Industrial Designer – Components

Ford Motor Company

Industrial Designer creating conceptual and production designs for Ford vehicles. Collaborating with teams to develop innovative interior solutions and digital models.

Posted 5/14/2026full-timeDearborn • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesJunior💰 $74,300 - $166,200 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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.

Requirements

What you’ll need

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 form also required.
A design portfolio (pdf) must be provided upon application.
Even better, you may have...
- 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. A design portfolio (pdf) must be provided upon application.
- Collaborate with internal and external partners.
- Must have 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.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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.

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Hard Skills & Tools

interior design3D modelingsketchingrenderingproduct design2D to 3D translationdesign portfolioproportionsform refinementmanufacturing processes

Soft Skills

problem-solvingcreativityindependencework ethicteamworkleadershipvisual communicationwritten communicationverbal communicationcustomer needs interpretation

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in industrial designBachelor’s degree in Transportation Design