Product Designer

US Farathane; Auburn Hills (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Employee assistance program

Flexible spending account

Health insurance

Health savings account

Life insurance

Paid time off

Referral program

Vision insurance

Job summary

US Farathane is hiring a Product Designer to support the Design team at the Corporate Technology Center in Auburn Hills, MI. You will maintain 3D models and drawings using CATIA V5 and 3DEXPERIENCE, interpret design inputs, and develop multiple concepts within tight timelines.

You will ensure Ford and OEM release requirements are met, collaborate on body CAD aspects, and manage the Ford FDJ Release from start to finish, including GD&T annotations and 2D drawings.

Qualifications

• Associate degree in design technology or equivalent; experience considered.
• 5–7 years in hands-on automotive product design.
• Minimum 5 years with CATIA V5 software.
• CATIA V5 drawing experience 1–5 years.
• Familiar with Automotive OEM Global Requirements and Ford standards.
• Ability to create Class A surfaces from master data.
• Experience with injection molded components and mold design.
• familiarity with Ford 3D EXPERIENCE standards

Responsibilities

• Maintain 3D models, drawings, and assemblies in CATIA V5 and 3DEXPERIENCE.
• Interpret design inputs from internal/customer teams and apply to parts.
• Develop multiple design concepts within short timeframes.
• Prepare parts for OEM release into OEM systems per standards.
• Collaborate with Engineering to meet Body CAD requirements.
• Communicate deliverables and timelines with Design Manager.
• Meet schedules for design and drawing deliverables.
• Apply GD&T on drawings and create 2D/3D annotations.
• Create math models using Sketcher and parametric modeling.
• Manage Ford FDJ Release from start to finish and release data in Ford systems.

Skills

Automotive product design

Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerances

Surface modeling

Education

Associate’s degree in design technology/mechanical design

Tools

CATIA V5

CATIA V6

3DEXPERIENCE

3DX Rich Client

3DX Web Client

Ford Teamcenter/3DX

Ford FDJ

Ford WERS

Ford CAD & Drafting Standards

Microsoft Office

Job description

US Farathane is hiring a Product Designer to support a growing Design team at the Corporate Technology Center in Auburn Hills, Michigan.

Responsibilities

• Maintain 3D math models, drawings, and assemblies using CATIA V5 and 3DEXPERIENCE.
• Interpret design inputs from internal and customer engineering teams (marked prints, sketches, PowerPoint) and apply them to part and assembly design.
• Follow design direction and develop multiple design concepts within short timeframes.
• Apply customer standards and procedures to prepare parts for OEM release into OEM systems.
• Collaborate with the Engineering Team to ensure Body CAD requirements are met.
• Communicate deliverables and project timing with the Design Manager.
• Meet program schedules for design and drawing deliverables.
• Use Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerances (GD&T) on drawings.
• Create math models using Sketcher and parametric modeling.
• Manage Ford FDJ Release from start to finish.
• Use Ford Teamcenter/3DX to release and store 3D data, including GD&T 3D Annotation and 2D drawings.
• Navigate 3DX Web Client and load native CAD into the web client.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree in design technology, mechanical design, or equivalent required (equivalent job experience considered).
• Minimum 5-7 years of hands‑on automotive product design.
• Minimum 5 years using CATIA V5 software.
• 1-5 years CATIA V5 drawing experience.
• Familiarity with Automotive OEM Global Requirements.
• Ability to create class ‘A’ surface from master sections, scans, and surface.
• Experience designing injection molded components, including backside lifter/slide design, ‘A’ surface graining, and mold design tied to draft angle.
• Microsoft Office: Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
• Ford WERS Trained (able to read a CN).
• Familiarity with Ford Global Requirements.
• Experience with Ford CAD & Drafting Standards.
• Ford 3D EXPERIENCE Trained.

Technologies

• CATIA V5, CATIA V6
• 3DX Rich Client, 3DEXPERIENCE
• 3DX Web Client
• Ford Teamcenter/3DX, Ford FDJ
• Ford WERS, Ford 3D EXPERIENCE
• Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
• Sketcher, Parametric modeling
• Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerances (GD&T), GD&T 3D Annotation
• 2D drawings, Sketches

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Physical Requirements

• Ability to stand, walk, sit, talk, or hear.
• Ability to lift 5-25 pounds.

Working Conditions

• Professional office environment with controlled temperatures.
• Routine use of standard office equipment (computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, fax machines).
• Some exposure to loud noise and hot and cold temperatures in manufacturing plants.

Ability to Commute / Work Location

• Auburn Hills, MI 48326 (Required)
• In person