Lucid Motors

Sr. Technical Program Manager, Vehicle Closures Systems

Lucid Motors • $120K — $145K *
Phoenix, AZ 85032In-Person
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
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Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in automotive program management with a focus on closures systems
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field; Master's or PhD preferred
  • Hands-on experience with sealing systems, mechanisms, and plastic components
  • Familiarity with co-development and validation processes in closures content
  • Strong command of program planning tools like MS Project or Jira

Responsibilities

  • Lead Simultaneous Engineering Teams (SETs) through all program phases
  • Own integrated program plans and manage risks for closures systems
  • Drive execution to meet strict cost, timing, and quality goals
  • Facilitate program forums to review design maturity and part readiness
  • Ensure manufacturability alignment from design to launch
  • Act as the single point of accountability for program status and recovery plans
  • Mentor TPMs and SET leaders to foster technical excellence

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 cash incentive programs
Full Job Description
Lucid's Body Structures & Closures (BS&C) organization is seeking a Sr.Technical Program Manager (SET Lead, Closures Systems) to deliver complex vehicle programs from concept through production. This role leads Simultaneous Engineering Teams (SETs) executing closures systems content, including dynamic seals, mechanisms, hinges, latches, closures trim, plugs, and grommets, with full accountability for cost, quality, timing, mass, and manufacturability.

This is a senior, hands-on program leadership role for an experienced automotive TPM with strong closures systems technical depth, executive-level communication skills, and the ability to drive disciplined execution in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

Program Leadership & Delivery
  • Lead BS&C SETs across all program phases: concept, architecture, design, industrialization, launch, and post-SOP.
  • Own integrated program plans, critical path, milestones, and risk mitigation for closures systems content.
  • Drive execution to aggressive cost, timing, quality, and mass targets.
  • Lead program forums and SET reviews to align on design maturity, part readiness, tooling status, and build events.
  • Own engineering change management, clearly controlling scope, cost, and timing impacts.

Cross-Functional Integration
  • Partner with Vehicle Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain, NPI, Quality, and Operations to ensure end-to-end delivery.
  • Ensure early and continuous manufacturability alignment, including tooling, industrialization, and launch readiness.
  • Serve as the single point of accountability for BS&C closures systems program status, risks, and recovery plans.

Technical Leadership
  • Provide technical leadership across closures systems content, including:
  • Dynamic and static sealing systems
  • Closure mechanisms, latches, strikers, and hinges
  • Injection-molded and blow-molded plastic components
  • Closures trim and interior/exterior interface components
  • Plugs, grommets, and secondary sealing features
  • Challenge technical and program assumptions to drive optimized outcomes.
  • Ensure design and release timing supports downstream manufacturing and build execution.

Executive Communication & Operating Cadence
  • Represent BS&C in program gateways and executive reviews, clearly communicating status, risks, and trade-offs.
  • Establish and continuously improve program management cadence, tools, and metrics.

Culture & Talent Development
  • Drive a culture of ownership, accountability, and technical excellence.
  • Mentor TPMs and SET leaders within the BS&C organization.

Required Qualifications

Program Leadership
  • Proven ability to independently start and lead complex automotive programs.
  • Track record of delivering at least one full vehicle or major subsystem program through SOP.
  • Strong command of program planning and tracking tools (i.e. MS Project, Smartsheet, or equivalent; Jira a plus).

Technical Background
  • Strong hands-on knowledge of closures systems, including mechanisms, sealing systems, hinges, trim, and associated injection-molded and engineered plastic components.
  • Familiarity with supplier-developed systems and the associated co-development, tooling, and validation processes typical of closures content.
  • Solid understanding of vehicle development, design release, tooling, manufacturing readiness, and launch.

Leadership & Mindset
  • Exceptional ownership mindset; operates beyond formal role boundaries.
  • Structured, data-driven decision-maker comfortable in ambiguity.
  • Clear, concise communicator across engineering and executive audiences.

Education & Experience
  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical field (Master's or PhD preferred).
  • 5+ years of relevant experience
  • OEM or Tier-1 automotive experience strongly preferred.

Additional Information
  • Approximately 10% travel to Lucid engineering and manufacturing sites to support builds and launches.

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
Manufacturing & Automotive
Founded
2007
NASDAQ
LCID
* Ladders Estimates

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