Lucid Motors

Senior Supplier Quality Engineer

Lucid Motors • $95K — $115K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of Supplier Quality Engineering experience in automotive or complex manufacturing environments.
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a relevant technical field.
  • Hands-on experience with structured problem-solving and quality methods (8D, 5 Whys, FMEA, etc.).
  • Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and specifications.
  • Strong analytical, technical writing, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

  • Manage quality performance for assigned mass-production suppliers, including scorecards and corrective actions.
  • Lead rapid containment and root-cause analysis for supplier-related quality issues.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to develop timely solutions.
  • Establish and maintain strong supplier relationships for accountability and quality outcomes.
  • Support new-product build events and ensure quality risks are addressed before production.
  • Transfer lessons learned to strengthen supplier processes and quality controls.
  • Create reports for senior leaders on supplier performance and improvement strategies.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Life and disability coverage.
  • Paid time off and holidays.
  • 401(k) retirement plan with company contributions.
  • Participation in equity and discretionary annual cash incentive programs.
Full Job Description
Lucid is seeking a Senior Supplier Quality Engineer to support the Plant Supplier Quality team in Arizona. This individual-contributor role owns supplier quality performance for assigned mass-production suppliers from initial escalation through permanent corrective action. You will lead technical problem-solving, protect manufacturing operations from supplier-related disruptions, and build productive relationships that improve quality over time. You will also support new-product build events and help transition new components and suppliers into stable mass production. Success will be measured by effective issue containment, durable root-cause elimination, improved supplier performance, and clear visibility into quality risks, priorities, and results. This is an opportunity to influence supplier quality at the plant level while working directly across Lucid's manufacturing ecosystem.

What You'll Own
  • Supplier Quality Ownership: Manage quality performance for assigned mass-production suppliers, including supplier scorecards, escalations, corrective actions, and sustained performance improvement.
  • Issue Resolution: Lead rapid containment, root-cause analysis, and permanent countermeasures for supplier-related quality issues to protect plant operations and prevent recurrence.
  • Cross-Functional Alignment: Partner with Manufacturing, Plant Quality, Material Planning, Logistics, NPI, SIE, program teams, and suppliers to develop robust, timely solutions.
  • Supplier Partnership: Establish clear expectations and maintain strong supplier relationships that enable open communication, accountability, and shared quality outcomes.
  • Launch Readiness: Support new-product build events and supplier transitions into mass production, ensuring quality risks are identified and addressed before they affect production.
  • Continuous Improvement: Transfer lessons learned across programs and use data to strengthen supplier processes, quality controls, and production readiness.
  • Executive Visibility: Create regular reports for senior leaders that communicate supplier performance, team KPIs and OKRs, key risks, recovery plans, and improvement strategies.

What You Bring

Required Qualifications
  • 5+ years of plant-floor Supplier Quality Engineering experience in an automotive or similarly complex manufacturing environment.
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or another relevant technical field.
  • Hands-on experience applying structured problem-solving and quality methods, including 8D, 5 Whys, fishbone analysis, APQP, PPAP, SPC, MSA, and FMEA.
  • Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, schematics, specifications, and GD&T, and to translate technical findings into clear actions for suppliers and internal teams.
  • Strong analytical, technical writing, communication, and decision-making skills, with the ability to work independently in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Experience with electrical components, software, ADAS, or wire harness commodities.
  • Master's degree in Engineering or a related technical field.
  • Working knowledge of IATF 16949, DOE, DFM/DFA, and additional automotive quality standards and methodologies.
  • ASQ, Six Sigma Black Belt, or a comparable quality certification.
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint; experience with Smartsheet, JMP, Minitab, JIRA, or Tableau.


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.

About Lucid Motors

Lucid Motors is an American electric vehicle manufacturer that designs and produces luxury electric cars. The company's flagship vehicle, the Lucid Air, is a high-performance electric sedan that is designed to compete with other luxury electric vehicles such as the Tesla Model S. The Lucid Air is expected to have a range of over 500 miles on a single charge and will be available in several different configurations. The company was founded in 2007 by Bernard Tse and Sam Weng and is headquartered in Newark, California.
Learn more about Lucid Motors
Size
2,000 employees
Market Cap
$10.7 billion
Industry
Founded
2007
NASDAQ

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