Product Designer

Ford Motor Company

Product Designer delivering Ford’s experience strategy through UI/UX solutions for vehicles. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to integrate hardware, software, and customer needs.

Posted 7/9/2026full-timeDearborn • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $99,600 - $232,700 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Translate early concepts into thorough, thoughtful, testable design solutions and prototypes.
Define customer experiences and interactions across both physical and digital experiences, and processes that connect new features into cohesive solutions.
Partner with engineers, technologists and studio design to explore best possible solutions, explore feasibility, rapidly iterate and test ideas, and refine concepts.
Collaborate across design, engineering, and product teams to ensure experiences align with customer needs and technical realities, and business objectives.
Distill complex information into clear strategies, frameworks and narratives that drive alignment and promote ongoing execution to delivery.
Proactively identify opportunities to integrate new technologies into meaningful, customer-driven experiences.
Craft, coordinate and present to leadership and executives through ongoing review cycles in partnership with product, engineering and research partners.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience in Digital Product Design or related fields.
3+ years of experience in relevant product design commercial organizations.
2+ years of experience working across a triad of designers, engineers, and product managers.
Strength in systems thinking and mapping end-to-end customer journeys.
Strong communication and storytelling abilities, with a knack for making complex ideas clear and compelling.
High proficiency in Figma and prototyping tools to create compelling customer flows and presentations to bring design ideas to life.
Proven ability to deliver impactful design solutions integrating UX, visual design, content, research, and technical constraints into cohesive, user-focused experiences.
Ability to work within current frameworks, design systems, and product requirements.
Demonstrated ability to work independently while also building strong collaborative relationships across partnering functions.
Passionate for Ford's products and its customers.
Strong profile showcasing thoughtfully crafted design projects, demonstrating a deep understanding of user experience principles and design processes.

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

Digital Product DesignPrototypingUser Experience DesignVisual DesignContent IntegrationDesign SystemsCustomer Flow CreationResearch IntegrationTechnical Constraints UnderstandingDesign Frameworks

Soft Skills

Strong CommunicationStorytelling AbilitiesCollaborationIndependent WorkRelationship Building

Certifications

Bachelor's Degree in Digital Product Design