Hybrid Senior PDM Data Architect

at Ford Motor Company

• Job title: Senior PDM Data Architect
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $63,480 - $106,680 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Dearborn, United States

About the role

• Senior PDM Data Architect at Ford focusing on 3D model creation for digital marketing. Responsible for managing complex CAD data and collaboration with creative studios.

Responsibilities

• This role focuses on creating and maintaining "lightweight," fully configurable 3D models used for digital marketing, virtual reality, and configurators.
• Harvesting complex CAD data, managing graphics and material samples, and ensuring that downstream creative studios have the accurate, verified technical assets needed to create world-class marketing imagery and communications.
• Building and maintaining complex logic structures within data models to ensure they accurately reflect all possible vehicle combinations (trim levels, regional variants, and optional equipment).
• Continuously updating existing data models to reflect "running changes" and engineering updates throughout the vehicle's development and production phases.
• Collaborating with the visualization team to solve everyday workflow bottlenecks and contribute to the evolution of the team’s data pipeline.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Digital Media, Industrial Design, Computer Animation, or a related technical field, or equivalent professional experience in 3D data preparation.
• Proficiency in Teamcenter Engineering, Digital Buck, and PLM/DAM systems.
• Strong working knowledge of Autodesk Maya (import verification/modeling) and DeltaGen.
• Familiarity with CAD formats, and engineering-to-CGI conversion pipelines.
• Excellent interpersonal skills for navigating supplier relationships and internal Ford departments (Design, Engineering, Public Affairs).
• Ability to manage hundreds of digital assets and physical samples simultaneously with high attention to detail.
• Understanding of vehicle components (powertrain, interior trim, decals) and the ability to read automotive Order Guides.
• Strong critical thinking with ability to analyze complex data sets and determine the most efficient way to build a digital product.
• High level of accuracy in interpreting automotive documentation to ensure correct representation of digital data.
• Proven ability to adapt and switch between multiple projects in a fast-paced automotive environment.
• Ability to work independently on complex data tasks while remaining a proactive contributor to team-wide deliveries and solutions.
• Experience in scene tree management, variants, and staging (DeltaGen).
• Strong understanding of poly-modeling and UV mapping (Autodesk Maya).
• Proficiency in Photoshop (texturing) and Illustrator (vector graphics/decals) (Adobe Creative Suite).
• Familiarity with navigating PLM/PDM environments to locate and view engineering data (TCVis) is a plus.

Benefits

• 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.