UX Quality Architect

We are the movers of the world and the makers of the future. We get up every day, roll up our sleeves and build a better world -- together. At Ford, we're all a part of something bigger than ourselves. Are you ready to change the way the world moves?

Digital Product Design at Ford is committed to envisioning and creating simple, thoughtful, enjoyable, and compelling product experiences that our customers need and love. We work in close partnership with product and engineering to deliver best-in-class interactions experiences that meet the needs of people today, and in the future.Our team is comprised ofa dynamic group of product designers, researchers, visual designers, industrial designers, modelers, and project managers.

In this position...
We are looking for a seasoned UX Quality architect to help shape the future of digital and physical spaces within the Center Stacks of Ford and Lincoln vehicles. You will work with a very diverse cross-disciplinary team to ensure the best solutions to meet the customer's expectations while providing a simple and intuitive interaction to the vehicle are being designed and implemented.

What you'll do...
The ideal candidate will work under experienced Quality Assurance & Centerstack team leadership and support the Digital Experience Quality center of excellence within Digital Product Design by: 

• Reviewing customer feedback to identify and prioritize UX design updates for Touchscreen Centerstacks
• Create single prioritized list of UX and appearance quality updates for Touchscreen Centerstacks, with input from Product Management, Engineering and Product Designers.
• Reviewing Product Designs and provide input on how to best integrate into the in-vehicle experience.
• Validation of Touchscreen Centerstack UX and appearance quality to ensure best UX and UX meets design intent
• Tracking UX issues (i.e., design or defect) to closure, including documenting program status on health charts and escalating issues that are not being resolved in a timely manner.
• Support new tools/processes development for early identification of issues.

You'll have...

• Bachelor'sDegree in Engineering, Ergonomics, Interactive Design or equivalent
• 2+ years of experience in user interface or user interaction design
• 2+ years of experience with Ford/Lincoln SYNC product development or equivalent
• Excellent teamwork, leadership, interpersonal and communication skills required

Even better you have...

• 4+ years of user interface or user interactive design experience
• 2+ years Modeling experience
• 2+ years Usability Testing experience
• 2+ years Concept Validation experience 
• 2+ years Quality experience
• Proficient with Figma, InVision, Sketch, Adobe Suite, Axure, Jira, GitHub, Visio and Microsoft Office experience

Skills...
Comfortable working on changing demands, including changing deadlines.
Self-starter that is organized and has the ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks with minimal direction.
Passion for User Experience and Customer-Centered Design.
Excellent teamwork, leadership, interpersonal and communication skills with high attention to details.
Able to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, cross functional team environment.
 

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, 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.

For a detailed look at our benefits, click here:

https://fordcareers.co/GSRnon-HTHD

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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