Lead Supplier Industrialization Engineer, Exterior Lighting
Lucid Motors
- Southfield, MI
- Permanent
- Full-time
- The Lead Supplier Industrialization Engineer will have two roles:
- As Individual Contributor: Have cradle to grave supplier industrialization responsibility for Automotive Exterior lighting commodity suppliers.
- As People Manager: Oversees commodity SIEs assigned. Lead, establish, and manage priorities and project assignments for all team members.
- Streamline lessons learned between programs. Work cross functional to collaborate and guide Engineering development to select appropriate suppliers with the right qualifications to meet Lucid's expectations and timeline.
- Ensure full end-to-end coverage by subsystem with Sub-system technical expertise aligned with Engineering.
- Be visible and voice of your commodity supplier industrialization team by generating regular reports for senior management, highlighting SIE/Supplier performance, OKRs-Goals-KPIs, risks, and strategies for improvement.
- Develop, manage and improve the APQP (advanced product quality planning) process with suppliers from the initial design stage through PPAP submission and the start of mass production.
- Lead design review and ensure manufacturing needs (DFM/A) are considered in the design phase and that proper quality expectations are defined.
- Work with suppliers on all design technical elements and create new manufacturing techniques (DFM/A) if necessary to meet design requirements.
- Be responsible for Driving and Tracking all supplier responsible ECRs and CM-PCN activities.
- Be able to work independently and make decisions in the best interest of Lucid and its business.
- Work cross functional with Plant level Manufacturing, Incoming Quality, Material Planning and Plant SQEs to ensure supplier quality issues are contained and Lucid plants are protected.
- Work closely with Plant SQ teams to investigate supplier quality issues to determine root cause, identify and implement corrective actions, drive long-term preventative actions.
- Perform supplier assessments, audits and site inspections; develop process improvement plans and drive implementation; monitor and maintain performance metrics.
- Support system assembly build, define incoming parts inspections procedure as needed, track build issues and drive suppliers for containment actions and long-term actions.
- Have ability to travel 25-75% on average on a short term or long-term basis to Lucid Motors and supplier sites globally on a short notice.
- 5+ years of hands-on supplier industrialization engineering (SIE) experience leading Automotive Exterior lighting
- 3+ years of people manager experience leading a team of SIEs
- Ability to read and interpret schematics and drawings and in-depth knowledge of quality standards and specifications in the area of placement.
- Excellent analytical abilities, technical writing ability, and comprehensive understanding of quality toolbox (IATF 16949, APQP, PPAP, SPC, MSA, FMEA, DOE, DFM/A, GD&T, etc.)
- Certification preferred - American Society for Quality, Six Sigma Black Belt, etc.
- Team player with strong interpersonal skills, hands-on and data-driven, creative mindset in problem-solving
- Positive attitude, willingness to learn, be part of the solution and be able to adapt to the dynamic working environment.
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. Working knowledge of Smartsheet's, JMP, Minitab, JIRA and Tableau is a plus.
- BS in Engineering, MS preferred or equivalent experience.