We are currently seeking a Sr Manager, Battery Programs, to join the Powertrain Programs team. This key leadership position requires an experienced professional with a proven track record of excellence and managerial achievement. Leading a team of technical project managers, this position encompasses responsibility for all battery engineering programs at Lucid. The candidate is an accomplished program/project manager of high voltage battery products, with strong organization capabilities and the ability to build and lead high-performing engineering teams. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate excellence in their respective fields, to possess the ability to learn quickly and to strive for efficient progression within a fast-paced and complex work environment.
Responsibilities:

• Manage the engineering development process for high voltage battery products, bringing together a cross-functional engineering team including battery systems, mechanical & electrical hardware, embedded software, prototype build, test & validation and manufacturing engineering
• Develop and maintain product development timelines, resources and budget requirements
• Drive the engineering activities at the high voltage battery product level in accordance with the development timeline, including requirements definition, supplier selection, design release, prototyping, engineering testing, process development, DV & PV testing, APQP, etc.
• Drive key decisions (technical, project timing, supplier decisions, change management, etc.) that impact system delivery
• Develop and maintain the high voltage battery roadmap(including variants, product improvements, supplier changes, etc) and impacts on technical specifications, validation testing, manufacturing, cost, etc.
• Define and implement new processes to enable more efficient delivery of engineering projects
• Take ownership and drive resolution of any blockers to successful delivery of the product, including:

• Technical issues during development or series production - work with responsible engineers to define and drive actions to resolve, monitor and report status to management teams
• Supplier issues - monitor and escalate appropriately with supply chain and engineering teams to resolve
• Organizational issues - identify gaps in resources, processes or roles/responsibilities and escalate appropriately with management teams
• Manufacturing issues that require engineering support – respond to requests for support and escalate appropriately with manufacturing teams and engineering teams to resolve

Qualifications:

• 10 years of relevant work experience
• Strong understanding and experience of automotive engineering product development, from concept to series production
• Experience with high voltage battery systems and electric vehicles
• Strong technical understanding of the fundamentals of high voltage battery systems
• Systems approach to engineering product development, including demonstrated ability to bring together teams from different engineering disciplines
• Experience building, developing, and managing highly effective program management tools and processes.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with ability to work in a high-pace highly complex cross-functional environment.
• Excellent organization and delegation skills with ability to own the product roadmap and schedule with a track record of delivering projects on-time.
• Ability to inspire confidence to the executive members as well as the engineering project teams.
• Ability to quickly comprehend complex problems and effectively facilitate the team to a decision and coordinate the action plan.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills with ability to drive decisions using data and metrics
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills
• Goal-oriented self-starter and motivator

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related engineering field (Master’s degree preferred)