Senior Electronics Supplier Readiness Engineer

Lucid Motors; Casa Grande (AZ); On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Lucid Motors in Casa Grande, AZ, is seeking a Staff Supplier Industrialization Engineer, Electronics to lead supplier readiness and launch for critical electronic components and assemblies. This role owns supplier industrialization from sourcing through production and requires strong electronics manufacturing and leadership.

You will collaborate with engineering, program management, manufacturing, quality and suppliers, drive APQP/PPAP, PFMEA, and run-at-rate activities, and mentor engineers

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in automotive electronics manufacturing, supplier industrialization, supplier quality, manufacturing engineering, launch engineering, or technical program leadership.
• Hands-on experience with ECUs, PCBAs, TLAs, sensors, embedded modules, electrical assemblies, or safety-related electronic systems.
• Strong knowledge of APQP, PPAP/LQP, safe launch, run-at-rate, production validation, PFMEA, control plans, process capability, and manufacturing maturity.
• Strong understanding of SMT and PCBA manufacturing, including solder quality, AOI, X-ray, ICT, EOL testing, ESD controls, and production test data.
• Working knowledge of IPC, IATF 16949, ISO 9001, ISO 16750, ISO 7637, AEC-Q100/AEC-Q200, ISO 26262, and automotive validation practices.
• Strong problem-solving skills using 8D, 5-Why, fishbone, DOE, SPC, MSA, Gage R&R, capability analysis, and CAPA.
• Proven ability to lead supplier recoveries, technical reviews, launch escalations, and executive updates.
• Strong communication, leadership, mentoring, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead supplier readiness for electronics components and assemblies from sourcing through launch and stable production.
• Drive APQP, LQP/PPAP, risk assessments, process controls, inspections, testing, capacity readiness, safe launch, and run-at-rate activities.
• Partner with Engineering, GSM, Program Management, Manufacturing, Quality, Logistics, and suppliers to resolve launch and production issues.
• Review supplier process flows, PFMEAs, control plans, test strategies, capability data, validation plans, and launch readiness deliverables.
• Assess supplier manufacturing systems, quality controls, traceability, test coverage, sub-supplier management, capacity, and change control.
• Lead supplier audits, line walks, issue containment, root cause analysis, corrective actions, and recovery plans.
• Communicate supplier readiness, launch risks, recovery plans, owners, timing, and decisions to leadership.
• Mentor engineers and help standardize electronics supplier industrialization best practices.
• Travel up to 20–30% for supplier and launch support.

Skills

Electronics manufacturing

Supplier leadership

APQP/PPAP

Launch engineering

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Smartsheet

JMP

Minitab

JIRA

Tableau

Arena

Job description

Lucid Motors in Casa Grande, AZ, is seeking a Staff Supplier Industrialization Engineer, Electronics to lead supplier readiness and launch for critical electronic components and assemblies. This role owns supplier industrialization from sourcing through production and requires strong electronics manufacturing and leadership.

You will collaborate with engineering, program management, manufacturing, quality and suppliers, drive APQP/PPAP, PFMEA, and run-at-rate activities, and mentor engineers