Program Manager, PWT Battery Manufacturing Equipment

Program Manager, PWT Battery Manufacturing Equipment

Lucid Motors is seeking a Program Manager, PWT Battery Manufacturing Equipment to lead program management activities of our highly advanced & automated battery manufacturing lines. This role, based in Newark, CA, will involve a focus on engineering change management, with an emphasis on delivery and execution in high-stakes compressed timing environments.

You will :

• Act as primary PMO point of contact between Design Engineering and Advanced Manufacturing engineering for product and equipment changes.
• Understand product design changes on manufacturing equipment impact.
• Implement and track changes presented from the New Product Introduction team.
• Manage project timelines, budgets, and risks for equipment build, testing, and shipment.
• Enforce key business and technical criteria standards during equipment validation.
• Coordinate FAT / SAT (Site Acceptance Testing) and sign-off pre-shipment.
• Report progress, escalate bottlenecks, and ensure seamless equipment implementation and validation.
• Fundamental understanding of Machine Tool Building mechanical, electrical, controls to build automation equipment from design to buyoff.
• Fundamental understanding of all site installation requirements including Electrical, foundation, air, etc.
• Ensure the project team is prioritizing tasks and completing them to meet project milestones.
• Develop and maintain risk assessments to mitigate timeline and cost impacts.
• Gain holistic knowledge of the product, production processes, and manufacturing technologies to understand and mitigate risks, as well as to recognize optimization opportunities.
• Manage on-site installation planning with equipment integrators.
• Develop and execute FAT / SAT requirements for equipment buyoffs with integrators.
• Create and modify Microsoft Project / Smartsheet schedules.

You bring :

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