NPI Staff Technical Project Manager

Lucid Motors; King Abdullah Economic City; On-site; SAR 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive firm in Saudi Arabia seeks a highly motivated Product Line Quality - NPI Project Manager to manage new product introduction activities. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in automotive manufacturing with extensive project management skills and the ability to work cross-functionally. This role offers competitive benefits and opportunities for innovation in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in an automotive manufacturing organization.
• 4+ years of experience with Greenfield OEM is a strong plus.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time.
• Excellent analytical and technical writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of NPI project engineers to drive ECRs and Programs.
• Represent Product Line Quality at the manufacturing plant.
• Act as Liaison between Plant NPI and Product Engineering.
• Drive NPI activities ensuring timely updates and readiness.
• Maintain and communicate project timelines.

Skills

Project management capabilities

AutoCAD

MS Office tools (MS-Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Master's degree in Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

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
• Represents 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 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.)

To all recruitment agencies: Lucid Motors does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our careers alias or other Lucid Motors employees. Lucid Motors is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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