Lucid is the new generation of EV. Our relentless focus on innovation, luxury, and sustainability drives us into a reality where you no longer have to choose between doing great things, doing the right thing, and doing everything with the highest regard for efficiency and design. There were luxury cars, then EVs, now there’s Lucid.
Leading the future in luxury electric and mobility
At Lucid, we set out to introduce the most captivating, luxury electric vehicles that elevate the human experience and transcend the perceived limitations of space, performance, and intelligence. Vehicles that are intuitive, liberating, and designed for the future of mobility.
We plan to lead in this new era of luxury electric by returning to the fundamentals of great design – where every decision we make is in service of the individual and environment. Because when you are no longer bound by convention, you are free to define your own experience.
Come work alongside some of the most accomplished minds in the industry. Beyond providing competitive salaries, we’re providing a community for innovators who want to make an immediate and significant impact. If you are driven to create a better, more sustainable future, then this is the right place for you.
We are currently seeking a Technical Program Manager for our Infotainment Platform team. This program management position requires a highly experienced professional Program Manager with a proven track record of managing complex cross-functional BSP programs, preferably in the Automotive Industry. The candidate will be an accomplished program manager, with a strong organizational capability and ability to command respect from the talented teams he or she will help lead and coordinate. Ideally, this candidate will have proactive communication, so each individual team member remains aware of the timing and delivery expectations placed upon them and that critical issues are identified and brought to the attention of senior management with gauged advance notice.
Salary Range: The compensation range for this position is specific to the locations listed below and is the range Lucid reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for the position taking into account the wide variety of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including job-related knowledge; skillset; experience, education and training; certifications; and other relevant business and organizational factors.
· California (Bay Area) - $138,000-$198,000
Additional Compensation and Benefits: Lucid offers a wide range of competitive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, vacation, and 401k. The successful candidate may also be eligible to participate in Lucid’s equity program and/or a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing such programs. (Cash or equity incentive awards, if any, will depend on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and company performance.)
At Lucid, we don’t just welcome diversity - we celebrate it! Lucid Motors is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and expression, marital status, and any other characteristic protected under applicable State or Federal laws and regulations.
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Role
Manages technical development programs of Platform software of complex Infotainment products and processes, including support and coordination for testing, integration, verification, and validation processes, as well as a sample- and prototype constructionAbility to root-cause analyze and predict possible deviations related to product architecture- or any other technical change.To lead and manage to an excellent standard through hands-on exampleCreate and play a leading role in the execution of an overall timing plan for the Infotainment System and related functionsFacilitate daily stand-up, sprint planning, sprint review, and sprint retrospectiveManage the engineering development projects and facilitate product releasesInteract with and coordinate work between Infotainment hardware and software teams, design UX teams, and other company entities requiring inputs/outputs from InfotainmentManage supplier engagement programs, ensuring adherence to SoW and SLAsDrive team sprint execution, communicate with management and stakeholders, protect the team from uncontrolled injection of work (changes are evaluated/intentional)Ensure adherence to Functional Safety requirementsFacilitate architecture documentationThrives in lean, dynamic environments with competing priorities and leads the team in identifying the right priorities and focusDefine and communicate dependencies between hardware, software, and suppliers with a focus on minimizing these dependencies.Communicate program status to overall software organization, other program managers and executives as requiredWork with resource managers and technical leads to define the level of effort, resource requirements and summary timing plansPlan and manage sprints and releases in conjunction with resource managers and technical leadsQualifications
A minimum of 5 years of experience program/project managing large systems development programsA minimum of 8 years in consumer-facing electronics development including hardware and softwareExperience in embedded SW developmentExperience in technical program/project management of Platform software/Infotainment OS development.A proven track record of delivering products to productionExperience using Agile/Scrum/Sprint methodology including sprint planning and executionExperience bringing integrated software/hardware products from the early development phase to productionEmbedded system development experienceExperience with best software practices for developmentExperience with development in Android and Linux environmentsExperience engaging, working, and managing the output of third-party suppliersAdvantageous
Experience in developing automotive infotainment systemsExperience with infotainment and instrument cluster developmentExposure to OS/systems development, backend development, Infotainment , and hybrid (cloud/embedded) developmentExperience with test and build aspects of software developmentEducation
BS minimum in an engineering discipline (computer science, electrical engineering or similar)PMP certification preferredAutomotive-SPICE, ISO26262 certification preferred