Designer

• The primary role of the Fire Alarm Designer is to design fire alarm systems for Johnson Controls projects.
• Acting as a design lead on large complex multi-faceted projects and directing other members of the design team supporting these projects
• Organizes and plans own workload, helps to direct workload of less experienced design team members, and additionally works with other design teams when required.
• Facilitates reviews of initial designs of medium complexity to provide value engineered/code compliant solutions where required.
• Coordinates with CAD Support Technicians to prepare fully detailed technical submissions with complete detailed schematics and drawings to meet design criteria.
• Oversees CAD Support Technicians in the preparation of project submissions for medium complexity systems including: system operation, drawings, and calculations.
• Completes detailed calculations to verify system design meets code and standard requirements.
• Participates in pre/post project design meeting and attends customer/site coordination meetings, as applicable.
• Develops bill of materials to facilitate construction.
• Examines completed submissions in conjunction with CAD Support Technician for equipment application, equipment compatibility, and compliance with specifications and scope.
• Provides support to Project Managers when orders have been received to assist in maintaining and/or improving project margins.

Fire Alarm Designer – Midwest

• Manage a large group of Engineering Designers and DLTs with similar functional responsibilities for Design deliverables in support of projects and programs within the Exteriors Engineering Design Team
• Responsible for staffing, communicating, training and development, directing and prioritization of work, evaluating performance and removing roadblocks
• Provide technical leadership and guide the team to successful execution of vehicle programs with strong technical solutions
• Help develop processes, standards, or operational plans in support of the organization's business strategies with a direct impact on business and/or function overall results
• Promote GM's values and make customer-focused decisions

Design Group Manager – Upper Structures

• Drive the industrial design work for Canopy’s next-generation vehicle security hardware, developing innovative product solutions from early concept exploration through to prototyping, validation and mass production.
• Translate complex technical capabilities and engineering constraints into clear, compelling hardware experiences, working closely with AI, sensing, electrical, mechanical and embedded software teams to understand our technical challenges and opportunities. Integrate advanced sensors, processors and bespoke ML models into products that remain intuitive, useful and customer-centered.
• Champion a customer-centered design approach, partnering with Ford and internal stakeholders to run user research and prototype testing, ensuring our design work responds to customer insights and delivers a frictionless experience for our customers and their vehicles.
• Create and communicate design direction through sketches, CAD, prototypes, renders and design narratives that help align Canopy Engineering and Ford Product teams around the right product decisions.
• Support the transition from prototype to mass production, working with internal engineering teams, suppliers and manufacturers on CMF and product quality expectations to protect design intent through to launch.

Senior Industrial Designer

• Develop detailed design drawings and specifications for radon mitigation systems, including mechanical components, piping layouts, fan placements, and control systems
• Draft schematic, orthographic, and isometric views to illustrate system components and airflow paths
• Revise designs to address site-specific conditions, improve system performance, and reduce installation complexity
• Interpret site surveys, architectural plans, and environmental data to inform system design
• Collaborate with field technicians, project managers, and environmental consultants to ensure designs are practical and compliant
• Participate in the development of preliminary reports and early client communications
• Attend client meetings to review system schematics and answer design-related questions
• Prepare technical illustrations and documentation for installation manuals and training materials
• Generate bills of materials (BOMs) for procurement and project planning
• Ensure all designs comply with applicable radon mitigation standards and local building codes
• Other duties as assigned

CAD Designer

• Lead new/forward model product development of engine systems and subsystems in accordance with Ford GPDS deliverables and milestones for NA and global programs.
• Ensure attributes (power, torque, FE, weight, emissions and NVH) meet program targets
• Lead/Support resolution of all design, manufacturing, program, and launch issues.
• Interface with suppliers, vehicle calibration, finance, powertrain planning, transmission, vehicle cooling/TASE/heat management, NVH, SESE, Fuel, Controls, design studio (appearance/graining) and packaging.
• Interface with the engine plants understanding constraints and design requests
• Support all program meetings (Design Reviews, PMT Meetings, Change Control, AIMS, Milestone Status, Launch Readiness, Etc.)
• Establish engine and component level DV and oversee testing in support of robust validation.
• Coordinate prototype part delivery to ensure successful build events
• Lead engine assembly 543 and vehicle as installed 1271 for each build phase
• Management of all applicable WERS, FEDE, FEDEBOM, Integrator, FMA, Etc. program activities.
• Support DPMT, Mechanical and Combustion development
• Lead warranty reduction and issue resolution.
• Lead TVM cost reduction idea generation and implementation.
• Support change control activities.
• Travel as necessary to Ford Engine Plants/Facilities and Suppler/Sub-Supplier sites for issue resolution and build support.
• Coach/mentor team members on oral and written communication and presentation skills to lead Manager, Chief and Director level reviews

