Exterior or Interior Designer

Exterior Or Interior Designer

Ford Motor Company is looking for a highly creative/strategic Exterior or Interior Designer for our new state-of-the-art design studio in Dearborn. The successful candidate will have to develop both conceptual and production based on Exterior solutions in the form of sketch, rendering and 3D digital models.

What you'll do...

• Having the ability to think creatively, strategically, and analytically.
• Create compelling and innovative interior design experiences and visions for Design Projects.
• Coordinate the work of other design personnel to achieve holistic design visions.
• Create future brand focused design visions.
• Span digital and physical (software and hardware) thinking.
• Problems solve around topics of connectivity, mobility and consumer segments.

You'll have…

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design, Transportation Design, or equivalent
• 3-5 years of experience with production or advanced concepts.
• Experience working within automotive industry
• Automotive or Transportation Design experience; including experience with final design product execution
• Ability to translate 2D to 3D and think three-dimensionally with a strong emphasis on proportions and a refined sense of form also required.

Even better, you may have...

• Ability to interpret customer needs and global trends into compelling design.
• Ability to work independently and provide strong technical aesthetic judgment to lead team members.
• Awareness of global automotive and consumer electronics to ensure Ford competes with the ability to lead.
• Demonstrated creative interior design perceptions and capability. A design portfolio must be provided upon application.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Suppliers and other partners to progress the design development.
• Must have exceptional design intuition, strong problem-solving skills and a superior ability to visually communicate through sketches, and renderings. Global interior design experience.
• Familiarizes self and maintains interest with design trends within and across design professions and global cultures (automotive, fashion, architectural, etc.)
• Outstanding teamwork, leadership, visual, written, and verbal communication skills
• Good understanding of interior manufacturing process and materials.
• Passionate about automotive and mobility industry, global trends, innovation and customer needs
• Experience of working in or with creative cultures
• Experience of working in large, corporate environments
• Experience of managing multiple stakeholders across complex projects
• Experience of presenting to executive audiences

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 change maker, 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.

This position is a salary grade 5-8 and ranges from $86,000 - $150,000.

Final determination of salary grade will be based on candidate's skills and experience, and base salary will be set within the applicable range according to job scope, responsibility and competitive market value.

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. 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

This position is hybrid with a requirement to be onsite four or more days per week.

Job Identification 67460

Job Category PD Operations and Quality

Posting Date 08/13/2026, 10:15 PM

Degree Level Bachelor's Degree or equivalent

Job Schedule Full time

Locations 2100 Carroll Shelby Way West,…