Exterior Designer

We are looking to expand our growing team of passionate, multi-national designers within our newly opened, fully-capable China Design Studio, located in the energetic city of Shanghai. At Ford, you will join a highly creative, professional environment where a passion for excellence and innovation is fundamental.

Responsibilities

Responsibilities and attributes include: 

• The delivery of highly emotional exterior designs, meeting often complex programme assumptions within a go-fast studio environment. 
• Presentation of design reviews to senior management. 
• Curate design work, steering your design and modelling teams within the context of design and engineering inputs. 
• Deliver design intent through highly collaborative interaction with product development colleagues and outside suppliers. 
• Strategic thinker but with a passion for detail. 
• Team-focused, highly organized with exemplary communication skills; written, visual and verbal. 
• Proficiency in 3D modelling & visualisation tools is highly desired. 
   

Qualifications

Functional skills: 

• Ability to lead design team and effectively communicated design direction. 
• Visionary and passionate about Automotive Design.
• Academic degree/s and relevant work experience in Automotive Design.
• Strong 2D & 3D capabilities with experience in Exterior Design & development on concepts and production programs. 
• Ability to think three dimensionally with and strong emphasis on proportions, refinement and well executed graphics and volume.
• Deep understanding/knowledge in design processes and thinking. 
• Proficiency in applying and translating cultural insights to design proposals 
• Strong communication and presentation skills.