UX Designer

Ford Motor Company

Industrial UX Designer shaping safe, intuitive experiences in vehicle manufacturing environments. Collaborating with engineers and frontline teams to improve productivity and human-robot collaboration.

Posted 4/30/2026full-timeRedford • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $85,400 - $143,200 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

IoT

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design end-to-end user experiences for manufacturing tools, including HMIs, internal web apps, dashboards, robotics control interfaces, and mobile or tablet applications
Create intuitive interaction models for human-robot collaboration, including task assignment, monitoring, and exception handling
Translate complex workflows involving human and robotic systems into clear, usable interfaces for plant operators and technicians
Create wireframes, prototypes, and low-fidelity designs using tools like Figma
Ensure designs meet usability, accessibility, and safety-critical requirements, especially in environments involving robotics
Conduct field research in manufacturing plants, observing both human workflows and interactions with autonomous or humanoid systems
Use contextual inquiry, shadowing, and interviews to understand operator trust, mental models, and pain points with robotics
Validate concepts through usability testing in real-world or simulated environments
Synthesize findings into actionable insights that inform both product and robotics behavior design
Develop research artifacts such as personas, journey maps, and task analyses to represent diverse user roles across the plant floor
Create experience maps that capture end-to-end workflows across human and robotic systems, highlighting friction points and opportunities
Design and evaluate experiences for humanoid and autonomous robots working alongside humans
Define interaction patterns for robot communication, including visual signals, UI feedback, alerts, gestures, or voice where applicable
Improve transparency, predictability, and trust in autonomous systems through thoughtful UX
Collaborate with robotics and AI teams to align system behavior with user expectations
Partner with product managers, engineers including software, hardware, and robotics, and operations teams to define and deliver solutions
Facilitate workshops and co-creation sessions across cross-functional teams
Align design solutions with production goals, safety standards, and operational constraints
Design for interconnected ecosystems across manufacturing and robotics platforms such as MES, IoT, fleet management, and robotics control systems
Map and define technology touchpoints across the ecosystem, ensuring cohesive experiences across devices, interfaces, and physical interactions
Create service blueprints or experience blueprints that connect front-stage user interactions with back-end systems, data flows, and operational processes
Contribute to and evolve design systems that support both traditional industrial tools and robotics interfaces
Balance near-term usability improvements with long-term scalability and platform thinking

Requirements

What you’ll need

High School Diploma or equivalent with a minimum of 6 years of equivalent work experience or a combination of education and work experience
6+ years of UX design or UX research experience in industrial, enterprise, robotics, or other complex systems
Experience designing for physical environments or cyber-physical systems such as manufacturing, robotics, logistics, or field operations
Strong UX design skills including interaction design, information architecture, and visual design
Proficiency in Figma or similar tools
Experience conducting and synthesizing qualitative and quantitative research
Ability to design for complex, real-time systems involving automation or robotics
Understanding of human factors, cognitive load, and safety considerations in high-risk environments
Strong storytelling and communication skills
Empathy for frontline workers and awareness of the realities of industrial environments
Curiosity about emerging technologies like humanoid robotics and AI-driven autonomy
Systems thinker who can navigate both detailed UI design and end-to-end workflows
Comfortable working in ambiguous, fast-evolving spaces
Nice to Have: Experience with humanoid robots, AMRs (Autonomous Mobile Robots), or robotic fleet management systems
Experience designing multimodal interactions including visual, voice, and gesture
Background in Human-Robot Interaction (HRI)
Knowledge of vehicle manufacturing processes

Benefits

Comp & perks

Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care 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.

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Hard Skills & Tools

UX designinteraction designinformation architecturevisual designusability testingqualitative researchquantitative researchhuman-robot interactionmultimodal interactionsdesign systems

Soft Skills

storytellingcommunicationempathycuriositysystems thinkingcollaborationfacilitationproblem-solvingadaptabilityuser advocacy