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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?

Enterprise Technology plays a critical part in shaping the future of mobility. If you’re looking for the chance to leverage advanced technology to redefine the transportation landscape, enhance the customer experience and improve people’s lives, this is the opportunity for you. Join us and challenge your IT expertise and analytical skills to help create vehicles that are as smart as you are.

This job is posted as remote unless the selected candidates lives within 50 miles, then you are required to work hybrid from our Dearborn, MI, or Irvine, CA office

We are looking for a talented and passionate Design System Engineer to join our growing team. As a Design System Engineer, you will play a crucial role in building, maintaining, and evolving our design system, ensuring consistency and efficiency across all our digital products. You will collaborate closely with designers and developers to create reusable components, establish design standards, and promote the adoption of the design system throughout the organization.

What you'll do…

• Develop and Maintain Design System Components: Build and maintain libraries, engineering assets, and related documentation.

• Utilize your expertise to balance web design standards alongside business goals, branding aesthetics, and marketing needs.

• Work with different teams of designers and developers to implement the design system in a consistent way across different tech stacks.

• Collaborate with Designers and Developers: Work closely with designers to translate visual designs into functional components and collaborate with developers to ensure proper implementation and integration.

• Establish and Enforce Design Standards: Define and document design standards, guidelines, and best practices for the design system.

• Promote Design System Adoption: Advocate for the use of the design system across the organization through training, documentation, and communication.

• Ensure Accessibility: Ensure that all design system components meet accessibility standards (WCAG) to provide inclusive user experiences.

• Test Component Functionality: Implement unit and integration tests to ensure the reliability and quality of design system components.

• Write Documentation: Create comprehensive documentation for design system components, including usage guidelines, code examples, and API references.

You'll have…

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Design, or a related field.

• 5+ years of professional experience contributing to a design system, component library, or front-end development projects

• Proven ability to collaborate effectively with a triad of product managers, designers, and engineers.

• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and interpersonal skills.

• A willingness to adapt, learn new technologies, and evangelize best practices.

• A strong inclination toward digital transformation and automation.

• Experience with TypeScript, JavaScript, Tailwind CSS, and Web Components

• Proficiency with Git for version control and collaborative development.

• Strong working knowledge of Figma and how to construct components, variants, variables, collections, and modes.

Even better, you may have…

• Previous experience with design system documentation tools (GitHub, Jfrog, Storybook, NetStorage, ZeroHeight, etc).

• Experience with testing frameworks and methodologies

• Experience building design systems that are multi-brand and platform agnostic.

• Experience with conforming to Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).

• Exposure to paired programming and Agile/Lean methodologies.

• Desire to thrive in a fast-moving environment.

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 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 Year’s Day

• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

This position is a range of salary grades 6-8

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR-HTHD

This job is posted as remote unless the selected candidates lives within 50 miles, then you are required to work hybrid from our Dearborn, MI, or Irvine, CA office

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.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or protected veteran status. In the United States, if you need a reasonable accommodation for the online application process due to a disability, please call 1-888-336-0660.

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Requisition ID : 41736