Senior Supplier Quality & Industrialization – Powertrain

Lucid Motors; Southfield, Northern (MI, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity program

Discretionary annual cash incentive

401(k) retirement plan

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off

Job summary

Lucid Motors is seeking a Staff Supplier Industrialization Engineer in Michigan to own manufacturing readiness for Drive Unit and Metals suppliers. You will drive APQP milestones, PPAP signoffs, capacity studies, and launch readiness while coordinating with Design Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, and Global Supply Management.

You will lead capability validation, tooling decisions, and risk mitigation to ensure scalable, quality production for Lucid’s powertrain components and assemblies.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in automotive manufacturing, supplier quality, product launch, or supplier industrialization.
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Materials Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Deep working knowledge of APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, MSA, SPC, Control Plans, Run‑at‑Rate, AIAG Core Tools, GD&T, and manufacturing‑process validation.
• Hands‑on experience with casting, forging, precision machining, assembly manufacturing, automation systems, capacity analysis, and quality‑system or manufacturing‑process audits.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 40%.

Responsibilities

• Industrialization Strategy: Lead assigned Drive Unit and Metals suppliers from sourcing through Start of Production, setting manufacturing roadmaps, readiness criteria, and risk‑mitigation plans that support scalable, sustainable production.
• Manufacturing Decisions: Act as the subject matter expert for castings, forgings, precision machining, heat treatment, gears, rotor and stator components, motor housings, automated assembly systems, and related metal processes, making technical recommendations that shape supplier process development.
• Design for Manufacturing: Partner with Design Engineering to assess drawings, GD&T, critical characteristics, manufacturing feasibility, and supplier capability, improving manufacturability, quality, cost, and throughput before designs are released.
• APQP and Launch: Own completion and technical approval of APQP deliverables, including process flows, PFMEAs, Control Plans, capacity studies, Run‑at‑Rate, Safe Launch plans, PPAP documentation, Production Readiness Reviews, and process signoffs.
• Capacity Readiness: Validate equipment, tooling, capital plans, cycle times, OEE, bottlenecks, and production flow so suppliers can consistently meet Lucid’s quality, throughput, and volume requirements.
• Quality Recovery: Lead root‑cause analysis, corrective actions, QUAL investigations, containment, and supplier recovery plans that improve process capability, reduce defects, and protect launch and production continuity.
• Executive Alignment: Present supplier readiness, risk, and launch status to leadership and drive clear decisions across internal stakeholders and supplier teams when quality, capacity, cost, or timing tradeoffs arise.

Skills

Automotive manufacturing

Supplier development

Technical leadership

Program management

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Materials Engineering

Tools

APQP/PPAP tooling

GD&T

Process validation

Job description

Lucid Motors is seeking a Staff Supplier Industrialization Engineer in Michigan to own manufacturing readiness for Drive Unit and Metals suppliers. You will drive APQP milestones, PPAP signoffs, capacity studies, and launch readiness while coordinating with Design Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, and Global Supply Management.

You will lead capability validation, tooling decisions, and risk mitigation to ensure scalable, quality production for Lucid’s powertrain components and assemblies.