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Ford Motor Company

Software Product Engineer

Dearborn, MI · On-site

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • PTO

... Artists to establish robust asset-handoff pipelines, translating creative 3D assets, materials, and animations into performant, production-ready Unreal Engine packages. * Manage vehicle-configuration ...

Canoo

3D Visualization Artist

Justin, TX · On-site

  • Medical

  • PTO

Job Title 3D Visualization Artist About Canoo Canoo's mission is to bring EVs to Everyone and build ... We have developed breakthrough electric vehicles that are reinventing the automotive landscape with ...

Sawhorse Productions

Roblox 3D Artist

Los Angeles, CA

$30 - $45/hr

We partner with industry-leading brands, artists, and studios such as Walmart, Google, NBCUniversal ... Versatile 3D Modeling: Model a broad range of assets, from characters and vehicles to props and ...

Sawhorse Productions

Roblox 3D Artist

Los Angeles, CA · On-site +1

$30 - $45/hr

We partner with industry-leading brands, artists, and studios such as Walmart, Google, NBCUniversal ... Versatile 3D Modeling: Model a broad range of assets, from characters and vehicles to props and ...

Sawhorse Productions

Roblox 3D Artist

Los Angeles, CA · Remote

$30 - $45/hr

We partner with industry-leading brands, artists, and studios such as Walmart, Google, NBCUniversal ... Versatile 3D Modeling: Model a broad range of assets, from characters and vehicles to props and ...

Ford Motor Company

Software Product Engineer

Dearborn, MI

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • PTO

... artists, 3D modelers, and UX designers utilizing design tools like Figma alongside Unreal Engine's asset workflows. * Familiarity with CAN-based feature behaviors and vehicle state modeling; exposure ...

Stellantis

CGI Artist

Auburn Hills, MI

This individual will need an eye for detail, artistic ability, and technical capacity to learn advanced software programs and vehicle configuration data and systems. This includes taking 3D data ...

Stellantis

CGI Artist

Auburn Hills, MI · On-site

This individual will need an eye for detail, artistic ability, and technical capacity to learn advanced software programs and vehicle configuration data and systems. This includes taking 3D data ...

Edgewood Properties

Architectural Visualization Artist

Piscataway, NJ · On-site

$127K - $152K/yr

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

Build detailed 3D environments including landscaping, furniture, people, vehicles, and contextual ... Visual Artistry - Strong artistic eye for composition, light, color, and realism; produces work ...

CesiumAstro

Senior 3D Motion Designer

Austin, TX · On-site

$105K - $119K/yr

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

... launch vehicles, and other space and airborne platforms. We take pride in our dynamic and cross ... Bachelor's degree in Animation, Motion Design, Fine Arts, or a related field, with 5-8 years of ...

CesiumAstro

Senior 3D Motion Designer

Austin, TX

$105K - $119K/yr

... launch vehicles, and other space and airborne platforms. We take pride in our dynamic and cross ... Bachelor's degree in Animation, Motion Design, Fine Arts, or a related field, with 5-8 years of ...

CesiumAstro

Senior 3D Motion Designer

Austin, TX

$105K - $119K/yr

  • Medical

  • Dental

  • Vision

  • Life

  • Retirement

... launch vehicles, and other space and airborne platforms. We take pride in our dynamic and cross ... Bachelor's degree in Animation, Motion Design, Fine Arts, or a related field, with 5-8 years of ...

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How much do 3d vehicle artist jobs pay per hour?

As of Aug 14, 2026, the average hourly pay for 3d vehicle artist in the United States is $39.46, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $27.16 and $48.56 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive in the 3D vehicle artist position, and why are they important?

A 3D Vehicle Artist requires expertise in 3D modeling, texturing, and rendering, underpinned by a solid understanding of form, scale, and mechanical detail. Mastery of software such as Autodesk Maya, Blender, 3ds Max, Substance Painter, and Photoshop is typically expected, and experience with game engines like Unreal or Unity is highly valued. Creativity, attention to detail, teamwork, and effective communication are crucial soft skills for excelling in this field. These qualifications ensure artists can produce visually compelling, technically accurate vehicle assets that meet project requirements and integrate smoothly with multidisciplinary teams.

What is a 3D vehicle artist?

A 3D Vehicle Artist is responsible for designing, modeling, and texturing vehicles for video games, films, simulations, or other digital media. They create high-quality, detailed vehicle assets that match the project’s artistic style and technical requirements. Their work involves using 3D software like Blender, Maya, or 3ds Max, along with texturing tools like Substance Painter. Understanding real-world vehicle mechanics and proportions is essential to ensuring accuracy. They often collaborate with concept artists, animators, and technical artists to bring visually compelling and functional vehicles to life.

What types of teams and departments does a 3D vehicle artist typically collaborate with?

3D Vehicle Artists frequently work alongside concept artists, environment artists, animators, and technical artists to ensure assets fit seamlessly into the visual and functional requirements of a game or simulation. Collaboration with design and engineering teams is also common to maintain accuracy and achieve optimal performance in digital environments. Daily interactions may include feedback sessions, asset reviews, and troubleshooting meetings to address any technical or artistic challenges. Working well within these interdisciplinary teams not only speeds up production but also allows for the sharing of ideas to enhance the final product.

