<div><div><strong>Leading the future in luxury electric and mobility</strong></div><div>At Lucid, we set out to introduce the most captivating, luxury electric vehicles that elevate the human experience and transcend the perceived limitations of space, performance, and intelligence. Vehicles that are intuitive, liberating, and designed for the future of mobility.</div><div> </div><div>We plan to lead in this new era of luxury electric by returning to the fundamentals of great design – where every decision we make is in service of the individual and environment. Because when you are no longer bound by convention, you are free to define your own experience.</div><div> </div><div>Come work alongside some of the most accomplished minds in the industry. Beyond providing competitive salaries, we’re providing a community for innovators who want to make an immediate and significant impact. If you are driven to create a better, more sustainable future, then this is the right place for you.</div></div><p>We are seeking a <strong>Director of Supplier Quality</strong> to lead global supplier quality activities for Body in White (BIW), Dimensional Control, and Tooling. This leader will own supplier quality across design, development, industrialization, and launch phases—ensuring flawless execution, robust dimensional control, and long-term quality excellence.</p><p>The ideal candidate brings a strong combination of <strong>strategic leadership, global supplier management, and deep BIW/Tooling technical expertise</strong>. They will recruit, mentor, and lead a team of supplier quality engineers and managers while serving as a trusted partner to Engineering, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain leadership.</p><p><strong>Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Global Leadership:</strong> Build and lead a high-performing global supplier quality team focused on BIW, dimensional control, and tooling. Define strategy, set priorities, and develop organizational capability.</li><li><strong>Supplier Quality Ownership:</strong> Own supplier quality lifecycle from sourcing through industrialization, launch, and ongoing production. Ensure zero-defect launches and robust supplier systems.</li><li><strong>Technical Excellence:</strong> Provide technical leadership in BIW welded assemblies, complex stampings, hot stamping, and tooling validation. Drive best practices in dimensional engineering, GD&amp;T compliance, and gaging methods.</li><li><strong>Process Development:</strong> Establish and improve supplier quality processes including APQP, PPAP, PDR, gage R&amp;R, and control plans to ensure readiness for mass production.</li><li><strong>Cross-Functional Collaboration:</strong> Partner with Product Engineering, Manufacturing, and Procurement to ensure manufacturability, quality standards, and timing requirements are met.</li><li><strong>Continuous Improvement:</strong> Lead supplier audits, root cause analysis, and corrective actions. Drive suppliers toward world-class quality standards and continuous process improvement.</li><li><strong>Launch Readiness:</strong> Ensure readiness of tooling, welding, and assembly systems for new program launches—including commissioning, process validation, and dimensional verification.</li><li><strong>Metrics &amp; Governance:</strong> Define and monitor supplier quality KPIs, implement global best practices, and ensure alignment across Lucid’s BIW and tooling supply base.</li></ul><p><strong>Qualifications</strong></p><ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field; Master’s degree preferred.</li><li>15+ years of experience in supplier quality, manufacturing, or engineering within high-volume automotive environments; at least 7 years in leadership roles.</li><li>Deep expertise in BIW, stamping, hot stamping, welded assemblies, dimensional control, and tooling.</li><li>Proven success leading global supplier quality teams and large-scale automotive launches.</li><li>Strong knowledge of GD&amp;T, APQP, PPAP, DOE, lean manufacturing, and problem-solving methodologies (8D, DFSS, SPC).</li><li>Exceptional ability to manage suppliers at the executive level while also rolling up sleeves on technical problem-solving.</li><li>Strong written and verbal communication skills, with executive presence and cross-functional influence.</li><li>Ability to travel globally (25% average, occasionally on short notice).</li><li>Certifications (ASQ, Six Sigma Black Belt, etc.) preferred.</li></ul><div> </div><div>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.</div><div><div><p><strong>Additional Compensation and Benefits</strong>: Lucid offers a wide range of competitive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, vacation, and 401k. The successful candidate may also be eligible to participate in Lucid’s equity program and/or a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing such programs.  (Cash or equity incentive awards, if any, will depend on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and company performance.)</p><p>By Submitting your application, you understand and agree that your personal data will be processed in accordance with our <a href="https://www.lucidmotors.com/s3fs-public/pdf/candidate-privacy-notice.pdf">Candidate Privacy Notice</a>. If you are a California resident, please refer to our <a href="https://www.lucidmotors.com/s3fs-public/pdf/california-candidate-privacy-notice.pdf">California Candidate Privacy Notice</a>.</p></div><div><strong>To all recruitment agencies</strong>: <em>Lucid Motors <strong>does not</strong> accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our careers alias or other Lucid Motors employees. Lucid Motors is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes. </em></div><div> </div></div>

<p>Lucid Motors sets out to create a car that elevates the human experience and transcends the perceived limitations of space, performance, and intelligence. A car that is intuitive, liberating, and designed for all the ways people get around. Lucid Motors plans to lead in this new era of mobility by returning to the fundamentals of great design &ndash; where every decision we make is in service of the individual. Because when you are no longer bound by convention, you are free to define your own path.</p>

