strong problem-solving skills and a superior ability to visually communicate through sketches, and renderings.

Nice To Haves

• Product design or interior design experience.
• Understanding of exterior/interior manufacturing process and materials.
• Passionate about automotive and mobility industry, global trends, innovation and customer needs
• Experience of working in or with creative cultures
• Experience of working in large, corporate environments is good but not a necessity.
• Ability to interpret customer needs and global trends into compelling design.
• Ability to work independently with a strong work ethic.
• Awareness of global automotive and consumer electronics to ensure Ford competes with the best in the industry.
• Demonstrated creative product/interior design perceptions and capability.
• Outstanding teamwork, leadership, visual, written, and verbal communication skills

Responsibilities

• Develop both conceptual and production based on Interior solutions in the form of sketch, rendering and 3D digital models.
• Create compelling and innovative interior design experiences and visions for Design Projects.
• Explore Human Centered Design experience with emphasis in Interior Design holistic experience.
• Coordinate the work of other design personnel to achieve holistic design visions.
• Create future brand focused design visions.
• Span digital and physical (software and hardware) thinking.
• Problems solve around topics of connectivity, mobility, and consumer segments.
• Collaborate with internal and external partners.
• Familiarizes self and maintains interest with design trends within and across design professions and global cultures (automotive, fashion, product, architectural, etc.)

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level