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Infographic showing various 3D Vehicle Artist job openings in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 62% Full Time, 37% Part Time, and 1% Contract. Highlights an 99% Physical, and 1% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $82,070 per year, or $39.5 per hour.

Software Product Engineer

Ford Motor Company

Dearborn, MI • On-site

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, PTO

Re-posted 2 days ago

Job description


In this position...
The Software Product Engineer (SPE) is the feature delivery lead within in-vehicle infotainment responsible for translating product and design intent into executable software backlogs and driving delivery across the in-vehicle digital experience, supporting middleware/services, and vehicle integration. This role has broad organizational influence across Product Management, Digital Product Design, engineering scrum teams, and testing to ensure feature readiness, integration quality, and release outcomes. The SPE is accountable for cross-team alignment, dependency and risk management, and integrated validation from concept through launch. This leadership role drives predictable program execution, customer-ready feature quality, and on-time delivery to vehicle platforms.
In this role, the SPE will own the 3D Vehicle Avatar experience across all primary in-vehicle displays, including Driver Information (digital instrument cluster), the Right Panoramic display, and the Center Stack. The 3D Vehicle Avatar is a highly detailed, real-time model representing the customer's specific vehicle configuration. You will manage the engineering complexity of rendering diverse vehicle models, trim levels, wheel designs, and paint colors using Unreal Engine deployed on QNX and Android Automotive platforms. Working closely with our Digital Design Studio, you will bridge the gap between creative 3D assets and embedded software execution, ensuring high-fidelity visual quality while optimizing for strict hardware resource, memory, and storage constraints across all Ford vehicle programs
Responsibilities
What you'll do...
  • Own the end-to-end integration and delivery of the Unreal Engine-based 3D Vehicle Avatar across all in-vehicle displays, ensuring consistent, high-fidelity rendering, state transitions, and interactive behaviors.
  • Collaborate closely with the Digital Design Studio and Technical Artists to establish robust asset-handoff pipelines, translating creative 3D assets, materials, and animations into performant, production-ready Unreal Engine packages.
  • Manage vehicle-configuration complexity by designing software logic that maps real-time vehicle signals (VIN, trim, paint code, wheel packages) to the correct on-screen 3D model representation.
  • Drive asset optimization and memory footprint strategies, ensuring that 3D models, textures, and materials are dynamically managed and do not exceed strict localized storage, RAM, or GPU limitations on embedded hardware.
  • Oversee the implementation of efficient asset deployment pipelines, defining how Unreal Engine assets are packaged, updated, and provisioned to the vehicle to support a scalable portfolio without bloating the initial factory software image.

Qualifications
You'll have...
  • Experience: 5+ years (or equivalent) delivering complex, cross-functional software features in embedded, automotive, or adjacent domains; demonstrated ownership across multiple teams and releases.
  • Backlog leadership: Proven ability to author high-quality epics and user stories (clear scope, testable acceptance criteria, dependency mapping) and drive Agile execution (grooming, PI planning, sprint delivery).
  • Systems integration mindset: Ability to reason about end-to-end behavior across HMI ↔ middleware/services ↔ vehicle signal access (via API abstraction) and drive integration/validation outcomes.
  • Technical proficiency: Strong technical depth to lead engineers-comfortable with architecture discussions, interface contracts, and failure-mode thinking.
  • Diagnostics/triage: Experience leading defect triage using logs and traces (e.g., ADB/dev logs; CAN trace familiarity) and driving disciplined prioritization/closure.
  • Tools: Proficiency with Jira and Confluence; comfortable creating traceability to requirements/design artifacts and managing dependencies.
  • Communication/leadership: Strong cross-functional leadership skills-can drive decisions, align stakeholders, and communicate risks/status crisply to technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Education: BS in Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field (or equivalent practical experience).

Even better, you may have...
  • Direct, hands-on experience delivering production-grade HMI, UI, or real-time graphics experiences using Unreal Engine on embedded or mobile platforms.
  • Deep understanding of QNX and Android Automotive (AAOS) operating systems, including performance tuning and graphics rendering pipelines on these platforms.
  • Familiarity with 3D asset optimization pipelines (e.g., polygon reduction, texture compression, LOD management, shader optimization, and draw-call reduction) tailored for resource-constrained embedded systems.
  • Proven track record of collaborating directly with technical artists, 3D modelers, and UX designers utilizing design tools like Figma alongside Unreal Engine's asset workflows.
  • Familiarity with CAN-based feature behaviors and vehicle state modeling; exposure to tools such as CANalyzer/Wireshark (or similar).
  • Knowledge of dynamic asset loading, runtime memory management, and remote asset-delivery strategies (e.g., modular software packaging or OTA updates).
  • Knowledge of automotive program cadence and release gating (launch milestones, OTA readiness, in-field defect handling).

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 salary grade 7-8 and ranges from $84,480- $162,120.
For more information on salary and benefits, click here: https://fordcareers.co/GSR
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.
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At Ford Motor Company, we believe freedom of movement drives human progress. With our incredible plans for the future of mobility, we have a wide variety of opportunities for you to accelerate your career and help us define tomorrow's transportation.

Industry

Civil engineering construction

Company size

51 - 200 Employees

Headquarters location

Doral, FL, US

Year founded

1982

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