Section Supervisor – 6.7 L V8 Diesel Engine Design

• Proactively collaborate with IPTSE Product Development (PD) teams to influence core and program design for enhanced serviceability of advanced thermal systems, next generation cooling strategies, and overall customer ownership experience.
• Engage PD teams at early design milestones to positively impact vehicle serviceability, reduce Cost of Ownership, and improve repair cost and quality for current and future models including efficient implementation of current technology and creating clear strategies for future technology.
• Monitor, introduce, and refine service requirements, ensuring compliance or approved deviations by supporting thermal system PD and embedding Service consideration.
• Strategically identify Essential Special Service Tools (ESSTs) and secure their funding through Financial Information Requests, while actively working to minimize the overall need for specialized tooling by reusing ESSTs or eliminating the need.
• Drive the achievement of targeted Warranty Cost Avoidance objectives by identifying and implementing serviceability improvements (e.g., reducing service labor times, optimizing component-level service, minimizing ESST needs)
• Monitor Work Shop Manual revisions and verify industry procedures
• Educate PD on Service considerations and answer “why” this matters to The Company
• Become a Design for Service IPTSE Subject Matter Expert to support DFS Program Managers and Specialists via training, updates, and other support
• Create and maintain scalable internal technical resources i.e. presentations, playbooks, etc.
• Educate DFS team members on new technology being introduced to their Programs
• Participate in serviceability trials and competitive benchmarking activities.
• Support the delivery of FCSD requirements tracked via the Global Launch Scorecard (including ESSTs, Diagnostics, Service Information Training, Owner’s Manual, Service Parts and Major Service Issues).
• Support program Team Value Management (TVM) actions with requested feedback to ensure successful TVM implementation and downstream impact.
• Conduct regular external visits to validate the "Voice of the Technician" and bring ground-truth data to PD.
• Work with Core PD teams to develop new service-based requirements based on data, new technologies, and lessons learned
• Own the maintenance, updates, and authoring of new service Digital Pre-assembly (DPA-4) assessments.
• Lead reviews of DPA-4 service issues for Core, Unit, and Technical Design Reviews (TDRs), facilitating escalation and alignment as needed.
• Support reviews of DPA-4 service issues for Program Review Meetings, facilitating escalation and alignment as needed.
• Support the Serviceability Process Team in developing Design for Service Processes and Training Modules.
• Utilize AI-driven insights and tools for predictive serviceability analysis and process optimization.

Service Commodity Specialist

• Assist Engineers in designs, and technical drawings of parts, and assemblies
• Assist Engineers with Engineering Change Notices (ECNs)
• Develop and maintain engineering drawing standards
• Provide technical verification of advertisements, manuals. and literature as required

CAD Designer I

• Lead the development of complex process mechanical piping designs and equipment layouts using Revit and AutoCAD.
• Coordinate P&IDs and piping specifications, ensuring designs are accurate and meet project requirements.
• Involve cross-discipline model coordination and clash resolution for seamless designs.
• Develop detailed process mechanical and piping drawings, ensuring they meet required levels of detail at project design gates and milestones.
• Responsible for valve and equipment scheduling, ensuring accurate documentation and scheduling.
• May mentor junior team members, providing guidance and support in their development.

Mid-Level Process Mechanical Designer

• Evangelize Brand on behalf of In-Vehicle UX Digital brand expression, brand storytelling, communication design, and narrative cohesion between physical brand DNA and in-vehicle UX.
• Brand Identity You make the brand identity actionable across UX, and are aligned with the physical studios intent.
• Brand Strategy Articulate, Craft and help define UX brand strategies side by side with your peers.
• Key Deliverables DNA Guides Visual and narrative documents capturing each brand’s soul, tone, personality, and heritage in ways usable for UX teams.
• Brand Strategy How the brand shows up in the digital cabin; translation of brand language, philosophy, and physical design into UX behaviors and visuals.
• Marketing Request Images High-quality brand visuals used for product communication, digital launches, studio presentations, and leadership reviews.
• Cross-Brand Presentations Executive-level storytelling spanning multiple GM brands; comparisons, alignments, visual narratives.
• Communication Design High-quality figslides, keynote decks, PowerPoint narratives, and brand frameworks that connect strategy to creativity.
• Brand-Specific Vehicle Content Documentation Brand specific, vehicle specific documentation that collects software, screens, apps, feature-level explanations, software-generation changes, and the brand context for each experience.

Brand Identity Designer

• 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.

• Manage a large group of Engineering Designers and DLTs with similar functional responsibilities for Design deliverables
• Responsible for staffing, communicating, training and development, directing and prioritization of work, evaluating performance and removing roadblocks
• Provide technical leadership and guide the team to successful execution of vehicle programs with strong technical solutions
• Develop processes, standards, or operational plans in support of the organization's business strategies
• Promote GM's values and make customer-focused decisions
• Conduct regularly scheduled Group Meetings
• Ensures employees complete all mandatory GM training
• Assign and manage workload for direct reports
• Review and approve employee work and overtime schedules, expenses, and other work-related data
• Recognize employee's contributions and provide timely feedback
• Observe and step up to remove roadblocks and resolve potential issues

Design Group Manager – Bumper Fascia Grille, Exterior Trim

• Create compelling and innovative exterior/interior design experiences and visions for Design Projects.
• 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.

