Ford Motor Company

Join Ford’s mission to revolutionize automotive manufacturing through innovative, intelligent software. As a Full Stack Software Engineer, you'll be at the intersection of the digital and physical—developing cutting-edge applications that bring data, automation, and intelligence to the factory floor. You'll help build the platforms that power our plants, enabling real-time insights and resilient operations that scale with the future of mobility.

This is a great opportunity to drive the delivery of a key enterprise objective in building Ford’s flagship products – bring Innovation in Manufacturing to have significant business impact. In this role you will design, develop, and deploy high-performing and scalable full-stack applications for Ford's critical, high-demand systems, engineer robust APIs and dynamic user interfaces, leveraging cloud technologies and adhering to best practices in software development. You will collaborate with a multi-skilled team to deliver innovative solutions while maintaining high standards of code quality, testing, and performance. You get to work with a unique blend of engineers, data scientists, DevOps, automation, controls, manufacturing and robotics specialists – ideating, building and scaling Billion-Dollar ideas for the manufacturing of iconic Ford products. This position requires an individual who is at the forefront of technology frontiers and believes in bringing the latest and greatest to Ford’s plant floor to build impactful use cases that can be industrialized with the latest technologies. This is a rare opportunity to put your signature on how Ford manufactures vehicles.

About Ford Manufacturing + Technology –

Ford is transforming how vehicles are built—from traditional assembly lines to digitally connected, intelligent manufacturing systems. At the core of this transformation is software: enabling smarter decisions, predictive maintenance, real-time process optimization, and seamless data flow between machines, people, and the cloud.

Our teams build modern, scalable applications that blend industrial systems with cloud-native architecture, unlocking value from data streams at the edge to analytics in the cloud. Whether it's reducing downtime, improving quality, or accelerating new vehicle launch readiness, we develop the tools that drive Ford’s global operations forward.

What you’ll do…

• Conduct user research (interviews, surveys, contextual inquiries, on-site observations) with factory floor personnel, supervisors, maintenance teams, and other stakeholders to deeply understand their tasks, pain points, and needs.
• Develop user personas, journey maps, and workflow diagrams specific to manufacturing environments.
• Analyze complex industrial processes and data streams to identify opportunities for UI/UX improvements
• Translate user needs and business requirements into intuitive and effective design solutions for various platforms, desktop applications, web dashboards, and mobile/tablet applications.
• Create wireframes, user flows, interactive prototypes, and high-fidelity mockups.
• Develop and maintain design systems, style guides, and UI component libraries tailored for industrial applications, considering factors like glanceability, use with gloves, varying lighting conditions, and information density.
• Collaborate closely with product managers, software engineers, hardware engineers, and subject matter experts throughout the design and development lifecycle.
• Clearly articulate design decisions, rationale, and user insights to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Advocate for the user and champion best practices in UI/UX design across the organization.

You'll have..

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science HCI, Interaction Design, Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Psychology, or a related field, OR equivalent practical experience
• 5+ years experience as a UI/UX Designer, Product Designer, or similar role, with a portfolio showcasing your design process and impactful solutions.
• 5+ years hands-on experience in industry-standard design and prototyping tools (e.g., Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, Axure RP).
• 3+ years demonstrating a solid grasp of user-centered design, usability principles, and information architecture, alongside practical experience in user research and usability testing.
• 3+ years of experience conducting various forms of user research and usability testing.
• 3+ years of experience taking highly complex technical information and transforming it into intuitive, user-friendly experiences.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to empathize with users in demanding operational environments and working with cross-functional teams.

Even better, you may have...

• Strong visual design skills with a keen eye for detail, typography, color, and layout, especially in the context of data-heavy or task-oriented interfaces.
• Experience with Agile development methodologies and tools (e.g., Jira).
• Familiarity with manufacturing processes, MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems), SCADA systems, or industrial automation.
• Experience designing for data visualization, industrial analytics dashboards, or IIoT applications.
• Understanding of ergonomics and human factors in industrial settings.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum development environments.
• Knowledge of accessibility guidelines (WCAG) and their application in industrial contexts.
• Experience designing for mobile or ruggedized devices used in field operations.

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 more information on salary and benefits, click here:

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This position is a range of salary grades 6-8.

Salary varies depending on your experience and location.

Visa sponsorship is 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. 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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