User Interface Architect Lead

At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress.

Join the Ford Product Development team as a User Interface Architect Lead, working on instrument clusters to lead the resolution of driver information experience issues.

Responsibilities:

• Work as part of the driver information experience team on instrument clusters
• Architect information systems and content organization for driver information to enhance usability and accessibility
• Support driver information and Center Stack experience UI Architects as required to develop interaction specifications
• Collaborate with feature owners, safety office, attributes, and other teams as necessary to develop core cluster interaction specifications
• Develop wireframes to enhance interaction of current features and functions to improve the driver’s experience development
• Collaborate with the design studio to develop theme proposals for future clusters
• Domestic and International Travel Required up to 10%

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Mechatronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Graphics, Human-Computer Interaction or a related field
• 5 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or a related occupation
• 5 years of experience with each of the following skills:

1. Tracking and development of cockpit configurations for optimizing user experience, reach, contrast and ergonomics
2. Regulatory compliance for FMVSS, CMVSS, ECE and GCC to create regionally compliant vehicle systems
3. Software Development Lifecycle Management using Jira and tracking defects
4. Developing arbitration and translation tables using rapid prototyping tools including Figma or ProtoPie

• 4 years of experience with each of the following skills:

1. Designing Cluster Interaction Specifications using Figma and Excel
2. Developing UI/UX Wireframe using Figma
3. Designing and delivering interactive prototypes using Figma

Benefits:

• Immediate medical, dental, and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care, parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care 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