Senior Exterior Field Quality Engineer

Lucid Motors; Coolidge (AZ); On-site; USD 100,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life & disability

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Paid sick leave

401(k) retirement plan

Equity program

Annual incentive program

Job summary

Lucid Motors is seeking a Sr. Field Quality Engineer, External Components, to own field quality investigations for exterior systems such as closures, trim, lighting, and appearance-critical features.

You will lead root cause analysis, validate corrective actions, and drive data-driven quality improvements in a fully onsite role in Coolidge, AZ. The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration with engineering, manufacturing, and supplier teams to reduce repeat failures, improve warranty

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in automotive engineering, quality engineering, field quality, supplier quality, reliability engineering, manufacturing engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience conducting structured root cause investigations and leading corrective action development for technical product or process concerns.
• Working knowledge of automotive exterior systems, including closures, exterior trim, lighting, fascias, glazing systems, sealing systems, decorative components, charging doors, or appearance-critical features.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English sufficiently to perform the essential duties of the position, including understanding work instructions, safety procedures, and job-related communications.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical investigations for exterior component concerns and determine root cause using warranty data, field reports, vehicle inspections, component analysis, and cross-functional engineering input.
• Own containment, corrective action development, validation plans, and effectiveness checks that reduce repeat field concerns and prevent recurrence.
• Analyze warranty claims, service data, customer feedback, parts returns, and field reports to identify emerging risks and prioritize actions.
• Translate field learnings into product improvements by partnering with engineering teams on design reviews, engineering changes, DFMEA updates, and validation activities.
• Evaluate manufacturing, assembly, dimensional, and plant quality processes that may contribute to exterior component failures, then align teams on practical improvements.
• Partner with Supplier Quality and supplier engineering teams to confirm failure mechanisms, verify corrective actions, and improve long-time component performance.
• Serve as the quality liaison across Product Engineering, Reliability, Manufacturing Engineering, Supplier Quality, Service Operations, Warranty Engineering, and Program Management to drive timely issue resolution.

Skills

Root cause analysis

Vehicle exterior systems

Quality engineering

Cross-functional collaboration

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Lucid Motors is seeking a Sr. Field Quality Engineer, External Components, to own field quality investigations for exterior systems such as closures, trim, lighting, and appearance-critical features.

You will lead root cause analysis, validate corrective actions, and drive data-driven quality improvements in a fully onsite role in Coolidge, AZ. The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration with engineering, manufacturing, and supplier teams to reduce repeat failures, improve warranty