Engineering Manager
Lyra Health
Job Level
SeniorLead
About the role
- Lead the Design team in understanding and designing for current and future customers across Ford product lines (BEV, Commercial, Trucks, Compact trucks, Icons, Passenger/utilities, Luxury, Emerging Markets)
- Create and develop future model exterior/interior vehicle design proposals from concept to production release in 2D and 3D
- Recommend and implement training and development plans for subordinates; assist Design Chief with personnel programs, performance reviews, salary planning and employee counseling
- Partner with Marketing and Strategy to define and prioritize strategic portfolio
- Translate customer insights into vehicle design and maintain global trends awareness
- Take responsibility for creative vision and quality of output across team members
- Influence decisions about Vehicle Architecture, Value to the Customer, Customer Research, User Experience, and Cycle Plan development
- Pitch ideas and present creative vision to partners and creative team; facilitate senior stakeholder discussions
- Hire, develop, and inspire the creative team; cultivate employee engagement and improve morale
- Lead multiple design projects from conception to completion; ensure sketch interpretation, design quality, and model progress meet schedules and deliverables
- Collaborate with other disciplines to develop scale and full-size clay models and interface with program engineering teams
- Ensure organization creative output aligns with Ford brand and One Ford product direction while working within cost and program constraints
- Lead market research model builds through the shops; plan and organize workloads and job assignments of subordinate personnel
- Communicate and conduct program reviews and presentations for design leadership; daily interfacing with Corporate Senior Management, Product Planning, Strategy, Marketing, Engineering, Digital Media, and Program teams
- Report to the Chief Designer
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design, Transportation Design, or equivalent
- 7+ years’ Automotive or Transportation Design experience; including experience with final design product execution
- Ability to work independently and provide strong technical aesthetic judgment to lead team members
- Awareness of global automotive and consumer electronics to ensure Ford competes with the ability to lead
- Demonstrated creative exterior/interior design perceptions and capability
- A design portfolio (pdf) must be provided upon application
- Exceptional design intuition, strong problem-solving skills and a superior ability to visually communicate through sketches and renderings
- Ability to think three-dimensionally with a strong emphasis on proportions and a refined sense of form
- Familiarity with design trends within and across design professions and global cultures (automotive, fashion, architectural, etc.)
- Outstanding teamwork, leadership, visual, written, and verbal communication skills
- Preferred: Global interior design experience
- Preferred: Good understanding of exterior/interior manufacturing process and materials
- Preferred: Passion for automotive and mobility industry, global trends, and innovation
- Preferred: Experience of working in or with creative cultures
- Preferred: Experience of working in large, corporate environments
- Preferred: Experience of managing multiple stakeholders across complex projects
- Preferred: Experience of presenting to executive audiences
- Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States; verification of employment eligibility will be required at time of hire
