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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.
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.
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