Manager, Supplier Quality Engineering, Interiors & Safety

Manager, Supplier Quality Engineering, Interiors & Safety

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 Global Supplier Quality team ensures seamless industrialization, launch, and long-term excellence of innovative products. As Manager Supplier Quality Engineering , Interiors & Safety , you’ll lead a global team of Quality Engineers and Managers through the full lifecycle—from early design and supplier development to launch, mass production, and continuous improvement.

Reporting to the Head of Global Supplier Quality (USA HQ), you’ll collaborate across Engineering, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and supplier networks to deliver complex designs with uncompromising quality. You’ll drive scalable manufacturing solutions, robust control strategies, and proactive quality systems that support flawless execution and sustained performance.

The ideal candidate is proactive, adaptable, and globally mobile—ready to lead across NA, Asia, EU, and KSA. Proven experience managing global teams and suppliers is essential, along with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

You Will :

• Develop and execute quality engineering industrialization across Interior & Safety components and drive strategies and programs that are aligned with overall Lucid Motors objectives . Ensure tactical and strategic allocation of SQE’s, Leads and Managers to optimize their utilization . Conduct periodic reviews to assess program effectiveness for your commodity focus, while identifying areas for improvement. Ensure timely and effective communication-escalations to Leadership.
• Build and lead a high-performing Supplier Quality team of Engineers, Leads and Managers with a strong focus on collaboration and communication with internal and external stakeholders. Provide hands-on training. coaching and mentorship to develop the skills and expertise of SQE team members. Establish and communicate team OKRs-Goals-KPIs to create a culture of accountability and ensure its compliance by conducting disciplined 1 : 1, 365 review and annual performance reviews.
• Actively collaborate and partner with internal and external stakeholders to ensure successful NPI of Interior & Safety commodity parts. Collaborate with cross-functional teams of Supplier Quality, Corporate Quality, Design & Engineering, Craftmanship, Program Management and Supply Chain to conduct supplier assessments, implementation of supplier quality plans, including DFM / A, Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) and successful Production Part Approval Process (PPAP). Lead regular reviews of team readiness for NPI, instill robust processes for risk mitigation strategies.
• Cultivate strong partnerships with suppliers, ensuring their understanding of and commitment to meeting our rigorous supplier development and quality expectations, including APQP / PDP / NPI / PPAP deliverables. Regularly analyze supplier performance data to identify trends and opportunities for improvement, implement data-driven action plans to drive supplier improvement projects. Lead supplier risk mitigation strategies to minimize disruptions and ensure quality consistency during new product launches and into the mass production.
• Lead supplier collaboration and performance during mass production by ensuring SQE resources and processes are in place to resolve quality issues through root cause analysis and corrective actions. Partner with cross-functional teams to minimize plant disruptions from supplier-related problems.
• Provide strategic leadership by influencing stakeholders, managing supplier quality budgets, and representing the Interior & Safety team in executive reviews. Travel globally (25–75%) on short notice to Lucid Motors and supplier sites. Stay current on industry trends and regulations and deliver regular performance and risk reports to senior management.

You Bring :

Lucid Motors offers a wide range of competitive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, vacation, and 401k.

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