Sr. Supplier Quality Engineer, Interiors

Leading the future in luxury electric and mobility

At Lucid, we set out to introduce the most captivating, luxury electric vehicles that elevate the human experience and transcend the perceived limitations of space, performance, and intelligence. Vehicles that are intuitive, liberating, and designed for the future of mobility.

We plan to lead in this new era of luxury electric by returning to the fundamentals of great design – where every decision we make is in service of the individual and environment. Because when you are no longer bound by convention, you are free to define your own experience.

Come work alongside some of the most accomplished minds in the industry. Beyond providing competitive salaries, we’re providing a community for innovators who want to make an immediate and significant impact. If you are driven to create a better, more sustainable future, then this is the right place for you.

Due to significant growth, we are seeking a Sr. Supplier Quality Engineer (SQE) for our Automotive Interiors Commodity within the Plant Supplier Quality Team based in Arizona, USA.

This role demands technical expertise and soft skills to provide guidance and leadership to suppliers and internal customers to promptly resolve supplier quality issues and ensure a seamless transition of new products into mass production. The Sr. SQE will be responsible for cradle-to-grave mass production supplier management, ensuring best-in-class supplier quality, and safeguarding manufacturing operations by working closely with Manufacturing, Plant Quality, Material Planning, Logistics, NPI teams, and external suppliers.

You Will

• Provide Supplier Quality support by continuously addressing and resolving supplier quality issues, ensuring the highest standards in EV production. Take cradle-to-grave responsibility for assigned mass production suppliers, including managing supplier scorecards and performance evaluations.
• Problem Solving and Troubleshooting: Swiftly identify, analyze, and resolve supplier-related quality issues to protect plant operations. Implement root cause analysis and permanent countermeasures to prevent recurrence.
• Team Collaboration: Work closely with Manufacturing, Plant Quality, Material Planning, Logistics, NPI teams, and suppliers to develop robust solutions that protect plant operations and drive product quality.
• Supplier Relationship Management: Maintain strong relationships with suppliers, ensuring open communication and collaboration to achieve mutual quality objectives.
• Support New Product Build Events: Collaborate with SIEs and Program teams during new product build events, ensuring a seamless transition into mass production while maintaining quality standards.
• Lessons Learned: Streamline lessons learned between programs in mass production.
• Supplier Audits: Perform supplier assessments, audits, and site inspections; develop process improvement plans and drive implementation; monitor and maintain performance metrics.
• Be visible and voice of your commodity supplier quality team by generating regular reports for senior management, highlighting SQEs/Supplier performance, OKRs-Goals-KPIs, risks, and strategies for improvement.
• Be able to work independently and make decisions in the best interest of Lucid and its business.
• Have the ability to travel 25-75% on average on a short-term or long-term basis to Lucid Motors and supplier sites globally on short notice.
  
  

You Bring

• 5 years of plant floor SQE experience in interior commodity components such as Center Consoles, Door Panels, Hard Trims, Instrument Panels, or Soft Trims.
• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in a technical field (Engineering); a Master’s degree is preferred.
• Hands-on expertise in utilizing quality assurance practices and methodologies such as 8D, 5 Whys, and Fishbone diagrams for prompt and effective resolution of quality issues.
• Clear and effective communication abilities, ensuring quality issues and solutions are well-articulated to both internal teams and external suppliers.
• Ability to read and interpret schematics and drawings and in-depth knowledge of quality standards and specifications in the area of placement.
• Excellent analytical abilities, technical writing ability, and comprehensive understanding of quality toolbox (IATF 16949, APQP, PPAP, SPC, MSA, FMEA, DOE, DFM/A, GD&T, etc.)
• Certification preferred - American Society for Quality, Six Sigma Black Belt, etc.
• Team player with strong interpersonal skills, hands-on and data-driven, creative mindset in problem-solving.
• Positive attitude, willingness to learn, be part of the solution, and be able to adapt to the dynamic working environment.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. Working knowledge of Smartsheet, JMP, Minitab, JIRA, and Tableau is a plus.
  
  

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