Staff Engineering Program Manager

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.  

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.

Changing the world of luxury electrified mobility needs great people who like to have fun and achieve results as a team.  As part of this journey, we are currently seeking a dynamic Program Management professional that can demonstrate an ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, work independently, and apply the correct level of urgency to advance our vehicle line program deliverables.

Core member of vehicle line program management team from conceptual design phase to start of production for a new vehicle line

Manages the technical product description, including features are developed on time and meeting system design specification, mechanical packaging, unit testing, verification, integration and validation process needs

Leads efforts to align build configurations and vehicle test plans with the cross-functional teams to ensure build volumes meet product development requirements

Executes cross-functional system release plan, including requirements from involved areas like product marketing, product management, software integration, infotainment system, etc.

Designs and implements effective program management processes and best practices from initiation to completion in partnership with hardware, software and manufacturing teams

Executes solid root-cause analysis with the ability to identify and predict possible deviations related to e.g. product architecture- or any other required technical changes

Proactively evaluates design and engineering decisions with the Program Chief Engineer, making sure they don’t cause any gap in correlation with the program schedule, budget and scope

Expedites revisions, corrections, and implementations of necessary changes to previously published documentation with the cross-functional teams

Fosters strong cross-dimensional partnerships and is able to effectively prioritize workload demands to meet project deadlines

A proven track record of development and delivery of technical products

Wide experience in automotive hardware development processes, including integration and validation processes

Experience building, developing, and managing highly effective program management tools and processes

Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work in a high-pace highly complex cross-functional environment

Excellent organization and delegation skills with the ability to own the technical product descriptions and schedule, with a track record of delivering projects on time

Ability to inspire confidence to the executive members as well as the engineering project teams

Ability to quickly comprehend complex problems and effectively facilitate the team to a decision and coordinate the action plan

Solid root-cause analysis sense with the ability to correlate e.g. product architecture modifications to technical changes

Solid skills in evaluation and criticism of engineering decisions and changes

Bachelors in an Engineering discipling, or equivalent work experience. 

8+ years of experience in technical leadership, system engineering and/or technical program management, preferably automotive related

10+ years of professional experience in the automotive industry

California (Bay Area) - $165,000-$236,500 per year