Quality Operations Leader: Launch & Sustain Excellence

Lucid Motors; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Lucid Motors is seeking a Quality Operations Manager to own the quality operating cadence across launch and sustained production, leading a team of quality engineers and inspectors. You will convert quality strategy into executable schedules and metrics while coordinating with Manufacturing, Engineering, and Program Management to ensure top-quality vehicle delivery.

The role focuses on containment, RCA, and corrective actions, driving continuous improvement, audit readiness, and compliance with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical discipline.
• 8+ years of manufacturing, quality operations, or product development.
• 3+ years of direct people leadership or cross-functional team leadership.
• Working knowledge of APQP, PFMEA/DFMEA, Control Plans, PPAP, MSA, and SPC.
• Experience with CTQ.

Responsibilities

• Own and run the Quality operating cadence across launch and sustaining production at Coolidge; deliverables, reviews, escalation.
• Lead and develop a team of quality engineers and specialists; staffing and workload balancing.
• Identify containment, root cause, and corrective actions (RCCA); drive action closure.
• Track and verify interim and permanent corrective actions; ensure closure.
• Manage quality metrics, reporting, and escalation; monitor DPU, audit, warranty targets.
• Document operational quality issues; track, assess, escalate, and disposition.
• Ensure Quality Control Plans, inspection standards, gauge readiness, and measurement systems.
• Drive Clear-to-Build readiness and change management with Manufacturing, NPI, Supplier Quality, Incoming Quality.
• Lead process capability and continuous improvement activities; deploy new standards.
• Maintain audit, compliance, QMS readiness; documentation control and non-conformance.
• Facilitate cross-functional reviews to resolve plant quality issues.
• Coordinate with Program Management to align with the Single Quality Agenda.
• Manage budget planning, resources, and tooling for Quality Operations.
• Monitor daily operations to identify quality concerns early.
• Ensure compliance with ISO 9001, IATF 16949, AS9100 where applicable.
• Use data analytics, dashboards, and KPIs to drive quality decisions.

Skills

APQP

PFMEA/DFMEA

Control Plans

PPAP

MSA

SPC

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Lucid Motors is seeking a Quality Operations Manager to own the quality operating cadence across launch and sustained production, leading a team of quality engineers and inspectors. You will convert quality strategy into executable schedules and metrics while coordinating with Manufacturing, Engineering, and Program Management to ensure top-quality vehicle delivery.

The role focuses on containment, RCA, and corrective actions, driving continuous improvement, audit readiness, and compliance with