Studio Engineer Supervisor

Job Description

We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.

Join us in shaping the future of Ford Motor Company, as part of a global organization with exceptional colleagues in world‑class facilities. As part of Ford Design, you’ll be at the cutting edge of Ford’s most strategically critical work, designing people and society’s needs into the heart of our next generation of products, services, and experiences.

Design Technical Operations turns design vision into reality with an obsession to detail and the art of the possible. As an integral part of Ford Global Design, we deliver theme feasibility, surface geometry, and production‑launch appearance quality.

As the Supervisor of Theme Feasibility & Surface Development, you will guide your team and a cross functional team to deliver A Surfaces that are feasible and maintain the emotive direction of the Design Studio. This role leads program, functional, and internal studio teams through Ford's Design Feasibility (FC) Progression from initial concept feasibility through to final tool‑able A Surface approval.

This is a hybrid position requiring 4 days a week in our Long Beach, CA office.

• Lead the creation of Class A surface, with the integration of technical, feasibility, manufacturing, and program requirements into the Design theme and surface to support the development of theme models from concept through final production release of Class A surface
• Lead the Design Feasibility Process from early concepts to production surfaces including leading studio required deliverables, and the balancing of program, functional, manufacturing, and attribute trade‑offs for design feasibility progression.
• Deliver feasible, design intent, high quality Class A surface on time, to deliverable requirements.
• Lead surface development reviews within Design and follow up on issues while driving closure. Mediates incompatibilities between design and hard points and documents agreements and next steps.
• Compile, publish, and drive closure of surface and feasibility critique sheets
• Co‑create to identify what could be, can be, & find the win/win solutions that drive alignment around the Design Vision, program direction, and engineering requirements.
• Create surface proposals to drive team alignment around Design Vision, and stakeholder requirements.
• Lead the development of feasibility surface proposals throughout theme and surface development that enable the Design vision
• Lead Studio property planning, content, development and set up, and integrity including content, data pedigree, ride height, manikin drop and overall suitability

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering
• 5+ yrs. of automotive surfacing authoring or surface feasibility experience
• 2+ years of experience utilizing CAD (Catia V5/3DX) and Data Management (TCe)
• Knowledge of Surfacing Software packages such as ISD, ICESURF or Alias
• Experience working within the automotive industry, specifically in vehicle design, surfacing, or feasibility development

• Design articulate with proven experience in Studio procedures, Design progression, and the FC Process
• Demonstrated experience in leading and presenting to cross‑functional forums
• Strong understanding of the Class A digital and physical surface verification processes
• Detail oriented, with strong process execution discipline ability
• High proficiency in CAD (Catia V5/3DX) with operational knowledge of Surfacing Tools (ISD, ICEMSURF, or Alias) and Data Management (TCe) and visualization tools (VRED, Unreal)

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!

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp‑up programs, subsidised back‑up child care and more
• Family building benefits…