Ford Motor Company

Product Designer

Ford Motor Company

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Palo Alto • California • United States

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Salary

💰 $115,800 - $226,980 per year

About the role

  • Leading the design of features and improvements of our products ensuring they align with business objectives and user needs.
  • Using Figma and UX tools to develop vehicle features and compelling user experiences.
  • Taking ownership of independent tracks of design work and managing timelines and deliverables.
  • Developing and iterating user flows, mock-ups and prototypes to effectively communicate design ideas.
  • Applying data driven insights to inform design decisions and measure the impact of design changes.
  • Expressing our brand vision through user interface design for in-vehicle experiences.
  • Executing designs with a keen sensibility to layout, color, typography and interactive behavior.
  • Exhibiting a passion for emerging hardware and software technologies, new interaction models, product design, and excellence in visual design.
  • Collaborating close with Product Management, Engineering and Feature Teams to ensure a seamless transition from concept to implementation.
  • Employing a systematic approach to solving large, complex design challenges.
  • Presenting creative work early and often to key stakeholders in design reviews.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree or a combination of education and equivalent experience
  • 5+ years of experience in UX/UI product design
  • High performing prototyping abilities (e.g. Figma, Protopie or similar)
  • Exceptional visual design skills
  • Portfolio outlining your design process and visual craft is required
  • Sensitivity to intelligent system interactions
  • Familiarity with Agile methodologies
  • Proficiency in human-centered design approaches, techniques and philosophy
  • Automotive UI/HMI experience is a plus
  • Background in digital product design solutions
  • Excellent concepting, written, oral, and visual communication abilities
  • In-depth knowledge of the latest UI trends, techniques, and technologies
  • Background working through iterative product design cycles
  • Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Benefits
  • Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
  • Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare 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.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
UX designUI designprototypinghuman-centered designvisual designuser flowsmock-upsdata-driven designAgile methodologiesdigital product design
Soft Skills
communicationcollaborationtime managementproblem-solvingcreativityattention to detailownershippresentation skillssensitivity to interactionsconcepting
Certifications
Bachelor's degree