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Interaction Engineer

Ford Motor Company

Allen Park, MIHybridJob$138–228K/yrPosted 1mo agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$138–228K/yr
Location
Allen Park, MIHybrid
Work Authorization
US work authorization required

Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Master's degree

Job overview

Ford Motor Company is hiring an Interaction Engineer. Ford Motor Company is seeking an Interaction Engineer to join its Product Development team. This hybrid position involves leveraging user experience principles to communicate cross-functionally, translating between UX design, business, technical, and project management domains. The engineer will break down UX designs into Jira epic-task hierarchies, prioritize tasks, and track their completion. They will also identify functional milestones, drive cross-functional alignment, and ensure HMI development aligns with strategic program milestones.

Key focus areas include Communicate cross-functionally leveraging user experience principles and user needs, Translate between UX design, business, technical, and project management domains and teams, and Break down UX designs into Jira epic-task hierarchies.

Successful candidates bring Master’s Degree In Computer Science Or Equivalent, 5+ Years Automotive HMI Experience, and Domestic Travel Up To 10%. Important skills include Software Development For Automotive HMI, Linux, QNX, Android Automotive OS, QT, and Android Automotive Platform. Preferred (not required): User Experience Principles, User Needs Communication, Business Domain Knowledge, and Technical Domain Knowledge.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Software Development for Automotive HMILinuxQNXAndroid Automotive OSQTAndroid Automotive PlatformHMI FrameworksAutomotive HMI Software Project ManagementUX Design and Engineering Deliverables CoordinationUX to Engineering Lifecycle ManagementRegulatory Requirements Translation for Automotive HMIHMI UX Designs Analysis and DecompositionTask Dependency Hierarchies ManagementExecutive Level Program Reports CreationUser Experience PrinciplesUser Needs CommunicationBusiness Domain KnowledgeTechnical Domain KnowledgeProject Management Domain KnowledgeJiraConfluenceHMI Development Alignment

Qualifications

Master's in Computer ScienceMaster's in Electronic EngineeringMaster's in Related Field5 Years of Job or Related Occupation Experience5 Years of Software Development for Automotive HMI Experience2 Years of Automotive HMI Software Project Management Experience2 Years of UX Design and Engineering Deliverables Coordination Experience2 Years of UX to Engineering Lifecycle Management Experience2 Years of Regulatory Requirements Translation for Automotive HMI Experience2 Years of HMI UX Designs Analysis and Decomposition Experience2 Years of Task Dependency Hierarchies Management Experience1 Year of Executive Level Program Reports Creation Experience

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Parental Leave
Tuition Assistance
Paid Time Off

Full job description

At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. We also believe in providing you with the freedom to define and realize your dreams. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career potential as you help us define tomorrow’s transportation.

Do you have what it takes to make smart vehicles for a smart world? Join the Ford Product Development team. Utilizing Design Thinking & User Experience methods, you’ll work to deliver breakthrough products and services that delight our customers. We’re seeking forward-thinking, laser-focused professionals with a passion for bringing innovative, exciting, and sustainable ideas to life. We have opportunities around the world for you to contribute to such advancements as autonomy, electrification, smart mobility technologies, and more!

What you’ll be able to do:

Interaction Engineer - positions offered by Ford Motor Company (Allen Park, Michigan). Note, this is a hybrid position whereby the employee will work both from home and from the aforementioned worksite. Hence, the employee must live within a reasonable commuting distance from the worksite. Leveraging a deep understanding of user experience principles and user needs to communicate cross-functionally, translating between UX design, business, technical, and project management domains and teams to ensure alignment of expectations and tasks. Breaking down UX designs into Jira epic-task hierarchies, and prioritizing, allocating, and tracking those tasks to completion. Identifying meaningful functional milestones and driving cross-functional alignment to those milestones. Tracking and communicating project status and risks through cross-team alignment meetings, execution level status reports, and dashboards built in Jira and Confluence. Ensuring that HMI development is aligned to the broader strategic program milestones. Domestic Travel Required up to 10%.

You'll have...

Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Electronic Engineering, or a related field and 5 years of experience in the job offered or a related occupation. 5 years of experience with each of the following skills is required: 1. Develop and deploy software for automotive HMI applications running on Linux OS, QNX, or Android Automotive OS, using HMI frameworks including QT, Android Automotive Platform, or similar UI application framework. 2 years of experience with each of the following skills is required: 1. Program and manage automotive HMI software projects by coordinating UX design and engineering deliverables, ensuring timely execution and strategic alignment. 2. Design and manage UX to engineering lifecycle through the following phases: design freeze, artifact hand-offs, and implementation reviews. 3. Translate regulatory requirements for an automotive HMI into software requirements and functional definition. 4. Analyze and decompose HMI UX designs as inputs into software design and implementation feasibility. 5. Build, assign, and track task dependency hierarchies for HMI software projects using Jira. 1 year of experience with each of the following skills is required: 1. Create executive level program reports using Jira and Confluence.

We are offering a salary of $138,486.00 - $227,764.32/yr.

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 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:

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Candidates for positions with Ford Motor Company must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Verification of employment eligibility will be required at the time of hire.

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