The Vehicle Engineering (VE) Programs team is looking for a Sr. TPM. As a Senior Hardware TPM for the Vehicle Engineering team, you will be dedicated to a single vehicle program like Air, Gravity, or future vehicle programs. You will be responsible for managing program-level timelines and risk dashboards for Vehicle programs. You will also be responsible for technical program managing cross-functional programs that cross different Vehicle Engineering commodities for that vehicle program. 
 
Role

Provide general program related support to Vehicle Engineering Programs Director to ensure clear communication of timeline milestones and support with escalation / resolution of program decisions needed  Create and maintain detailed Gantt charts for all of Vehicle Engineering pulling together the different Simultaneous Engineering Team (SET) schedules  Identify critical paths, resource constraints, dependencies, and roadblocks for the VE organization  Understand deadlines and deliverables for the vehicle program each TPM supports and communicate these deadlines clearly to SET and Module leads.  Interface with Lucid internal cross-functional departments to keep verification and validation program on time for vehicle build phases and start of vehicle production  Track and report program-level metrics and dashboards for Vehicle Engineering  Utilize Jira to communicate and monitor Vehicle Engineering dashboards including program-level risk tracking  Utilize various communication pages and documentation to publish critical information  Author cross-module vehicle program deliverables that require data from multiple modules  Provide regular progress updates to VE management, vehicle program management, chief engineering, and the executive staff  Support cost breakdown dashboard tracking for their vehicle program’s VE BOM  Organize, where needed, technical guidance to solve cross-functional issues that touch multiple Modules 

 

Qualifications 
 

6+ years of professional work experience in a STEM related field  2+ years working in technical program management  Experience managing cross-functional teams  Experience managing aggressive program timelines and deadlines  Experience in technical / engineering program management in STEM fields such as automotive or consumer electronics  Experience working with electromechanical assemblies  Experience with Atlassian Jira, and Confluence  Experience creating and using GANTT charts 

 

Advantageous

Basic usage of CAD for creating sections, presentations; CATIA preferred  5+ years of work experience in automotive hardware  Flexibility to work in a fast-paced startup environment with frequent prioritization adjustments  Experience leading design release and change requests  Experience with headcount planning, resourcing, and prioritization  Experience with concept to launch, vehicle development and product launch or consumer product launch  Knowledge in cross function development of electronics components  A positive attitude with a drive to learn and contribute meaningfully  Exceptional communication in written and verbal English  Exceptional organizational skills and interpersonal skills  Ability to develop strategic planning related to project timing, cost and technical requirements 

 

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or STEM. Mechanical Engineering preferred.