DescriptionIn this position…
Digital Product Design at Ford is committed to envisioning and creating simple, thoughtful, enjoyable, and compelling product experiences that our customers need and love. We work in close partnership with product and engineering to deliver best-in-class interactions experiences that meet the needs of people today, and in the future. Our team is comprised of a dynamic group of product designers, researchers, visual designers, industrial designers, modelers, and project managers.
We are looking for a seasoned UX Quality architect to help shape the future of digital and physical spaces within the Center Stacks of Ford and Lincoln vehicles. You will work with a very diverse cross-disciplinary team to ensure the best solutions to meet the customer’s expectations while providing a simple and intuitive interaction to the vehicle are being designed and implemented.
ResponsibilitiesWhat you'll do…
The ideal candidate will work under experienced Quality Assurance & Centerstack team leadership and support the Digital Experience Quality center of excellence within Digital Product Design by:
- Reviewing customer feedback to identify and prioritize UX design updates for Touchscreen Centerstacks
- Create single prioritized list of UX and appearance quality updates for Touchscreen Centerstacks, with input from Product Management, Engineering and Product Designers
- Reviewing Product Designs and provide input on how to best integrate into the in-vehicle experience.
- Validation of Touchscreen Centerstack UX and appearance quality to ensure best UX and UX meets design intent.
- Tracking UX issues (i.e., design or defect) to closure, including documenting program status on healthcharts and escalating issues that are not being resolved in a timely manner.
- Support new tools/processes development for early identification of issues.
QualificationsYou'll have…
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, ergonomics, interactive design or equivalent.
- 2+ years of experience in user interface or user interaction design.
- 2+ years of experience with Ford/Lincoln SYNC product development or equivalent.
- Excellent teamwork, leadership, interpersonal and communication skills required.
Even better, you may have…
- 4+ years of user interface or user interactive design experience
- 2+ years Modeling experience
- 2+ years Usability Testing experience
- 2+ years Concept Validation experience
- 2+ years Quality experience
- Proficient with Figma, InVision, Sketch, Adobe Suite, Axure, Jira, GitHub, Visio and Microsoft Office experience
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!
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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:
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• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
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• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
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• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
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• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
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• Established and active employee resource groups
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• Paid time off for individual and team community service
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• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
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• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.
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For a detailed look at our benefits, click here:
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https://fordcareers.co/GSRHTHDPaloAlto
This position is a salary grade 6-7
Visa sponsorship is available for this position.
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Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.
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We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce. 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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