Quality Engineer - Interior Systems

Lucid Motors; King Abdullah Economic City; On-site; SAR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading electric vehicle manufacturer in King Abdullah Economic City seeks an experienced Quality Engineer to ensure quality standards during vehicle launches. The ideal candidate will have over 8 years in the automotive industry, including launching OEM plants. Responsibilities include monitoring quality deliverables, managing supplier risks, and ensuring effective inspection processes. This role offers competitive salaries and the chance to impact sustainable luxury mobility.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in the automotive industry with minimum 5 years with OEM.
• Experience in launching a greenfield OEM plant and new vehicle is a must.
• Good understanding of product and process design of interior systems.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance of the Milestone’s Quality deliverables during launch.
• Proactively identify and mitigate supplier risks.
• Monitor New Parts Introduction in the Plant.

Skills

Knowledge of APQP/PPAP methodologies

Strong knowledge of MS Office tools

Team and conflict management

Strong data analysis and visualization skills

Creative, energetic, self-motivated

Education

BSc/master’s degree in a technical or engineering discipline

Job description

Overview

Leading the future in luxury electric and mobility. At Lucid, we aim to introduce captivating, luxury electric vehicles that elevate the human experience and transcend the perceived limitations of space, performance, and intelligence. Vehicles should be 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 serves the individual and environment. When you are no longer bound by convention, you are free to define your own experience.

Join a team of accomplished minds in the industry. We offer competitive salaries and a community for innovators who want to make an immediate and significant impact. If you are driven to create a better, more sustainable future, this is the right place for you.

The Role

The responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Ensure the compliance of the Milestone’s Quality deliverables during the launch phase with the corporate standards
• Ensure follow-up and compliance of the Quality tests and validations with Product Engineering
• Check and validate the APQP/PPAP process with supplier Quality and Product Engineering
• Ensure parts maturity level and secure the production lines
• Monitor reactivity with Incoming Quality, Logistics teams and suppliers regarding defective parts
• Create and implement the parts quality inspection standards and ensure third-party training
• Proactively identify and mitigate supplier risks
• Monitor problem solving with Launch team, check solution implementation and effectiveness
• Lead the reactivity process regarding Pre-Delivery Inspection and Lucid Customer Product Audit with supplier quality, manufacturing and Product Engineering
• Participate in improving customer experience by leading 0MiS and 3MiS findings and associated containment and problem solving in coordination with Field Quality, Supplier Quality, Product Engineering and Manufacturing
• Monitor New Parts Introduction in the Plant (change management)
• Monitor ECR implementation within PLM or equivalent system

The Qualifications

• BSc/master’s degree in a technical or engineering discipline is required
• 8+ years of experience in automotive industry with minimum 5 years with OEM
• Experience in launching a greenfield OEM plant and new vehicle is a must
• Experience in Interior Systems manufacturing processes and plastic injection and molding is required
• Good understanding of product and process design of interior systems
• Good understanding of vehicle assembly processes; EV experience is a plus
• Good verbal, written, and presentation skills
• Able to motivate, influence, gain consensus and support within a wide variety of supporting departments and interface well with senior management
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple simultaneous projects
• Strong data analysis and visualization skills
• Ability to lead complex issues and communicate with different levels of the organization

Skills

• Knowledge of APQP/PPAP methodologies and Quality Core Tools
• Strong knowledge of MS Office tools (MS-Projects, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Team and conflict management
• Creative, energetic, self-motivated and highly organized
• Critical thinking with initiative and sound judgement
• Solid communication skills, both verbal and written

Lucid Motors is an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and expression, marital status, and any other characteristic protected under applicable state or federal laws and regulations.