Director, Global Supplier Quality (BIW, Dimensional, and Tooling) 

<div><div><strong>Leading the future in luxury electric and mobility</strong></div><div>At Lucid, we set out to introduce the most captivating, luxury electric vehicles that elevate the human experience and transcend the perceived limitations of space, performance, and intelligence. Vehicles that are intuitive, liberating, and designed for the future of mobility.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>We plan to lead in this new era of luxury electric by returning to the fundamentals of great design – where every decision we make is in service of the individual and environment. Because when you are no longer bound by convention, you are free to define your own experience.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Come work alongside some of the most accomplished minds in the industry. Beyond providing competitive salaries, we’re providing a community for innovators who want to make an immediate and significant impact. If you are driven to create a better, more sustainable future, then this is the right place for you.</div></div><p>We are seeking a <strong>Director of Supplier Quality</strong> to lead global supplier quality activities for Body in White (BIW), Dimensional Control, and Tooling. This leader will own supplier quality across design, development, industrialization, and launch phases—ensuring flawless execution, robust dimensional control, and long-term quality excellence.</p><p>The ideal candidate brings a strong combination of <strong>strategic leadership, global supplier management, and deep BIW/Tooling technical expertise</strong>. They will recruit, mentor, and lead a team of supplier quality engineers and managers while serving as a trusted partner to Engineering, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain leadership.</p><p><strong>Responsibilities</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Global Leadership:</strong> Build and lead a high-performing global supplier quality team focused on BIW, dimensional control, and tooling. Define strategy, set priorities, and develop organizational capability.</li><li><strong>Supplier Quality Ownership:</strong> Own supplier quality lifecycle from sourcing through industrialization, launch, and ongoing production. Ensure zero-defect launches and robust supplier systems.</li><li><strong>Technical Excellence:</strong> Provide technical leadership in BIW welded assemblies, complex stampings, hot stamping, and tooling validation. Drive best practices in dimensional engineering, GD&amp;T compliance, and gaging methods.</li><li><strong>Process Development:</strong> Establish and improve supplier quality processes including APQP, PPAP, PDR, gage R&amp;R, and control plans to ensure readiness for mass production.</li><li><strong>Cross-Functional Collaboration:</strong> Partner with Product Engineering, Manufacturing, and Procurement to ensure manufacturability, quality standards, and timing requirements are met.</li><li><strong>Continuous Improvement:</strong> Lead supplier audits, root cause analysis, and corrective actions. Drive suppliers toward world-class quality standards and continuous process improvement.</li><li><strong>Launch Readiness:</strong> Ensure readiness of tooling, welding, and assembly systems for new program launches—including commissioning, process validation, and dimensional verification.</li><li><strong>Metrics &amp; Governance:</strong> Define and monitor supplier quality KPIs, implement global best practices, and ensure alignment across Lucid’s BIW and tooling supply base.</li></ul><p><strong>Qualifications</strong></p><ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field; Master’s degree preferred.</li><li>15+ years of experience in supplier quality, manufacturing, or engineering within high-volume automotive environments; at least 7 years in leadership roles.</li><li>Deep expertise in BIW, stamping, hot stamping, welded assemblies, dimensional control, and tooling.</li><li>Proven success leading global supplier quality teams and large-scale automotive launches.</li><li>Strong knowledge of GD&amp;T, APQP, PPAP, DOE, lean manufacturing, and problem-solving methodologies (8D, DFSS, SPC).</li><li>Exceptional ability to manage suppliers at the executive level while also rolling up sleeves on technical problem-solving.</li><li>Strong written and verbal communication skills, with executive presence and cross-functional influence.</li><li>Ability to travel globally (25% average, occasionally on short notice).</li><li>Certifications (ASQ, Six Sigma Black Belt, etc.) preferred.</li></ul><div>&nbsp;</div><div>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.</div><div><div><p><strong>Additional Compensation and Benefits</strong>: Lucid offers a wide range of competitive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, vacation, and 401k. The successful candidate may also be eligible to participate in Lucid’s equity program and/or a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing such programs. &nbsp;(Cash or equity incentive awards, if any, will depend on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and company performance.)</p><p>By Submitting your application, you understand and agree that your personal data will be processed in accordance with our <a href="https://www.lucidmotors.com/s3fs-public/pdf/candidate-privacy-notice.pdf">Candidate Privacy Notice</a>. If you are a California resident, please refer to our <a href="https://www.lucidmotors.com/s3fs-public/pdf/california-candidate-privacy-notice.pdf">California Candidate Privacy Notice</a>.</p></div><div><strong>To all recruitment agencies</strong>: <em>Lucid Motors <strong>does not</strong> accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our careers alias or other Lucid Motors employees. Lucid Motors is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.&nbsp;</em></div><div>&nbsp;</div></div>

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