Color and Material Mastering Designer

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In this position

Join our Color & Material team to lead design for current and future customers of the Ford brands product line up including Battery Electric Vehicle Commercial vehicles Trucks Compact trucks Icons Passenger vehicle/utilities Luxury and Emerging Markets.

Color & Material Design creates curates and delivers Color Material and Finish (CMF) solutions that influence and enhance the current automotive landscape. This role is responsible in developing and mastering all the Colors Materials Finishes for use on the exterior and interior of the vehicles that bring a distinct look and experience to the automobile.

This position will be located in Dearborn MI.

As a Color and Material Designer you will:

• Ideate and collaborate for overall CMF designs using concepts that embody a creative narrative advanced functionality and innovative user experience.
• Ensure integration of complex CMF into the overall vehicle design and alignment with cross-functional teams across all stages of design.
• Collaborate with external vendors and internal teams to translate new designs into visual samples to validate feasibility and functionality.
• Partner with teammates in analysis of future consumer trendsto identify brand relevant CMF narratives that inform cutting-edge CMF design solutions.
• Develop digital and physical CMF presentations that embody the creative narrative and accurately depict design intent.
• Develop and guide color and material designs/masters through the creation and definition of physical digital samples for use in concept and production vehicles.
• Work with other Color & Material Designers to strategize and deliver color correct film finishes textiles paints threads vinyl to support ongoing and future programs.
• Create and validate color texture gloss and finish masters in various materials (i.e. Films Finishes Leather Vinyl Plastic Paint Plating etc.) and establish the Design Intent.
• Supports all program timing ensuring program and project deliverables are met within the program targets.
• Procure and track Purchase Orders related to master developments.

What youll have

• Bachelors Degree preferred in Industrial Design Fine Arts Interior Design Color Science or equivalent with specialization in fashion textiles plastics paints metals plating or material fields dealing with color.
• 2 year of experience required in automotive/industrial/mobility color and material design or development including work in product design textile design Color Development Quality Control
• Strong demonstrated understanding of color theory (hue value chroma etc.).
• Experience and knowledge of Color Application across materials including but not limited to films finishes plastic paint vinyl fabric etc.
• Knowledge of the Colors and Materials design process.

Even better youll have

• Automotive CMF Design experience
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to effectively interact with diverse disciplines.
• Highly collaborative and proactive both internally and externally.
• Ability to effectively communicate in a wide range of formats for presenting Material future design strategies.
• Must be self-motivated adaptable flexible and able to multi-task.
• Proficient in Adobe Suit tools (i.e. Photoshop Illustrator VRED) and Microsoft Suit tools (i.e. PowerPoint Excel)
• Ability to effectively communicate color evaluation and corrective direction with cross functional teams.
• Experience with spectrophotometers/color data.

You may not check every box or your experience may look a little different from what weve 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 builderor 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 Years Day
Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

For more information on salary and benefits click here: position is a range of salary grades 6-7.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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