Technical Program Manager – Power Electronics Software
Company: Lucid Motors
Location: Sunnyvale
Posted on: September 16, 2021
Job Description:
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 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.
Notice regarding COVID-19 Vaccination for positions
located in Newark, California
At Lucid (the “Company”), we prioritize the health and
wellbeing of our employees, families, and friends above all else.
In response to the novel Coronavirus, and the increased
transmissibility with recent variants, all Lucid Employees whose
employment is based in Newark, current and future, must be fully
vaccinated and provide proof thereof as a condition of continued or
future employment with the Company.
Accommodations due to medical or religious exemptions will be
considered.
We are currently seeking a Technical Program Manager –
Power Electronics Software.
This position requires an experienced professional with a proven
track record of excellence and managerial achievement. The
candidate is an accomplished program/project manager and/or systems
engineer of battery management system (BMS), with strong
organizational capabilities and the ability to influence and
coordinate with talented engineering teams and stakeholders, for a
seamless technical program development. The candidate communicates
effectively to ensure each individual team member remains aware of
the most relevant program milestones, and deliveries expectations
placed by the vehicle program team. Critical issues are promptly
identified and brought up to senior management alongside a concise
action plan. Our ideal candidate exhibits a can-do attitude and
approaches work with vigor and determination. Candidates will be
expected to demonstrate excellence in their respective fields, to
possess the ability to learn quickly and to strive for efficient
progression within a fast-paced and complex work environment.
The Role
- Accompanies vehicle programs from the conceptual design phase
to the start of production, including series maintenance and model
changes.
- Manages the technical development program of the embedded
software of high-voltage power electronic control units e.g. BMS,
including support and coordination for system design specification,
integration, verification and validation processes.
- Executes cross-functional feature release plan with Product
Management (feature requirements), SW Controls, SW Platform,
Diagnostics, Infotainment SW, Big Data science team, etc.
- Designs and implements effective program management processes
and best practices from initiation to completion in partnership
with software, hardware, and manufacturing teams.
- Catalyzes software development and production of our
world-acclaimed battery products for Formula E motorsports,
stationary energy storage systems, and mass-market passenger
vehicles.
- Executes solid root-cause analysis with the ability to identify
and predict possible deviations related to product architecture- or
any other technical change.
- Proactively evaluates design and engineering decisions, making
sure they don’t cause any gap in correlation with the program
schedule.
- Expedites revisions, corrections, and implementation of
necessary changes to previously published documentation.
- Fosters strong cross-dimensional partnerships and is able to
effectively prioritize workload demands to meet project
deadlines.
The Qualifications
- 3+ years of experience in technical leadership, system
engineering or technical program management of embedded software
for powertrain units and/or high-voltage ECUs e.g. BMS.
- 5+ years of professional experience in the automotive
industry.
- A proven track record of development and delivery of technical
products.
- Experience in automotive software development processes.
- Experience in mobile, embedded and firmware systems as a
hands-on driving leader.
- Experience with software verification, validation and
integration processes.
- Experience with Agile software product management
methodologies.
- Experience building, developing and managing highly effective
program management tools and processes.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with ability
to work in a high-pace highly complex cross-functional
environment.
- Excellent organization and delegation skills with the ability
to own the product roadmap and schedule with a track record of
delivering projects on time.
- Ability to inspire confidence in the executive members as well
as the engineering project teams.
- Ability to quickly comprehend complex problems and effectively
facilitate the team to a decision and coordinate the action
plan.
- Solid root-cause analysis sense with the ability to correlate
e.g. product architecture modifications to technical changes.
- Solid skills in evaluation and criticism of engineering
decisions and changes.
Advantageous:
- Experience as embedded software or algorithms engineer for e.g.
automotive BMS or or power electronic control units.
- Experience with hardware-related system development (e.g.
complex control units, vehicle electrical architecture, etc.)
- Knowledge of automotive and safety standards (e.g. ASPICE,
ISO26262, etc.)
- Experience with Atlassian Software (JIRA, Confluence).
Education Requirements:
- BS or MS in Software/Electronics Engineering, or equivalent.
Master’s degree in similar fields is highly valued.
- Project Management training. PMP certificate is highly
valued
At Lucid, we don’t just
welcome diversity - we celebrate it! Lucid Motors is proud to be an
equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer.
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.
To all recruitment
agencies: Lucid Motors does not 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.
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