Digital Product Designer - Core Apps

Ford Motor Company’s Core Experience team is building next-generation in-vehicle experiences and the operational approach behind them. As a Digital Product Designer focused on Core Apps, you’ll partner with product and engineering to shape customer-facing apps, strengthen design systems, and present design strategy through recurring review cycles.

Location: Dearborn, MI (hybrid)
Experience: 3+ years
Salary: USD 68,300 - 175,000 per year

What you’ll do

• Contribute to shaping the future of digital experiences for Ford and Lincoln vehicles
• Collaborate with cross-disciplinary partners to create interfaces that meet customer expectations with simple, intuitive interactions to the vehicle
• Turn early concepts into detailed, testable design solutions and prototypes
• Work across design, engineering, and product teams to align experiences with customer needs, technical constraints, and business objectives
• Iterate and bring digital products and apps to life through implementation with development and engineering partners
• Design, manage, and adapt design systems, components, and prototypes
• Craft, coordinate, and present design strategy to leadership and executives through ongoing review cycles with product, engineering, and research partners

What you bring

• Bachelor’s Degree or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience in Digital Product Design or related fields
• 3+ years of experience in relevant product design roles
• 2+ years working across product teams that include designers, engineers, and product managers
• Strength in systems thinking and mapping end-to-end customer journeys
• Strong communication and storytelling skills to make complex ideas clear and compelling
• High proficiency in Figma and prototyping tools to create customer flows and rapid prototypes
• Proven ability to deliver cohesive, user-focused experiences that integrate UX, visual design, content, research, and technical constraints
• Ability to work within current frameworks, design systems, and product requirements
• Comfort working independently while building strong collaboration across partnering functions
• Portfolio showcasing thoughtfully crafted design projects and a deep understanding of user experience principles and design processes

Even better if you have

• Exceptional visual design skills and proficiency in human-centered design approaches
• Experience in UX, interaction, and experience design within complex ecosystems
• Comfort working in ambiguous environments where outcomes are not fully defined
• Experience navigating evolving demands, pivoting efforts as new directions and goals emerge
• Self-starting, organized approach with the ability to prioritize and manage tasks
• Skill collaborating across multiple teams, building connections between design, engineering, and strategy
• Ability to travel to various office locations to experience and test hardware in person

Benefits at Ford

• 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, plus management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• Paid time off and a generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
• Paid time off with the option to purchase additional vacation time

Additional details

• This position is a salary grade 5 - 8, ranging from $68,300-$175,000
• Hybrid role with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week
• For Bay Area based candidates, the salary ranges from $68,300-$185,000
• Final determination of salary grade is based on skills and experience, set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility, and competitive market value
• Visa sponsorship is not available for this position
• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States, and employment eligibility will be verified at the time of hire