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Lucid Motors · 1 day ago

Staff Technical Program Manager, Vehicle Program Management

Phoenix, AZ

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff

8+ years exp

Lucid Motors is a company focused on luxury electric vehicles that enhance the human experience. They are seeking a Staff Technical Program Manager to lead the vehicle development process, ensuring cross-functional alignment and operational delivery across model years.

AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesElectric VehicleTransportation

Responsibilities

Lead the cross-functional vehicle product development process from conceptual design phase to market introduction for existing or a new vehicle line

Translate product strategy into executable program plans, ensuring alignment with Manufacturing, Quality, Sales, Marketing, Powertrain, Engineering, Digital, Homologation and Finance to prioritize features, timing, resource allocation and investment decisions

Own and proactively manage the technical product description, evaluate design and engineering decisions with the Program Chief Engineer, ensuring feature maturity, integration readiness, and compliance with vehicle-level performance objectives

Be responsible for key vehicle financial and budgetary activities including the costed bill of materials, the program prototype budget, PMO budgets (headcount, expense, etc.) and resource allocation

Coordinate build configurations and review vehicle test plans with the cross-functional teams to ensure readiness for vehicle production and build volumes meet product development requirements

Proactively evaluate 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

Track and manage program performance, using metrics on timing, cost, mass, feature readiness, and quality to drive transparent weekly reporting and executive reviews

Proactively identify and mitigate key program risks and possible deviations related to e.g. product architecture or any other required technical changes, ensuring proactive resolution of design, supplier, or manufacturing issues that could impact cost, quality, or launch timing

Design and implement effective program management processes incl. configuration management, issue tracking and change management, embedding lessons learnt and best practices from initiation to completion

Qualification

Technical program managementAutomotive industry experienceVehicle program leadershipSystems engineeringProject management toolsRoot-cause analysisOrganizational skillsAttention to detailCommunication skills

Required

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

10+ years of professional experience in the automotive industry

Experience leading a whole vehicle program from concept to launch

Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and a proven ability to take ownership of technical product descriptions and schedules, consistently delivering projects on time

A proven track record of development and delivery of technical product

Wide experience in automotive hardware development, including integration and validation

Familiarity with systems engineering and project management principles

Experienced with project management tools like Jira, Confluence, and Smartsheets

Excellent communication skills at all organizational levels

Proficient in root-cause analysis and evaluation of engineering decisions

Ability to travel as needed

Bachelor's degree in an Engineering discipline or equivalent work experience