Studio Class A Surface Feasibility Lead

Ford Motor; Long Beach (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,200 - 283,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Vehicle discount program

Tuition assistance

Paid time off & holidays

Job summary

Ford Motor Company in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Supervisor of Theme Feasibility & Surface Development to guide a cross-functional team from concept feasibility through final tool-able A Surface approval. You will lead Class A surface development, ensuring alignment with design intent, feasibility, and production timelines.

This hybrid role requires 4 days per week in the Long Beach office and leadership in FC progression, program trade-off decisions, and stakeholder collaboration across design

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• 5+ years automotive surfacing authoring or surface feasibility experience.
• 2+ years CAD and Data Management experience.
• Knowledge of surfacing software ISD, ICESURF or Alias.
• Experience in automotive vehicle design and feasibility development.

Responsibilities

• Lead creation of Class A surface integrating technical, feasibility, manufacturing, and program requirements.
• Lead Design Feasibility Process from concepts to production surfaces.
• Deliver feasible, high quality Class A surface on time and to requirements.
• Lead surface development reviews and drive issue resolution.
• Publish and drive closure of surface and feasibility critique sheets.
• Co-create to align design vision with engineering requirements.
• Develop feasibility surface proposals to support Design Vision.
• Lead Studio property planning and data integrity including ride height and manikin details.

Skills

Surface Feasibility

Team Leadership

Automotive Surfacing

CAD CATIA V5/3DX

Data Management TC e

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

CATIA V5/3DX

ISD

ICESURF

Alias

TCe

VRED

Unreal

Job description

Ford Motor Company in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Supervisor of Theme Feasibility & Surface Development to guide a cross-functional team from concept feasibility through final tool-able A Surface approval. You will lead Class A surface development, ensuring alignment with design intent, feasibility, and production timelines.

This hybrid role requires 4 days per week in the Long Beach office and leadership in FC progression, program trade-off decisions, and stakeholder collaboration across design