Lucid Motors · 1 week ago
Sr. Technical Project Manager, Power Electronics
Newark, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$135K/yr - $186K/yr
5+ years expLucid Motors is introducing luxury electric vehicles that enhance the human experience. They are seeking a Technical Project Manager for Power Electronics to lead cross-functional project teams and manage the engineering development process for power electronic products.
AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesElectric VehicleTransportation
Responsibilities
Lead a cross-functional project team, in partnership with a technical lead, to deliver Power Electronics sub-assemblies and PCBAs to internal Powertrain customers
Project manage the engineering development process for Power Electronic products and PCBAs, including developing and maintaining the product development timelines, resource and budget requirements
Manage cross-functional project teams focusing on power electronics design and manufacturing processes
Drive the engineering activities at the power electronics sub-assembly and PCBA level in accordance with the development timeline; including design requirements, design release, prototyping, engineering testing, process development, DV & PV testing, APQP, etc
Drive key decisions (technical, project timing, supplier decisions, change management, manufacturability etc.) to ensure on-time delivery
Take ownership and drive resolution of any blockers to successful delivery of Power Electronics sub-assemblies and PCBAs, including:
Technical issues during development or series production - work with responsible engineers to define and drive actions to resolve, monitor and report status to management teams
Supplier issues - monitor and escalate appropriately with supply chain and engineering teams for effective resolutions
Organizational issues - identify gaps in resources, processes or roles/responsibilities and escalate appropriately with management teams
Manufacturing issues – understand basic principles of problem solving techniques to drive the team towards data driven decision making for interim / permanent corrective actions
Contribute to the power electronics roadmap (including variants, product improvements, supplier changes, etc) and impacts on technical specifications, validation testing, manufacturing, cost, etc
Manage PCB development processes across all Powertrain product lines, including developing new systems and tools to improve project outcomes
Qualification
Required
5+ years of relevant work experience
Bachelor's degree in a related engineering field (Master's degree preferred)
Strong understanding and experience of automotive engineering product development, from concept to series production
Experience with power electronics products (ideally utilized within the Automotive industry but not necessary)
Understanding of PCBA manufacturing requirements / processes
Experience of engaging and working with suppliers and contract manufacturers
Strong technical understanding of the fundamentals of power electronics systems
Experience of PCB development, including engineering design, sourcing, validation and contract manufacturing
Experience building, developing, and managing highly effective program management tools and processes
Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with ability to work in a high-pace highly complex cross-functional environment
Excellent organization and delegation skills with ability to own the product roadmap 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
Strong analytical and quantitative skills with ability to drive decisions using data and metrics
Preferred
Understanding of Practical Problem-solving techniques is desirable
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life insurance
Disability insurance
Vacation
401k
Equity program
Discretionary annual incentive program
Company
Lucid Motors
Lucid Motors is an automotive company that specializes in electric cars.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$14.23BKey Investors
UberAyar Third Investment CompanyThe Michigan Economic Development Corporation
2025-11-12Post Ipo Debt· $975M
2025-07-17Post Ipo Equity· $300M
2025-04-03Post Ipo Debt· $1.1B
Leadership Team
Marc Winterhoff
Chief Executive Officer (interim)
Peter Rawlinson
CEO and CTO
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