岗位描述
Ford Design is looking for a highly creative Interior Designer for our Shanghai Studio to design the next generation of production vehicles. The successful candidate will develop both conceptual and production based interior designs in the form of sketch, rendering and translation into 3D digital & physical models, focusing on both China and global products.
In this role, the candidate will create inspiring, high‑quality interior designs with strong understanding of form, proportion and details in 2D and 3D that will shape the future of Ford vehicles. Bringing design concepts to life, the candidate will work closely with our engineering partners to ensure feasibility and contributing to the brand’s design DNA. Exploring new technologies, preparing impactful presentations to leadership and benchmarking competitors to keep Ford designs ahead of the industry will be integral to the role.
Responsibilities
Create fresh, innovative ideas with conceptual and forward thinking.
Work traditionally and digitally (2D and 3D) for advanced and production programs.
Self-driven on project developments.
Create high quality designs with timing discipline.
Work creatively to obtain the best result within technical package/constraints.
Interface with cross-functional teams during various design development phases.
Create professional presentations to senior management.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design, Transportation Design, or equivalent.
5+ years of experience in Automotive or Transportation Design experience; including experience with final design product execution and Internships with transportation design companies.
Well experienced in Interior design & development process on concepts and production projects.
Visionary and passionate about Interior Design and actively monitoring trends.
Strong digital capabilities develop in 3D models to further mature and support their own design proposals.
Ability to think and work three-dimensionally, with a strong emphasis on proportions, sophistication, sections and a refined sense of graphics and form.
Proficiency in working with Nurbs (Alias) as well as Subdiv (Alias / Blender / Gravity Sketch).
Proficiency in understanding and managing inputs on clay and physical models.
Benchmarking competition to understand the local and global market and cultural shifts, to propose robust solutions applying and translating cultural insights to design characteristics.
Strategic and creative thinking, strong problem solving, proactive in collecting information and looking for alternative solutions in the design process.
Strong communication and presentation skills.
Ability to work independently and self-manage work priorities.
Collaborate with Engineering, Suppliers and other partners to progress design development.
Outstanding teamwork, leadership, visual, written, and verbal communication skills.
Special Knowledge Required:
Highly skilled in Traditional (pen, pencil, marker) and Digital (Photoshop, Alias AutoStudio, Blender, Gravity Sketch, Unreal, Maya, VRED, Power Point, etc.) design media tools.
Curios and proactive in integrating and improving the use of new digital tools into the design process (2D, 3D and AI).