Designer

JOB DESCRIPTION

We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we're all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves?

Digital Product Design (DPD) 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.

In this position...
You will help define and design next generation Intelligent Ford Vehicles powered by emerging ML, AI and robotics.
You are prepared to take risks and champion massive changes to how customer experience software defined vehicles of the future.
Your sought out expertise will help establish multimodal AI design best practices at Ford including the voice and animatronics design disciplines.

RESPONSIBILITIES

What you'll do...

• Prototype and design new AI driven features, experiences and improvements to our products while ensuring they align with brand and business objectives, research and user needs.
• Partner with brand leaders to define base ML systems and corresponding AI expressions like personality, TTS voice, dialogue, light, sound, motion, etc. of next generation Ford intelligence vehicles.
• Prototype compelling interfaces and interaction flows for new voice and multimodal applications using VoiceFlow, Figma, Bottango, ProtoPie or other UX tools.
• Collaborate with Product Management, Engineering, and Feature Teams to ensure and seamless transition from concept diagrams to implementation specifications.
• Work with partners in R&D, data science, and data mining teams to asses gaps in existing systems and inform algorithm design with the measurable moments of an experience. Inform model selection and define human centered parameters of new experiments.
• Manage timelines and deliverables with stakeholders and leadership.

QUALIFICATIONS

You'll have...

• Bachelors degree or a combination of education and equivalent experience.
• Proficient in multimodal and voice AI design with 4+ years of experience.
• High performing prototyping ability (e.g. VoiceFlow, Figma, Protopie, Bottango or similar).
• Experience working on iterative product design cycles.
• Prior work in data driven design for machine learning and robotics devices.
• Ability to demonstrate work done for products that have shipped.

Even better, you may have...

• Familiarity with agentive systems design.
• Sensitivity to AI ethics, data ethics, customer privacy and trust.
• Proficient in human centered design methods and techniques.
• Excellent written, oral and visual presentation skills.
• Automotive UI/HMI design is a plus.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
  
  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 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.

For a detailed look at our benefits, click here:

https://fordcareers.co/GSRHTHDPaloAlto
This position is a salary grade 5-7

Visa sponsorship is NOT available for this position.

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.

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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