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 Body Engineering team is looking for a Manager to take over Craftsmanship and Design Quality. This person will be in charge of perceived and design Quality of vehicles before they go to SOP and after.
Role:
Perceived Quality:
· Build and lead a premier team of Craftsmanship Engineers to maximize PQ
· Achieve maximum perceived quality with minimum cost/time. Make Lucid products the best cars in their class / price bracket
· Provide independent oversight of the design planning process, design verification & validation activities, design transfer and product production, and performance in the field to ensure that all design requirements are optimally met.
· Be capable of developing the tools and techniques (such as Cubing) to enable analysis and root cause of PQ issues within the design development
· Support GD&T input/output, through design iteration and manufacturing execution to ensure world class gap/flush
· Identify positive and negative attributes impacting the customer's impression related to fit and finish, appearance, quality of materials, surface quality and sound, through product benchmarking. This includes making objective targets from subjective perceptions.
· Prioritize enablers with target implications to drive decision-making.
· Provide expertise on customer-perceived quality to Design, Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and External suppliers
· Champion the integration of engineering craftsmanship into the LUCID product design process
· Ongoing digital and physical assessments throughout vehicle development cycle.
Design Quality/Craftsmanship:
· Build and lead a premier team of Design Quality SEs
· Support the development of a Design Quality System to define, develop, and instill all strategies, processes and procedures to achieve and sustain quality and cost objectives.
· Manage the Design Quality functions through all product development events up to and including the start of production while guiding engineering development to ensure DFM is considered in the design phase and that quality expectations are defined.
· Support Quality reviews during vehicle development, prototype and manufacturing pre-production phases driving issues resolution improving launch excellence.
· Work multi-functionally with the Design Studio, Design Engineers, Manufacturing and External suppliers
· Support the CMF team to provide feasibility input on materials, finishes, flushness, gaps, angles, parting lines, sounds, all senses, etc.
· Digital evaluation and aesthetic analysis on 3D data to ensure target achievement at design stage.
· Review and strive for zero visible parting lines.
· Establish tool draft guidelines to ensure texture integrity.
· Be capable of reviewing pre-grain, post-grain parts and assess all customer interfacing components for AAR
Qualifications
· 10+ years in Craftsmanship & Design Quality attributes
· 10+ years of people leader experience on a design or development team leading 5 or more associates.
· Combined 10+ years of experience in project management or program management
· Experience in the design, release, and validation of premium automotive, industrial products or consumer electronics.
· Must be proficient in DFM/DFA.
· Must be willing to travel domestically and internationally
Advantageous
· Experience in Cubing (Meisterbock or Proofcube/Preufcube or eCube or Design Verification Models) activities including design, manufacturing and use a plus.
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)
$188,100—$313,500 USD
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What We Do
Lucid is the new generation of EV. Our relentless focus on innovation, luxury, and sustainability drives us into a reality where you no longer have to choose between doing great things, doing the right thing, and doing everything with the highest regard for efficiency and design. There were luxury cars, then EVs, now there’s Lucid.