Interior/Exterior Designer

• Be responsible for creating and developing future vehicle design proposals.
• Partner with the Marketing and Strategy team members, to define and prioritize the strategic portfolio.
• Translate customer insights into vehicle design. Global Trends awareness is necessary and expected.
• Take responsibility for the creative vision and the standard of output across team members who work under them.
• Influence decisions about Vehicle Architecture, Value to the Customer, Customer Research, User Experience, Cycle Plan development.
• Pitch ideas confidently and present the creative vision clearly to partners, as well as communicate in the same manner to members of the creative team.
• Guide multimedia vehicle storytelling from strategy to execution.
• Be required to facilitate and conduct project reviews and presentations for the leadership team.
• Ensure that sketch interpretation, design quality, and project progress are in keeping with established schedules and program deliverables.
• Plan and organize the workload and job assignments of subordinate personnel.
• Recommend and implement training and development plans for subordinates. Assist the Design Chief Officer and Design Director in the proper and effective implementation of personnel programs, including performance reviews, salary planning and employee counseling.
• Be comfortable with complexity—finding opportunities and clear paths in ambiguous environments. You’re comfortable facilitating senior stakeholder discussions
• Have strong people management and leadership skills to hire, develop, and inspire the creative team.
• Lead multiple Ford design projects from conception to completion in accordance with deadlines.
• Ensure that sketch interpretation, design quality, and model progress are in keeping with established schedules and program deliverables.
• Collaborate with other Ford team members and stakeholders.
• Work with other disciplines in the development of scale and full-size clay models ultimately interfacing with program engineering teams in the development of feasible high quality products based on designs.
• Ensure that all the organization’s creative output/visuals are consistent with the overall Ford brand.
• Lead market research model builds through the shops.
• Plan and organize the workload and job assignments of subordinate personnel.
• Ensure exterior/interior appearances are in harmony with all Ford Global Design, aligning with the One Ford product direction while working within cost and program constraints.
• Communicate and conduct program reviews and presentations for design leadership. Daily interfaces and areas of influence include Corporate Senior Management, Product Planning, Strategy, Marketing, Engineering, Digital Media team, and Program teams.
• Cultivate employee engagement and improve morale. Embody our culture and steward others in the direction of our shared values and ways of working inside the studio and with Ford. You have patience to mentor and coach others through difficult challenges and can serve as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders
• You will report to the Design Director

Chief Designer

• Having the ability to think creatively, strategically, and analytically.
• Create compelling and innovative exterior_interior design experiences and visions for Design Projects.
• 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.

Senior Interior Designer

• Support the implementation of new versions of GxDP and implementing enhancements to existing versions
• Review and integrate Human Interface Design and Global Software Development Process into Design and GxDP
• Work in collaboration with the GxDP Process Manager
• Define, create, and maintain integrated process maps, milestones, and deliverables
• Ensure HID and software activities are clearly represented in GxDP
• Drive change management, training, and adoption across the Design community

Design Lead – GXDP Process and Change Management

• Develop accurate complex design models and print documentation for components, sub-assemblies, and complete products.
• Provide critical dimension and tolerance information for the designs to engineering.
• Able to work as both the designer and checker for detail drawings and layouts.
• Perform CAD transfers when required.
• Perform geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) information for designs to engineering.
• Organized and structured work style and attention to detail required.
• Work independently in a “hands-on” manner and be comfortable in working with multiple engineers.
• Must possess creative intellect to solve problems and conceptualize new designs.
• Work with engineering direction for creating solutions.
• Identify problems and offer solutions.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical personnel.

Senior CAD Designer

• 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.

Industrial Designer – Components

• Design dealer-facing digital products including inventory management, sales tools, reporting dashboards, and customer-facing workflows for onboarding.
• Collaborate closely with Research, Product, Engineering, and Design Systems teams to ensure your designs are feasible, scalable, and aligned to design systems.
• Create high-fidelity prototypes, wireframes, and interaction models.
• Advocate for consistency, accessibility, and usability across all dealer tools and customer interfaces.

Senior Designer – HID Onboarding, Integrations

• Create compelling and innovative exterior design experiences and visions for Design Projects.
• 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.

Senior Exterior Designer

• Create compelling and innovative lighting design experiences and visions for Interior Design Projects.
• Create Human Centered Design experiences utilizing lighting as a creative medium.
• Coordinate the work of other design personnel to achieve holistic interior design visions.
• Create futured lighting design visions, focused on the building our brand.
• Span digital and physical (software and hardware) thinking.
• Problems solve around topics of connectivity, mobility, and consumer segments.

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