Sr. Suspension Engineer

The role

The Senior Engineer, Suspension Structures provides technical leadership and hands-on engineering support for suspension structural systems. This person will support vehicle launch, production ramp-up, and series manufacturing for components like knuckles, control arms, and subframes.

What you will do

• Serve as the plant technical expert for suspension structural components.
• Investigate and resolve vehicle build, fit-up, dimensional, durability, corrosion, and quality concerns.
• Lead root cause analysis for manufacturing, supplier, and field issues.
• Implement containment actions and drive permanent corrective actions.
• Support daily production meetings and manufacturing escalations.
• Support prototype, DV, PV, and production vehicle builds.
• Coordinate engineering change releases and plant implementation plans.
• Track launch issues and ensure timely closure.
• Support dimensional variation analysis and build quality improvement activities.
• Interface directly with suspension structure suppliers.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related technical field.
• 5+ years of experience in automotive engineering, suspension systems, structural engineering, manufacturing engineering, or vehicle integration.
• Experience supporting vehicle launches and production operations.
• Strong understanding of suspension systems, structural chassis components, vehicle dynamics fundamentals, durability engineering, manufacturing processes, GD&T, root cause analysis methodologies, DFME
• Strong hands-on troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional leadership abilities.
• Experience with 3D CAD systems such as CATIA or similar software.
• Design release engineering experience including engineering change management and project management experiences.

Nice to have

• Six Sigma Black Belt, Green Belt, Shannin RedX or other equivalent problem-solving methodology.
• Experience in full life cycle development from concept to prototype to full production.
• Ability to create testing plan and conduct / coordinate physical tests to prove out design concepts and ensure performance targets are being achieved.
• Proficient in reading and interpreting GD&T.
• Hands-on practical experience in prototype assembly and production assembly with the willingness to assemble your own parts.
• Be able to derive clamp load and torque values for critical joints.

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
• Eligible employees may also participate in Lucid’s equity program
• Eligible employees may also participate in a 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.