Senior Industrial Designer

Ford Motor Company

Senior Industrial Designer bringing Ford and Lincoln vehicle branding to life through innovative design. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to maintain brand consistency and develop compelling visual elements.

Posted 5/26/2026full-timeDearborn • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $96,720 - $166,200 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Brand Translation: Develop and refine compelling design concepts for vehicle badging and branding elements, ensuring alignment with the overarching corporate brand identity that provide visual interest to our customers.
Collaboration: Work closely with our engineering, shops (for prototyping) and studio design teams to ensure a unified visual language across all vehicle designs.
Prototyping: Create detailed sketches, 3D models and prototypes of badging and branding elements that effectively communicate design intent and functionality.
Trend Integration: Stay updated on industry trends and integrate relevant trends into design concepts to keep the brand innovative and forward-thinking.
Technical Feasibility: Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure designs are feasible and can be effectively manufactured. Supporting engineering to create class A-surface.
Feedback Incorporation: ability to receive feedback and iterate and evolve designs based on stakeholder input.
Presentation: Be able to present your work to the Director of GBX. Collaborate and support - gbx team in preparing and delivering compelling presentations to communicate design concepts and progress to internal teams and external partners.
Brand Consistency: Act as a protector of the brand identity, ensuring all designs maintain brand consistency and adhere to established guidelines.
Documentation: Maintain and follow the detailed documentation of design files, design processes, decisions, and project milestones.
Mentorship: Provide guidance and support to our team and partners, fostering a culture of creativity and excellence.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Design, Automotive Design, or a related field.
Experience: 5+ years of experience in Industrial Design, preferably within the automotive industry.
Proficiency in 3D design software such as Alias, VRED, and Adobe Creative Suite.
Strong understanding of automotive design principles and manufacturing processes.
Excellent visual, written, and verbal communication skills.
Ability to create high-quality sketches, 3D models and renderings.
Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to think creatively.
Detail-oriented with a keen eye for consistency and quality.
Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
Experience with design thinking methodologies and user-centered design.

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

3D designsketchingmodelingrenderingdesign thinkinguser-centered designautomotive design principlesmanufacturing processesprototypingclass A-surface

Soft Skills

collaborationfeedback incorporationpresentation skillsmentorshipproblem-solvingcreativityattention to detailcommunication skillsadaptabilityteamwork