IT Product Designer

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.

Manufacturing Digital Engineering (MDE) Product line is looking for a Product Designer to join our team of passionate product designers, software engineers, and product managers dedicated to build & support software products for our manufacturing plants worldwide.

In this position...

As a key member of our Manufacturing I.T. team, you will play a critical part in shaping the future of Ford’s mobility and electrification efforts. You will be part of a team of dedicated software professionals that will help us to iteratively build and ship high-quality software products to help our customers build quality vehicles.

This position is hybrid with the expectation of being on-site with the team 4 days a week in Dearborn.

The hands-on Product Designer will have a proven ability to work with cross functional team including Advanced Manufacturing business partners, IT Staff, and end-users (including manufacturing engineers, industrial engineers) to lead the end-to-end design of accessible, scalable, and high-impact digital products. 

What you'll do...

• End-to-End Product Design: Lead the design process from initial discovery and user research through to high-fidelity prototyping, testing, and developer handoff.
• User Research & Discovery: Plan and conduct qualitative and quantitative research (interviews, surveys, heuristic evaluations, usability testing, and stakeholder workshops) to uncover user needs and align cross-functional teams.
• Design Systems & Scalability: Build, scale, and document comprehensive design systems and reusable component libraries in Figma to ensure visual consistency and accelerate development cycles.
• Information Architecture & Interaction Design: Create clear user flows, site maps, wireframes, and interactive prototypes that simplify complex workflows and optimize digital experiences.
• Accessibility Leadership: Advocate for and implement inclusive design practices, ensuring all digital products comply with WCAG accessibility standards.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with Product Managers to align design strategy with business goals, and work hand-in-hand with Front-End Engineers to ensure design feasibility and high-quality implementation.
• Data-Informed Iteration: Analyze user feedback, behavioral data, and usability metrics to continuously iterate and improve product engagement, conversion, and task success rates.

You'll have...

• Bachelor's degree in design, human-computer interaction, or a related field equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.

• 3 + more years of experience in product design.
• Strong portfolio showcasing your design skills.
• Proficiency in design tools such as Figma, Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Experience with user research methodologies (user surveys, focus groups, personas)
• Passion for technology and a desire to create user-centered products.

Even better, you may have...

• Master’s Degree
• Knowledge of front-end development languages (HTML, CSS, JavaScript).
• Experience working in an Agile development environment.
  

You may not check every box, or your experience may look a little different from what we've outlined, but if you think you can bring value to Ford Motor Company, we encourage you to apply!

As an established global company, we offer the benefit of choice. You can choose what your Ford future will look like: will your story span the globe, or keep you close to home? Will your career be a deep dive into what you love, or a series of new teams and new skills? Will you be a leader, a changemaker, a technical expert, a culture builder…or all of the above? No matter what you choose, we offer a work life that works for you, including:

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up childcare 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.
  

This position is salary grades 6-8 and ranges from $85,400- 192,900.

Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here:

https://fordcareers.co/GSR

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.

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