Unreal Generalist – 3D Visualization & Real-Time Experience Designer

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? Digital Product Design (DPD) at Ford is committed to envisioning and creating simple, thoughtful, enjoyable, and compelling product experiences that our customers need and love. We work in close partnership with product and engineering to deliver best-in-class interactions experiences that meet the needs of people today, and in the future. Our team is comprised of a dynamic group of product designers, researchers, visual designers, industrial designers, modelers, and project managers. In this position… As an Unreal Generalist, you’ll bring an artistic eye and technical know-how to build and optimize real-time content across a variety of platforms. You’ll be responsible for end-to-end scene development—from asset prep and material creation to lighting and mobile optimization—all within Unreal Engine. We’re looking for a versatile and creative Unreal Generalist with a passion spanning from visual storytelling, real-time rendering, blueprinting, UMG experience and cross-platform content development. This role blends high-end visual design with technical proficiency, supporting immersive experiences across desktop, mobile, and embedded platforms. You will be instrumental in shaping our Unreal Engine workflows and raising the visual bar for content creation within Ford’s digital product design ecosystem. This role is open to in-office in Dearborn, MI or Remote in the US. What you'll have…

• 3+ years of experience working with Unreal Engine as a generalist (real-time environments, material design, scene optimization).
• Strong artistic sensibility with a solid technical foundation in 3D workflows.
• Familiarity with tools like Maya, Substance, and Photoshop.
• Experience creating visuals for both high-end systems and performance-constrained platforms like mobile or embedded hardware.
• Understanding of real-time lighting, baking, texture compression, and LOD setup.
• Knowledge of version control tools like Git or Perforce.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, iterative environment.

Even better you'll have…

• Experience with Unreal Motion Graphics (UMG) or UI prototyping.
• Exposure to automotive, AR/VR, or HMI development.
• Familiarity with visualization pipelines.
• Experience shipping content in a real-time product or game.
• Motion design chops

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.

For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSRSP2 This position is a range of salary grades 7-8. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. 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. 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. Onsite work of up to four days per week is required for candidates within commuting distance of a Ford hub location. #LI-Remote #DPDJOB #LI-LS1 What you'll do….

• 3D Scene Building: Assemble and refine real-time environments, vehicles, and UI in Unreal Engine, balancing artistic quality with real-time performance.
• Cross-Platform Optimization: Create and optimize 3D content for mobile and embedded hardware, including geometry, materials, lighting, and shaders.
• Visual Development: Craft compelling visuals for both real-time and pre-rendered output, contributing to prototypes, in-vehicle experiences, experiential storytelling and marketing assets.
• Material & Shader Design: Build optimized materials using Unreal’s Material Editor, with a strong eye for detail and performance on a range of devices.
• Tool & Workflow Support: Work with design and engineering teams to streamline asset prep, improve Unreal pipelines, and build tools that enhance efficiency.
• Creative Problem Solving: Translate design goals into executable visuals inside Unreal while troubleshooting performance or visual fidelity issues.
• Collaboration & Communication: Partner across disciplines to ensure final experiences are visually cohesive, technically sound, and user-centered.
• Documentation & Standards: Contribute to documentation of best practices for visual fidelity, mobile performance, and pipeline efficiency.

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