Senior Technical Program Manager - ADAS/AD Systems Engineering

Lucid Motors•Southfield, MI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

At Lucid, we are creating exceptional mobility experiences through innovation to drive the world forward. Built on Lucid’s proprietary technology and software-defined vehicle architecture, our award-winning vehicles bring our “Compromise Nothing™” approach to the global automotive market. That means refusing to choose between performance and sustainability, design and engineering, ambition and integrity. In Lucid Air and Lucid Gravity, we have designed and built vehicles that have redefined their segments, combining exceptional range, performance, design, and expansive space in a single experience. We achieve this through deep vertical integration, with design, engineering, and production happening in-house across our global offices and manufacturing facilities. Our teams come from industries around the world, united by a shared commitment to excellence. By refusing to settle, you can help redefine what’s possible and shape the future of mobility. In this role, you are embedded within the ADAS department as a Sr. Technical Program Manager - ADAS/AD Software Development to collaborate with a wide range of cross-functional teams at Lucid Motors on tracking and bringing to completion of all phases of ADAS/AD SW development and release process. The Sr. Technical Program Manager - ADAS/AD Software Development will help guide the internal SW development ADAS teams in the development of ADAS and Autonomous Driving SW for Lucid vehicles. This role is located on-site in Southfield, MI

Requirements

BS or MS degree in an engineering disciple or equivalent experience
3+ years of experience in technical program management in ADAS SW development, or 7 years of experience in the automotive field, with ADAS/AD features and systems
Success in leading cross-functional teams in launching ADAS/AD features into production
An ability to lead through ambiguity and enabling teams to perform in this environment
Expertise using JIRA, Confluence, and other project management tools
Excellent written, presentation, and verbal communication skills and an ability to explain difficult or sensitive information in an easy to understand manner
Ability to quickly comprehend complex problems and effectively facilitate the team to a decision and coordinate the action plan.
Excellent interpersonal, communication and collaboration skills, with ability to work in a high-pace highly complex cross-functional environment.
Strong analytical and quantitative skills with ability to drive decisions using data and metrics

Nice To Haves

Previous project management experience from an OEM or a Tier1 in ADAS/AD SW development, or feature definition and systems engineering
Previous experience with lean-agile framework, and development and deployment process
Knowledge of relevant regulations and applicable safety standards for typical ADAS features (e.g. ASPICE, FMVSS, EuroNCAP, R79, GSR2, etc.)
MS or PhD in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, System Engineering, or similar preferred

Responsibilities

Coordinate across platform, applications (Maps, Motion Planning & Control, Perception), and Data teams to create an integrated stack that aligns with feature development
Define and track progress toward SW integration milestones and identify, escalate, unblock issues that impact SW Development
Manage and coordinate critical program activities between the key stakeholders, cross-functional teams and other project managers/tech leads
Manage and coordinate SW release cadences both for ADAS internal validation, and overall system integration and validation milestones
Employ project management skills related to overall project tracking, deliverables management, action item tracking, meeting minutes, team communications, and presentations; keep stakeholders apprised of project status and defined deliverables.
Use tools like Jira and Confluence to communicate key tasks, track progress, and publish critical information to the complete project team.
Contribute to Strategy development and operation management for the entire ADAS/AD department