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 Senior Technical Program Manager for our software team. This program management position requires a highly experienced professional Program Manager with a proven track record of managing complex cross-functional programs 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 ensure that critical issues are identified and brought to the attention of senior management with gauged advance notice.
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Role
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 software and related functionsInteract with and coordinate work between hardware and software teams, design UX teams, and other company entities requiring inputs/outputs from the software teamManage an overall software portfolio, including dependencies between internal teams as well as on external teams To define main work packages and priorities for the software program and related functionsFacilitate product requirement and feature documentationEnsure adherence to Functional Safety requirementsFacilitate system architecture documentationDefine and communicate dependencies between hardware, software, and suppliers with a focus on minimizing these dependenciesCommunicate 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 plans.Plan and manage 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 softwareA 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 working directly with design/UX teams and in UX/UI developmentExperience engaging, working and managing the output of third-party suppliers
Advantageous:
Experience in developing automotive software systemsExperience with infotainment and instrument cluster developmentExposure to OS/systems development, backend development, mobile application development, and hybrid (cloud/embedded) developmentExperience with test and build aspects of software developmentProduct management experience and a willingness to embrace portions of the product management roleEducation
BS minimum in an engineering discipline (computer science, electrical engineering or similar)PMP certification preferredAutomotive-SPICE certification preferred