Ford Racing Vehicle Engineering Lead, Feature & Software Delivery
Core
Lead the integration of customer needs, human-centered design, HMI, selectable drive modes, ergonomics, and vehicle features across Ford Racing programs to deliver intuitive, engaging, and differentiated experiences for performance vehicle customers.
Role type
Senior Human Factors & Vehicle Features Engineer
Builds
Vehicle interfaces, drive mode behaviors, feature interactions, and overall customer experience for performance vehicles
Domain
Automotive / Human Factors Engineering / Vehicle Features
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
Human factors engineering, HMI design, customer insights translation, usability evaluation, cross-functional collaboration, program documentation management, regulatory compliance
Preferred skills
Performance vehicle customer understanding, human-computer interaction, cognitive psychology, task analysis, over-the-air update processes, connected vehicle features
Technologies
HMI tools, analytical tools, prototypes, physical vehicles
Responsibilities
Provide customer-centric design direction for HMI layouts and driver interactions; Translate customer insights into vehicle-level requirements and engineering targets; Collaborate with Design, Marketing, and engineering teams to align feature content; Lead human factors research, task analysis, and customer testing; Validate vehicle functionality and usability using analytical tools and prototypes; Facilitate cross-functional technical tradeoffs and resolve design issues; Manage program feature documentation and engineering deliverables
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
