Sr Supplier Industrialization Engineer, Electrical Distribution Systems

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.

Due to significant growth, we are currently seeking a Sr. Supplier Industrialization Engineer – Electrical Distribution Systems (EDS) for our Corporate Supplier Industrialization Team. Our Corporate Supplier Industrialization team enables the industrialization of innovative products in an extremely aggressive timeline. In this highly visible role, the Sr. Supplier Industrialization Engineer works together with Purchasing, Engineering, Manufacturing, and our Suppliers to develop ways to deliver challenging designs while at the same time not sacrificing manufacturing requirements for quality.  

You must be able to guide upfront design development as well as roll up your sleeves with suppliers to create new manufacturing methods and control strategies to achieve ambitious specifications and ensure flawless execution during launch.  

 

You Will:  

• Manage all supplier industrialization activities for Electrical Distribution Systems (LV wire harnesses & HV cable assemblies) commodity suppliers.  
• Streamline lessons learned between programs. Work cross functional to collaborate and guide Engineering development to select appropriate suppliers with the right qualifications to meet Lucid's expectations and timeline.  
• Ensure full end-to-end coverage by subsystem with Sub-system technical expertise aligned with Engineering.  
• Be visible and voice of your commodity supplier industrialization team by generating regular reports for senior management, highlighting SIE/Supplier performance, OKRs-Goals-KPIs, risks, and strategies for improvement.  
• Develop, manage, and improve the APQP (advanced product quality planning) process with suppliers from the initial design stage through PPAP submission and the start of mass production.  
• Support design reviews and ensure manufacturing needs (DFM/A) are considered in the design phase and that proper quality expectations are defined.  
• Work with suppliers on all design technical elements and create new manufacturing techniques (DFM/A) if necessary to meet design requirements.  
• Be responsible for Driving and Tracking all supplier responsible ECRs and CM-PCN activities.  
• Be able to work independently and make decisions in the best interest of Lucid and its business.  
• Work cross functionally with Plant level Manufacturing, Incoming Quality, Material Planning and Plant SQEs to ensure supplier quality issues are contained and Lucid plants are protected.  
• Work closely with Plant SQ teams to investigate supplier quality issues to determine root cause, identify and implement corrective actions, drive long-term preventative actions.  
• Perform supplier assessments, audits and site inspections; develop process improvement plans and drive implementation; monitor and maintain performance metrics.  
• Support system assembly build, define incoming parts inspections procedure as needed, track build issues and drive suppliers for containment actions and long-term actions.  
• Contribute to continuous improvement activities and undertake special tools and systems development projects as required.  
• Have ability to travel 25-75% on average on a short term or long-term basis to Lucid Motors and supplier sites globally on a short notice.  

You Bring:  

• 5+ years of hands-on supplier industrialization/development engineering (SIE/SDE) expe