Product Designer

Ford Motor Company; Dearborn (MI); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Immediate medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Prescription drug coverage

Parental leave

Back-up child care

Tuition assistance

Vehicle discount program

Paid time off for service

Generous holidays

Job summary

Ford Motor Company is seeking a Senior Digital Product Designer to translate early concepts into testable design solutions for connected automotive experiences. You will collaborate across design, engineering and product teams to align customer needs with technical realities and business goals.

This hybrid role emphasizes systems thinking, prototyping in Figma, and delivering cohesive experiences that blend physical devices with digital interfaces.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Digital Product Design or related field.
• Experience shaping digital products integrated with physical devices.
• 3+ years shipping customer-facing digital products at scale.
• 2+ years working with designers, engineers and product managers.

Responsibilities

• Translate early concepts into thorough, testable design solutions and prototypes.
• Define customer experiences across physical and digital touchpoints and processes.
• Partner with engineers, technologists and studio design to explore feasible solutions.
• Collaborate across design, engineering and product teams to align experiences with needs and objectives.
• Distill complex information into clear strategies and narratives for alignment and delivery.
• Identify opportunities to integrate new technologies into customer-driven experiences.
• Present to leadership and executives through ongoing review cycles with product, engineering and research partners.

Skills

Systems thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication storytelling

Independent yet collaborative

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent

Tools

Figma

Job description

Responsibilities

• Translate early concepts into thorough, thoughtful, testable design solutions and prototypes.
• Define customer experiences and interactions across both physical and digital touchpoints, plus processes that connect new features into cohesive solutions.
• Partner with engineers, technologists and studio design to explore the best possible solutions, assess feasibility, iterate rapidly, test ideas, and refine concepts.
• Collaborate across design, engineering, and product teams to ensure experiences align with customer needs, technical realities, and business objectives.
• Distill complex information into clear strategies, frameworks and narratives that drive alignment and sustain execution through 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

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience in Digital Product Design or related fields.
• Demonstrated experience designing products where the digital experience is directly shaped by or integrated with a physical product/device (e.g., automotive, wearables, consumer electronics, smart home, robotics) not purely app- or web-only design.
• 3+ years designing customer-facing digital products in an in-house product organization with direct ownership of shipped features used by real customers at scale.
• 3+ years of experience in relevant product design commercial organizations.
• 2+ years 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 portfolio showcasing thoughtfully crafted design projects, demonstrating a deep understanding of user experience principles and design processes.

Technologies

• Figma

Benefits

• 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

Overview

• Job Type: Full time
• Work Type: Hybrid

Even better, you may have

• Exceptional visual design skills and proficiency in human-centered design approaches.
• Proven experience in UX, interaction and experience design within complex ecosystems.
• Comfort working in ambiguous spaces where outcomes aren’t defined yet.
• Ability to pivot efforts as demands evolve and new directions emerge.
• Experience leveraging Design Systems and existing patterns while also thinking blue-sky.
• Self-starter who is organized, able to prioritize and manage tasks.
• Strong collaboration across multiple teams, bridging design, engineering and strategy.
• Willingness and ability to travel to various office locations to experience prototypes and hardware in person.