Senior Manager, Field Quality Lab & Vehicle Validation

Lucid Motors USA, Inc.; Phoenix, Northern (AZ, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Paid sick leave

Equity program

Job summary

Lucid Motors USA, Inc. in Phoenix, AZ, is seeking a Senior Manager, Field Quality Laboratory to lead laboratory operations, investigations, and fleet validation for advanced EV systems.

You will own the operating model, improve turnaround times, and drive stronger evidence quality to support product quality improvements. Ideal candidates bring 10+ years in automotive quality/validation, 8+ years in leadership, and a strong background in failure analysis, teardown, and validated corrective

Qualifications

• 10 years of experience in automotive quality, reliability, validation, testing, laboratory operations, product engineering, field quality, warranty engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• 8 years of leadership experience managing engineering, laboratory, validation, or technical investigation teams.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Automotive, Materials, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field.
• Experience leading structured root cause investigations, technical failure analysis, component teardown, failure reproduction, validation testing, and corrective action verification.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English sufficiently for essential duties and safety procedures.

Responsibilities

• Laboratory Operations: Lead Field Quality laboratory operations and set investigation priorities, staffing plans, and throughput expectations.
• Failure Analysis: Own the standards for returned-part analysis, component teardown, failure reproduction, and validation testing.
• Fleet Validation: Manage Field Quality vehicle fleet for issue reproduction, durability tests, action validation, and risk identification.
• Corrective Actions: Partner with cross-functional teams to validate design changes, process improvements, containment plans, and service procedures.
• Technical Escalations: Provide lab evidence, risk assessments, and recommendations for high-priority quality issues.
• Capability Growth: Identify and implement tools, methods, docs, and capabilities to improve investigation speed and rigor.
• Team Leadership: Build and coach the lab team with clear expectations and safe, accountable practices.

Skills

Laboratory leadership

Field quality

Automotive quality

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

APQP/PPAP knowledge

CAN data analysis

Job description

Lucid Motors USA, Inc. in Phoenix, AZ, is seeking a Senior Manager, Field Quality Laboratory to lead laboratory operations, investigations, and fleet validation for advanced EV systems.

You will own the operating model, improve turnaround times, and drive stronger evidence quality to support product quality improvements. Ideal candidates bring 10+ years in automotive quality/validation, 8+ years in leadership, and a strong background in failure analysis, teardown, and validated corrective