Senior Supplier Industrialization Engineer, Powertrain Batteries

The role

You will lead supplier manufacturing readiness for battery systems and components. You will partner with suppliers and cross-functional stakeholders to translate engineering requirements into scalable production processes.

What you will do

• Lead manufacturing-readiness assessments from sourcing and product concept through production launch
• Drive the development, qualification, and improvement of manufacturing processes for battery cells, modules, packs, or related high-voltage components
• Lead supplier APQP and PPAP activities
• Own supplier industrialization deliverables during prototype builds, production trials, qualification events, ramp-up, and mass-production launch
• Partner with Battery Engineering, Manufacturing, Supplier Quality, Supply Chain, Design Engineering, and Program Management
• Identify supplier manufacturing and quality risks early and establish data-driven mitigation plans

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related engineering discipline
• A minimum of four years of experience in automotive manufacturing, supplier quality, supplier industrialization, product quality, or manufacturing engineering
• Hands-on experience supporting battery cell, module, or pack development from product concept through production launch
• Experience leading or supporting APQP, PPAP, supplier process audits, production-readiness assessments, or manufacturing qualification activities
• Working knowledge of automotive quality and manufacturing methodologies, including PFMEA, Control Plans, Process Flow Diagrams, MSA, process capability and structured problem-solving methods

Nice to have

• Experience working for or directly supporting a battery cell, module, pack, battery management system, or energy-storage-system manufacturer
• Experience launching lithium-ion battery manufacturing lines or supporting the industrialization of new battery products and processes
• Certified Quality Engineer, Certified Quality Auditor, Six Sigma Green Belt, Six Sigma Black Belt, or an equivalent quality certification
• Experience conducting supplier audits and manufacturing-readiness assessments at global supplier facilities
• Experience supporting electric vehicle, hybrid vehicle, energy storage, or high-voltage battery programs

Benefits

• medical, dental, and vision insurance
• life and disability coverage
• paid time off
• paid holidays
• paid sick leave
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Hourly/non-exempt employees accrue up to 120 hours paid time off
• salaried/exempt employee accrue up to 160 hours paid time off
• equity program
• discretionary annual cash incentive program

About the company

Lucid is creating exceptional mobility experiences through innovation. The company uses proprietary technology and software-defined vehicle architecture to build vehicles in-house across global offices and manufacturing facilities.