Industrial Designer

Ford Motor Company • Dearborn, MI

3d • $74,300 - $166,200 • Hybrid

About The Position

Ford Motor Company is seeking a highly creative and strategic Industrial Designer for its design studios in Dearborn. This role focuses on developing both conceptual and production-based interior solutions, utilizing sketches, renderings, and 3D digital models. The designer will contribute to Ford's vision across Ford Blue, Ford Pro, and Model-e divisions, transforming the future of transportation. The team is customer-obsessed, entrepreneurial, and data-driven, dedicated to delivering industry-leading customer experiences. This is an opportunity to be at the forefront of the automotive industry's biggest transformation, designing people and society's needs into the 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 of Design experience, including experience with final design product execution.
• 1+ years of experience translating 2D to 3D and thinking three-dimensionally with a strong emphasis on proportions and a refined sense of form.
• A design portfolio (pdf) must be provided upon application.

Nice To Haves

• Product design or interior design experience.
• Understanding of exterior/interior manufacturing process and materials.
• Passionate about the 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.
• Collaborate with internal and external partners.
• Exceptional design intuition, strong problem-solving skills, and a superior ability to visually communicate through sketches and renderings.
• Familiarizes self and maintains interest with design trends within and across design professions and global cultures (automotive, fashion, product, architectural, etc.).
• Outstanding teamwork, leadership, visual, written, and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop conceptual and production-based interior solutions in the form of sketch, rendering, and 3D digital models.
• Think creatively, strategically, and analytically.
• Create compelling and innovative interior design experiences and visions for Design Projects.
• Explore Human Centered Design experiences with an emphasis on the holistic interior design 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.
• Problem-solve around topics of connectivity, mobility, and consumer segments.

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