Technical Project Manager, Powertrain Integration

Technical Project Manager, Powertrain Integration

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.

Role

Act as the interface between Powertrain Engineering and Vehicle Programs. Maintains schedules and ensure alignment between powertrain product roadmaps and vehicle programs.

Lead the engineering integration process for HV powertrain products, bringing together a cross-functional engineering team including battery systems, mechanical & electrical hardware, embedded software, prototype build, test & validation and manufacturing engineering

Responsible for budget, timing, accomplishment of performance targets, Powertrain vehicle integration and quality to ensure the projects in scope

Develop and maintain the product development timeline and resource requirements

Drive the engineering activities at the Powertrain integration level in accordance with the development timeline, including requirements definition, supplier selection, design release, prototyping, engineering testing, process development, DV & PV testing, Powertrain integration validation, APQP, etc.

Drive key decisions (technical, project timing, supplier decisions, change management, etc.) that impact system delivery

Take ownership and drive resolution of any blockers to successful delivery of the product, 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

Organizational issues - identify gaps in resources, processes or roles / responsibilities and escalate appropriately with management teams

Manufacturing issues that require engineering support respond to requests for support and escalate appropriately with manufacturing teams and engineering teams to resolve

Communicate key technical decisions and issues to executive management

Ensure technical risks and issues having clear path to resolution

Chair the technical change review meeting to establish the best balanced (product and process) solution within the program scope

Confirm component and system designs and verification / validation testing are completed with efficient use of resources to reduce lead time and development costs

Own the powertrain bill-of-materials delivered to vehicle general assembly

Develop and maintain the powertrain roadmap (including variants, product improvements, supplier changes, etc) and impacts on technical specifications, validation testing, manufacturing, cost, etc.

Define and implement new processes to enable more efficient delivery of engineering projects

Fosters strong cross-functional partnerships and can effectively prioritize workload demands to meet project deadlines

Ownership mindset. Takes ownership of problems and drives them to resolution.

Qualifications

5+ years of relevant work experience

Strong understanding and experience of automotive engineering product development, from concept to series production

Strong technical understanding of the fundamentals of high voltage powertrain systems and architectures

Systems approach to engineering product development, including demonstrated ability to bring together teams from different engineering disciplines

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

Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills

Goal-oriented self-starter and motivator

Education

5+ years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; a Master's degree; or a PhD

Salary Range : The compensation range for this position is specific to the locations listed below and is the range Lucid reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for the position taking into account the wide variety of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including job-related knowledge; skillset; experience, education and training; certifications; and other relevant business and organizational factors.

Additional Compensation and Benefits : Lucid offers a wide range of competitive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, vacation, and 401k. The successful candidate may also be eligible to participate in Lucid's equity program and / or a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing such programs. (Cash or equity incentive awards, if any, will depend on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and company performance.)

Base Pay Range (Annual) $135,300 - $186,010 USD