Manufacturing Engineering Manager

**Leading the future in luxury electric and mobility**
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.

This position assumes responsibility for all current model Manufacturing Engineering activity within the Semi Knock-Down (SKD) facility in Lucid Manufacturing’s AMP-2 Vehicle Assembly Plant in King Abdullah Economic City, KSA. This will include Powertrain and General Assembly technology areas.

As this will be a Greenfield facility, the successful incumbent will be required to define and recruit his or her organization, ensure successful completion and handover of all pre-series equipment validation activities and work with the Lucid USA Manufacturing Engineering and Launch teams to successfully secure a pre-defined Start of Production date in the Kingdom. Once handed over after SOP, the current model Manufacturing Engineering Manager will have responsibility for all process & equipment improvements, day to day problem solving and issue resolution and general system performance.

As the KSA plant grows from SKD to CBU the Manufacturing Engineering manager’s scope and team will also scale up to include more closely working with the Product Engineering and US Manufacturing Engineering teams to ensure lessons learned have been incorporated and a strong level of built-in-quality is evident. This team will also work alongside the Global Launch team during CBU launch to oversee factory install & commissioning before then ensuring a good handover to the Operations team and once again assuming product ownership from a ‘current car engineering’ position.

**Responsibilities**:

- Lead all ‘current car’ Manufacturing Engineering activities across the Semi Knock-Down (SKD) facility to ensure that deployed business targets are met and local KPI’s achieved.
- Build a team and focus on key Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost and People metrics both during pre-series activities and post-SOP production.
- Support the Global Launch team during pre-SOP build phases to ensure seamless handover to production operations of all process & equipment at SOP.
- Scale the Manufacturing Engineering team as appropriate to support Complete Built Unit (CBU) launch over time.
- Manage running/minor changes to process and/or equipment. Manage budget and schedule of changes and ensure compliance with all Lucid Production System standards.
- Support US Manufacturing Engineering teams with local equipment buy-off/acceptance testing as required.
- Own, update and maintain accurate process documentation to ensure quality and standards are recorded.
- Review and manage all line balancing activities for new content and ensure that the line rate is protected.
- Ensure tooling, fixturing and assembly aids are fit-for-purpose, repeatable and have a clearly defined maintenance procedures in place.
- Manage all personnel & resources within the team and lead all coaching, performance reviews, target setting and disciplinary action as necessary.
- Working alongside the corporate Manufacturing Engineering team in the US and the Global Launch team, ensure that all future KSA-built product integrates with local assembly processes & norms in KSA.

**Requirements**:

- 8+ years’ experience in an Automotive Assembly operation.
- Experience managing a team of salaried employees.
- A strong focus on safety and creating a Safety Culture.
- A solid aptitude for negotiation, decision making, and problem solving.
- Team facilitation, organization and coordination.
- BS minimum.
- MS preferred in the areas of mechanical engineering, automotive engineering, manufacturing engineering, or other related fields.
- Understanding of vehicle design and manufacturing industry practices from either OEM or Tier 1 perspective.
- First hand experience of using production policies, principles and procedures.
- Knowledge of various planning tools to properly plan headcount, workstation layouts, etc...
- Experience of assembly equipment requirements to support manufacturing engineering in decision making.
- Experience in setting up a Greenfield Operation is highly advantageous.
- Previous experience working in a Knock Down automotive operations is advantageous