Controls Program Manager

Work location: King Abdullah Economic City, Mecca. 

Leading the future of luxury mobility

Lucid’s mission is to inspire the adoption of sustainable energy by creating the most captivating luxury electric vehicles, centered around the human experience. Working at Lucid Motors means having a shared vision to power the future in revolutionary ways. Be part of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to transform the automotive industry.

The Control Engineering Program Manager will be responsible for taking the lead role in launching and managing technical projects at Lucid. The Control Engineering Program Manager will work closely with Corporate PMO, Vehicle Integration, Design Engineering, Logistics, New Product Introduction, Operations Engineering, and other cross-functional teams to ensure programs are aligned to the needs of Lucid. 

The Role:

• Create and modify Microsoft Project schedules
• Align project timings and deliverables with business needs
• Develop and maintain risk assessments to mitigate timeline and cost impacts
• Report out project updates to executive leadership
• Ensure the project teams are prioritizing tasks and completing them to meet program milestones
• Understand product design changes on manufacturing equipment.
• Gain holistic knowledge of the manufacturing execution systems and overall system architecture
• Coordinate and effectively run meetings to resolve issues related to manufacturing system and corporate system interfaces
• Direct project team priorities and manage critical issue escalations
• Manage overall site planning and project execution sequencing
• Implement and track changes throughout project execution with both internal and external stakeholders on equipment projects
• Lead external communications with cross functional program management teams
• Control/ develop program budgets and timing

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in engineering required
• 8+ years in Controls Engineering/ Project Management experience

SKILLS:

• Experience in the automotive industry is a must
• Must be detail oriented and well organized
• Ability to influence outcomes and drive initiatives in complex environments.
• Possesses strong presentation skills and communicates clearly and professionally at various levels both inside and outside the company
• Working knowledge of MS project and AutoCAD is a must
• Working Knowledge of Catia and Delmia is a plus
• Possess knowledge and experience across multiple functions within product design and manufacturing
• Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time