Senior UX Designer (Design Systems)

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 (DPD) 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 of a dynamic group of product designers, researchers, visual designers, industrial designers, modelers, and project managers.

Ford’s Electric Vehicles, Digital and Design (EVDD) team is charged with delivering the company’s vision of a fully electric transportation future. EVDD is customer-obsessed, entrepreneurial, and data-driven and is dedicated to delivering industry-leading customer experience for electric vehicle buyers and owners. You’ll join an agile team of doers pioneering our EV future by working collaboratively, staying focused on only what matters, and delivering excellence day in and day out. Join us to make positive change by helping build a better world where every person is free to move and pursue their dreams.

In this position…

We are looking for a thoughtful and detail-oriented UX Designer specializing in Design Systems to join our growing design system team. In this role, you will help shape the core design language that powers our products and ensure consistent, accessible, and scalable user experiences across platforms.
You’ll collaborate with cross-functional teams—including product designers, engineers, accessibility specialists, and product managers—to evolve and maintain our design system guidelines. Your work will directly impact the productivity of our product teams and the quality of our customer experiences.

This position is onsite four days per week in Dearborn Michigan. 

A portfolio submission in addition to a resume is required for consideration.

What you'll do…

• Understanding of Atomic Design Principles
• Create and maintain Design System Guidelines & Patterns
• Design, document, and maintain components, patterns, and interactions within the design system.
• Collaborate with product designers to understand common UI/UX needs and contribute reusable solutions.
• Contribute to governance processes that ensure consistency and high standards across the design system and products.
• Advocate for best practices in usability, accessibility (WCAG), and interaction design.
• Create usage guidelines, documentation, and training materials to support design system adoption across the organization.
• Conduct user research and usability testing specific to system components, patterns, and workflows.
• Stay up to date with UX trends, tools, and technologies, and identify opportunities to improve the design system.
• Partner with engineers to ensure accurate and accessible implementation of design components.
• Proficient in Human-centered design 
• Socialize a design system across internal organizations
• Create unified, cohesive set of UX and visual guidelines for in-vehicle and mobile products
• Partner and collaborate with Product Designers, Software Engineers and Product Manager
• Care about creating inclusive and accessible products
• Part of a team that ensures design quality across all facets of UI, illustration, motion etc

What you'll have…

• 4+ Years working in UI/UX field
• 2+ Years establishing design systems
• Experience designing for multiple platforms (Web, iOS, Android, etc)
• Demonstrated ability to create and maintain system documentation
• Excellent collaboration, communication and problem-solving skills
• Passion for design consistency, scalability and accessibility
• Highly Proficient with current design tools (Figma)
• Proficient with current prototyping tools (Protopie)
• Full range of interaction, visual, and prototyping skills
• Excellent presentation and documentation skills, strong writing skills
• Record of leading projects to successful outcomes for users and business
• Able to precisely articulate design rationale and present to stakeholders 

A portfolio submission in addition to a resume is required for consideration.

Even better you'll have… 

• Experience Contributing to design systems
• Familiarity with accessibility standards (ex: WCAG)

You may not check every box