Staff Technical Project Manager, Vehicle Programs

About the job

About Lucid

At Lucid, we are creating exceptional mobility experiences through innovation to drive the world forward. Built on Lucid’s proprietary technology and software-defined vehicle architecture, our award-winning vehicles bring our “Compromise Nothing™” approach to the global automotive market. That means refusing to choose between performance and sustainability, design and engineering, ambition and integrity. In Lucid Air and Lucid Gravity, we have designed and built vehicles that have redefined their segments, combining exceptional range, performance, design, and expansive space in a single experience.

We achieve this through deep vertical integration, with design, engineering, and production happening in-house across our global offices and manufacturing facilities. Our teams come from industries around the world, united by a shared commitment to excellence. By refusing to settle, you can help redefine what’s possible and shape the future of mobility.

The Staff TPM, Vehicle Program leads end-to-end execution of complex vehicle programs from concept through launch. The role integrates hardware, software, manufacturing, supply chain, quality, finance, safety, service, and external partners to deliver the complete vehicle to timing, cost, quality, performance, and regulatory targets. As a trusted partner to Vehicle Program Leadership and Chief Engineering, the Staff TPM owns the full-vehicle BOM management, program risks and dependencies, partner schedules and technical issue-resolution reviews whilst supporting the Vehicle Program Director in executive review preparation and the Program Lead in the integrated program execution plan.

Role:

Program Leadership

• Support the execution of the integrated vehicle program plan, including schedules, milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and readiness criteria.
• Drive cross-functional execution against timing, cost, quality, technical, and launch objectives.
• Lead program reviews, maintain objective program health reporting, and coordinate recovery plans where delivery is at risk.
• Assess scope and change impacts and support timely, data-driven program decisions.

Vehicle-Level Technical Integration

• Develop a strong working understanding of vehicle architecture, requirements, attributes, and technical deliverables.
• Partner with Chief Engineering and functional teams to align hardware and software development at the vehicle level.
• Facilitate technical trade-off and issue-resolution discussions, ensuring decisions reflect vehicle-level impacts.
• Define and monitor measurable technical and integration readiness criteria.

Full-Vehicle BOM and Cost Management

• Maintain program-level visibility and governance of the full-vehicle BOM across systems, modules, and commodities.
• Drive achievement of BOM cost targets with Engineering, Supply Chain, Finance, Cost Engineering, and external partners.
• Evaluate cost, content, timing, quality, investment, and performance trade-offs and ensure approved changes are reflected in the program baseline.
• Identify BOM and cost risks early and coordinate mitigation, recovery, and escalation.

Risk, Issue, and Dependency Management

• Establish and maintain integrated risk, issue, action, and dependency management for the vehicle program.
• Proactively identify technical, software, schedule, resource, supplier, cost, quality, and launch risks.
• Drive accountable mitigation and recovery plans with clear owners, timing, and impact assessments.
• Escalate decisions and constraints with concise recommendations and transparent program impacts.

Cross-Functional and Software Coordination

• Coordinate execution across Vehicle Engineering, Systems Engineering, Software, Electronics, Powertrain, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Quality, Validation, Finance, Service, and Operations.
• Align software release plans, feature maturity, validation, and integration events with hardware builds and vehicle milestones.
• Ensure cross-functional stakeholders remain aligned on priorities, interfaces, commitments, and decision timing.

External Partner Management

• Support as a vehicle-program interface for key suppliers, technology partners, and development partners.
• Lead recurring schedule and timing reviews, deliverable tracking, and recovery planning with external stakeholders.
• Coordinate technical issue-resolution discussions across internal teams and partners, driving closure of integration, quality, validation, and launch concerns.
• Incorporate external commitments, dependencies, and risks into the integrated vehicle program plan.

Executive Communication and Launch Readiness

• Prepare and present concise program status, risks, decisions, trade-offs, and recovery plans to senior leadership.
• Drive readiness reviews across vehicle builds, software releases, validation, manufacturing, supply chain, service, and launch.
• Monitor vehicle-level readiness metrics and lead closure of launch-critical issues.
• Support the transition from development into production and sustained operations.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• 8+ years of experience in technical program management, vehicle development, systems engineering, or a related field.
• Experience leading complex, cross-functional vehicle or product development programs.
• Strong understanding of engineering development, integrated planning, and product lifecycle management.
• Excellent communication, leadership, analytical, and stakeholder-management skills.

Preferred:

• Advanced degree in Engineering, Business, or a related field.
• Experience in automotive, autonomous vehicles, aerospace, robotics, or other complex systems industries.
• Demonstrated success managing integrated hardware and software programs.
• Experience working with global suppliers, technology partners, or development partners.
• Experience presenting to and influencing senior leaders and executives.

Success Measures

• Achievement of program milestones and launch timing.
• Delivery within approved full-vehicle BOM, investment, and operating-cost targets.
• Vehicle quality, performance, software maturity, validation, and launch-readiness outcomes.
• Early identification and effective closure of program risks, issues, and dependencies.
• External partner delivery performance and technical issue-resolution effectiveness.
• Cross-functional alignment and the accuracy, clarity, and effectiveness of executive reporting.

At Lucid, we don’t just welcome diversity - we celebrate it! Lucid Motors is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and expression, marital status, and any other characteristic protected under applicable State or Federal laws and regulations.

Salary Range: The compensation range for this position is specific to the locations listed below and is the range Lucid reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for the position taking into account the wide variety of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including job-related knowledge; skillset; experience, education and training; certifications; and other relevant business and organizational factors.

Base Pay Range (Annual)

$131,300—$192,500 USD

Compensation & Benefits: Lucid offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance; life and disability coverage; paid time off; paid holidays, paid sick leave; and a 401(k) retirement plan. Hourly/non-exempt employees accrue up to 120 hours paid time off, and salaried/exempt employee accrue up to 160 hours paid time off. Eligible employees may also participate in Lucid’s equity program and/or a discretionary annual cash incentive program. Incentive and equity awards, if applicable, are determined based on individual performance, role scope, market considerations, and overall company results, in accordance with the terms of the applicable plans.