Sr. Hardware Technical Program Manager, Vehicle Engineering
Lucid Motors
IT, Other Engineering, Operations
Newark, CA, USA
Posted on Sep 9, 2024
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.
The Vehicle Engineering (VE) Programs team is looking for a Sr. TPM. As a Senior Hardware TPM for the Vehicle Engineering team, you will be dedicated to a single vehicle program like Air, Gravity, or future vehicle programs. You will be responsible for managing program-level timelines and risk dashboards for Vehicle programs. You will also be responsible for technical program managing cross-functional programs that cross different Vehicle Engineering commodities for that vehicle program.
Role
- Provide general program related support to Vehicle Engineering Programs Director to ensure clear communication of timeline milestones and support with escalation / resolution of program decisions needed
- Create and maintain detailed Gantt charts for all of Vehicle Engineering pulling together the different Simultaneous Engineering Team (SET) schedules
- Identify critical paths, resource constraints, dependencies, and roadblocks for the VE organization
- Understand deadlines and deliverables for the vehicle program each TPM supports and communicate these deadlines clearly to SET and Module leads.
- Interface with Lucid internal cross-functional departments to keep verification and validation program on time for vehicle build phases and start of vehicle production
- Track and report program-level metrics and dashboards for Vehicle Engineering
- Utilize Jira to communicate and monitor Vehicle Engineering dashboards including program-level risk tracking
- Utilize various communication pages and documentation to publish critical information
- Author cross-module vehicle program deliverables that require data from multiple modules
- Provide regular progress updates to VE management, vehicle program management, chief engineering, and the executive staff
- Support cost breakdown dashboard tracking for their vehicle program’s VE BOM
- Organize, where needed, technical guidance to solve cross-functional issues that touch multiple Modules
Qualifications
- 6+ years of professional work experience in a STEM related field
- 2+ years working in technical program management
- Experience managing cross-functional teams
- Experience managing aggressive program timelines and deadlines
- Experience in technical / engineering program management in STEM fields such as automotive or consumer electronics
- Experience working with electromechanical assemblies
- Experience with Atlassian Jira, and Confluence
- Experience creating and using GANTT charts
Advantageous
- Basic usage of CAD for creating sections, presentations; CATIA preferred
- 5+ years of work experience in automotive hardware
- Flexibility to work in a fast-paced startup environment with frequent prioritization adjustments
- Experience leading design release and change requests
- Experience with headcount planning, resourcing, and prioritization
- Experience with concept to launch, vehicle development and product launch or consumer product launch
- Knowledge in cross function development of electronics components
- A positive attitude with a drive to learn and contribute meaningfully
- Exceptional communication in written and verbal English
- Exceptional organizational skills and interpersonal skills
- Ability to develop strategic planning related to project timing, cost and technical requirements
Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or STEM. Mechanical Engineering preferred.
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)
$146,100—$194,800 USD
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