NPI Staff Technical Project Manager

NPI Staff Technical Project Manager Lucid Motors Middle East

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.

Lucid Motors is looking for a highly motivated Product Line Quality - NPI Project Manager to work in a challenging and fast‑paced environment where you will work with a highly motivated team leading New Product Introduction activities for Mid‑size and future programs. You will work closely with Project Lifecycle Management, Vehicle Integration, Design Engineering, Logistics, Quality, Manufacturing, and other cross‑functional teams to ensure the seamless and smooth integration of new products and changes without impacting the plant production planning and vehicle Quality.

You Will

Manage a team of NPI project engineers to drive ECRs and Programs from evaluation to execution, this includes but is not limited to engineering changes affecting a part used in the manufacturing process

Represent the Product Line Quality Corporate at the manufacturing plant

Act as liaison between the Plant NPI and Product Engineering in headquarters

Drive NPI activities in new programs such as : Part readiness, Line readiness ensuring changes affected by new parts, MBOM updates on a timely manner

Timely escalation for proper correction of critical items that represent a risk to a new program or to current production

Participate in Engineering Change Request meetings to understand the scope of changes and determine assessment criteria based on the nature of approved changes

Coordinate and ensure effectiveness of ECR for new parts trials, ensure proper documentation and disciplined execution

Gain holistic knowledge of the product, production processes, and manufacturing technologies to understand and mitigate risks, as well as to recognize optimization opportunities

Work with cross‑functional teams to understand the critical actions necessary for successful introduction of new features, capabilities, and products, and ensure those needs will be met ahead of deployment

Maintain and communicate project timelines and coordinate NPI and project related plant activities

Coordinate and manage all vehicle material cut‑over activity

Manage the Manufacturing Bill of Materials (MBOM) for the Mid‑Size program(s)

Continuously improve NPI processes and systems to ensure effectiveness and proper planning and cost effectiveness

You Bring

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering required, Master’s degree in Engineering preferred Industrial / Quality / Production Engineering

8+ years of experience in an automotive manufacturing organization (OEM) is a must

4+ years of experience with Greenfield OEM is a strong plus

Experience and knowledge of product design is required

Ability to travel up to 25% of the time

Strong written and verbal skills as well as organizational

Presentation and communication skills are a must

Ability to coach and train people at different levels of the manufacturing organization

Excellent analytical & technical writing abilities and comprehensive understanding of Document Control, problem solving, Procedures development among other organizational processes

Project management capabilities are required

Working knowledge with AutoCAD is required

Strong knowledge of MS Office tools (MS‑Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)

Creative, energetic, self‑motivated, and highly organized

Ability to work in fast‑paced and changing environment and scalable organization

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.)

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Seniority Level Mid‑Senior level

Employment type Full‑time

Job function Project Management and Information Technology

Industries : Motor Vehicle Manufacturing

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