Director, IT Engineering Tools & Platforms

We launched Lucid in 2016 to build the world’s best cars and accelerate the shift to clean energy. Our vehicles deliver best-in-class performance *and* efficiency. Equally important, we’re building a world-class team: From our state-of-the-art factory in Arizona to our global headquarters in California’s Silicon Valley, we’re recruiting high-performing people who want to help decarbonize Earth. Join us!

Key Responsibilities 

Engineering Partnership, Planning, and Enablement 

• Serve as the primary IT partner for engineering systems used by software, hardware, vehicle, and powertrain engineering teams.
• Run regular planning sessions with engineering stakeholders to confirm priorities, roadmap, backlog, and delivery timelines.
• Translate engineering priorities into scalable, high quality engineering capabilities delivered against agreed timelines.
• Lead change planning, communication, and training to increase adoption and consistent usage practices.
• Track relevant trends in the automotive and electric vehicle market, and apply improvements that increase speed, quality, and consistency. 

Own Engineering Tools Strategy and Operations  

• Define a multi-year roadmap for engineering tools that aligns to engineering priorities and product delivery needs. 
• Translate stakeholder needs into platform capabilities, enable capabilities, and measurable outcomes, and provide continuous improvements.
• Own administration, configuration, and support for engineering systems including Jira, Confluence, Jama and additional engineering tools. These tools may include:  

• • Source code management and code review tools 
  • Build and release automation tools 
  • Test planning and test case management tools
  • Defect, risk, and change control tools
  • Engineering analytics and reporting tools
  • Product lifecycle and engineering data tools
  • Engineering content management and collaboration tools 
• Define and meet service level objectives for availability, performance, and support of engineering tools through proactive monitoring and disciplined operational routines. 

Integrations and Operational Efficiency 

• Collaborate with Integration partners to deliver integrations between engineering tools and enterprise systems using approved interfaces and secure methods.
• Reduce manual work by implementing automation rules, standard templates, runbooks, knowledge articles, and training content that enable self-service and consistent support.
• Improve data quality through validation rules, structured templates, and periodic audits. 

Lead the Team and Vendor Ecosystem 

• Set team goals and establish performance expectations tied to outcomes and service quality. 
• Build a positive culture of ownership, documentation discipline, and customer-focused service. 
• Manage budgets, vendor relationships, contracts, renewals, and support escalations.  

Minimum Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, computer science, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. 

• 10+ years leading engineering systems, product lifecycle management platforms, or CAD/CAE toolchains in a complex hardware‑software environment. 

• Track record of stakeholder engagement with engineering executives; ability to translate program needs into platform roadmaps and measurable outcomes. 

• Demonstrated experience in collaboration with IT Shared Services Leaders to deliver performant, secure workloads, working knowledge of high‑performance computing patterns and cost controls. 

• 5+ years of people leadership experience, including leading managers and building operational routines. 

• Clear, direct communication; strong documentation; ability to lead through influence across functional boundaries. 

• Demonstrated experience owning engineering tooling platforms such as 3DExperience, Catia, Jira, Confluence, Jama, including configuration, governance, and user support. 

• Demonstrated experience owning additional engineering tools such as source code management, build and release automation, and test management platforms. 

• Experience delivering integrations across tools using secure interfaces and automation methods. 

• Experience defining governance standards that improve consistency, performance, and user experience for large user populations. 

• Experience managing vendors, contracts, renewals, and software licensing. 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Master’s degree in engineering management, business administration, information systems, or a related field. 

• Experience supporting hardware and software product development organizations that build complex products, such as automotive, aerospace, industrial equipment, energy systems, robotics, or medical devices. 

• Experience supporting engineering teams delivering electric vehicle systems, embedded software, or connected product ecosystems. 

• Experience improving requirements related to quality, review discipline, and traceability practices in requirements management platforms. 

• Experience leading tool migrations, including planning, data mapping, user training, and cutover support. 

• Relevant platform administration certifications or formal training for engineering tool ecosystems.

 

 

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