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Design the Future of Ford Motor Company

Design the Future of Ford Motor Company

What is Ford Design?

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Ford Design collaborates across disciplines to craft seamless experiences and must-have products. Led by Todd Willing, Ford Design is comprised of multiple teams spanning from strategy and physical design to experience design and engineering. 

WIth a storied history of innovation, Ford Design's vision is rooted in customer needs that intentionally help envision every part of a vehicle's physical, digital, and emotional experience. Ford Design then works with product development, manufacturing, marketing and beyond to find the best way to bring these designs to life. 

What You'll Find in a Career Here

Exceptional design requires a team effort. Here, you'll collaborate across disciplines, no matter where you sit in the organization. With multiple studios spanning five continents, you'll have the opportunity to learn what makes a product desirable in different global markets. This experience will give you the ability to shape the future of mobility worldwide.
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Impact & Innovation

At Ford, design isn't just about aesthetics; it's about creating experiences. We're looking for passionate, innovative designers who are driven to solve real-world problems and inspire the next generation of vehicles.

From intuitive user interfaces to groundbreaking exterior designs, your work will directly impact millions.

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Global Collaboration

Working on international projects exposes you to different design philosophies, cultural nuances, and market demands, enriching your experience and shaping your perspective as a designer.

This global collaboration ensures we create vehicles that meet the unique needs and preferences of our customers around the world.

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Varied Design Disciplines

Design is a broad term that captures the careers, visions, and ideals of a wide breadth of disciplines. At Ford Design, we consider the term to mean an intentional mindset around every component of the products and processes we create. 

From 3D modeling to brand strategy; sound design to graphic design, engineering to communications; you'll find a role that leverages your unique skill set to create must-have products and cars that people love. 

Unsure where you fit in? Take a look around!

Now Hiring

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We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.

In this position...

Ford Motor Company is looking for a highly creative/strategic Senior Lighting Designer for our design studios in Dearborn. Working on Advanced & Production lighting projects, the successful candidate will have to develop both conceptual and production lighting design solutions in the form of sketch, rendering, and 3D digital models.

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Ford’s Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team is charged with delivering the company’s vision of a fully electric transportation future. EVDD is customer-obsessed, entrepreneurial, and data-driven and is dedicated to delivering industry-leading customer experience for electric vehicle buyers and owners. You’ll join an agile team of doers pioneering our EV future by working collaboratively, staying focused on only what matters, and delivering excellence day in and day out. Join us to make positive change by helping build a better world where every person is free to move and pursue their dreams.

Join our Color & Material team to lead design for current and future customers of the Ford brands product line up, including Battery Electric Vehicle, Commercial vehicles, Trucks, Compact trucks, Icons, Passenger vehicle/utilities, Luxury, and Emerging Markets.

Our Color & Material Designer creates, curates, and delivers Color, Material and Finish (CMF) solutions that influence and enhance the current automotive landscape. This role is responsible in specifying all CMF applications on the exterior and interior of the vehicles that bring a distinct look and experience to the automobile. 

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Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. We also believe in providing you with the freedom to define and realize your dreams. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career potential as you help us define tomorrow’s transportation. 

As a Studio Design Engineer, you will work with many team members to make the design vision a reality.  From developing initial engineering concepts for a new design concept, guiding, and integrating multiple engineering and manufacturing inputs into the A surface, providing alternatives proposals that enable new ways of reconciling functional requirements and thematic intent, to building a suitable physical model that makes the concept and reality.

Mustang Mach-E

Join us in shaping the future of Ford Motor Company, as part of a global organization with exceptional colleagues in world-class facilities. As part of Ford Design, you’ll be at the cutting edge of Ford’s most strategically critical work, designing people and society’s needs into the heart of our next generation of products, services, and experiences.


Surface Development Primary is the leader of surface quality and Class A surface on the program. As part of Ford Design, the primary integrates engineering requirements while maintaining the design vision.

Responsibilities include: 

  • Leads program surface progression of Design and surface expert evaluation, and critique sheet process

  • Leads cross-system surface execution to ensure full system surface compatibility

  • Confirms all program surface interfaces are "Designed-in-Context" to a coordinated data set including supplier data

  • Develops and maintains a coordinated Class A surface database (i.e. Reference Manager)

  • Ensures incorporation of appropriated technical, attribute and program requirements into surface whilst maintaining the design vision.

  • Drives resolution of surface data issues by leading power wall and digital reviews

  • Manages surface changes in SDMS (Surface Data Management system)

Truck Interior

Ford Motor Company is looking for a highly creative/strategic Senior Interior Designer for our new state-of-the-art design studio in Dearborn. You’ll be working in the SUV Studio on Advanced & Production Interior projects. The successful candidate will have to develop both conceptual and production based Interior solutions in the form of sketch, rendering and 3D digital models.

What you'll do...

  • Having the ability to think creatively, strategically, and analytically.
  • Create compelling and innovative 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.

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Ford Motor Company is looking for a highly creative/strategic Senior Exterior_Interior Designer for our design studios in Dearborn.  Working on Advanced & Production Exterior_Interior projects the successful candidate will have to develop both conceptual and production based on Exterior_Interior  solutions in the form of sketch, rendering and 3D digital models. 

What you'll do...

  • Having the ability to think creatively, strategically, and analytically. 
  • 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. 

Open Roles: Australia

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Imagine being at the heart of automotive innovation, where every sketch, every model, and every pixel helps define the future of how the world moves. That's the reality at Ford's Melbourne Design Studio in Australia.
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Join Ford's Melbourne Design Studio in Australia, a critical development hub of 1,500 engineers, designers, and specialists, defining the future of automotive innovation and crafting connected vehicle experiences for global models like the Ranger and Everest. We're seeking passionate individuals to shape mobility's future.

Openings include:

  • Design Studio Business Office Manager
  • Colour, Material and Finishes Designer Design Manager
  • Experience Design Manager
  • Design Studio Engineer (multiple)
  • Colour, Material and Finishes Designer (multiple)
  • Physical Modeller (multiple)
  • Visualization Designer
  • 3D Digital Modeller (multiple)
  • Senior Creative Designer
  • Studio Program Management Engineer
  • Senior Experience Designer
  • Experience Designer

If you're driven to create compelling products and refine physical forms, join us to leave your mark on Ford International Markets Group’s mobility vision.

Project Portfolio

Cracking the Egg: The Story Behind Ford's Hidden Design Elements

Ever discovered a fun surprise in your Ford vehicle and wondered how it got there? These clever features, known as "Easter eggs," are hidden design elements meant to be found over time, adding an extra layer of fun for Ford owners.

Designers Dustin Shedlarski, Rachael Dillon, and Paul Mutter are a few of the creative minds behind many of these unique designs. Follow along as they share the inspirations and stories that drive their work, showing how these small details can forge a special bond between Ford and its customers.

Watch as Paul explains how the skylines of Detroit and Chicago were incorporated into the new Ford Explorer - a tribute to the vehicle's design and manufacturing origins. This thoughtful detail connects the car to its roots and honors the dedication of the assembly line workers at the Chicago Assembly Plant.

But Easter eggs are more than just hidden surprises; they’re a testament to the creativity and dedication of our Ford design team. These features allow our designers to leave a personal mark on each vehicle, creating a deeper connection between the car, the owner, and the people who assembled it.