NPI Sr. Technical Project Manager, Remanufacturing

Lucid Group - Casa Grande, AZ

Full-time - Mid Level

Casa Grande, AZ

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

As the NPI Sr. Technical Project Manager for Remanufacturing at Lucid Motors, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the future of luxury electric vehicles. This position requires a deep understanding of the remanufacturing process and the ability to coordinate effectively with various cross-functional teams, including New Product Introduction (NPI), Manufacturing, Production Control, Logistics, and Material Planning. Your primary responsibility will be to define and sustain a robust remanufacturing system, ensuring seamless interactions between different organizational units and systems such as SAP, MES, Service, Delmia, and Manufacturing processes. In this role, you will be tasked with managing engineering changes that impact remanufacturing and potentially the battery pack line. You will need to develop a comprehensive understanding of the product, production processes, remanufacturing processes, and manufacturing technologies to identify risks and optimization opportunities. Your ability to coordinate and lead meetings will be crucial in resolving issues related to product changes or the definition of remanufacturing processes. You will also be responsible for establishing key performance indicators (KPIs), defining escalation paths with stakeholders, and ensuring that the remanufacturing system is set up for sustainability and maintenance. Participation in Engineering Change Request meetings will be essential to assess the scope of changes and develop standardized methodologies for pre-release testing, trialing, and validating new products. Your role will require you to maintain and communicate project timelines, manage material cut-over activities, and oversee the Manufacturing Bill of Materials (MBOM). Throughout the NPI process, you will continuously seek opportunities to enhance process efficiency and product quality, as well as coordinate any necessary training and documentation resulting from changes.

Responsibilities

• Understand product and part design and the impact of design changes
• Coordinate the definition and execution of the powertrain remanufacturing process and systems integration (SAP, MES, Service, Delmia, Manufacturing process, etc.)
• Manage cross functional team to achieve a proper re-manufacturing system implementation, define program, establish KPIs, define escalation path with required stakeholders
• Ensure re-manufacturing system is properly setup for sustaining and maintenance and ensure resources are allocated
• Participate in Engineering Change Request meetings to understand the scope of changes and determine assessment criteria based on the nature of approved changes
• Develop standardized methodologies and procedures for pre-release testing, trialing, and validating new products
• Gain holistic knowledge of the product, production processes, remanufacturing process and manufacturing technologies in order to understand and mitigate risks, as well as to recognize optimization opportunities
• Work with affected teams to understand the critical actions necessary for successful introduction of new features, capabilities, and products, and ensure those needs will be met ahead of deployment
• Maintain and communicate project timelines
• Coordinate and effectively run meetings to resolve issues related to product changes or remanufacturing process definition
• Manage material cut-over activity
• Manage the Manufacturing Bill of Materials (MBOM)
• Look for opportunities to improve the process and quality throughout the NPI process
• Coordinate any training and documentation required as a result of the change

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree required
• 8+ years of experience
• 8+ years in New Product Introduction or Powertrain Manufacturing Engineering required
• Experience in the automotive industry or product design is a must
• Experience in Powertrain product design or NPI is a must
• Ability to influence outcomes and drive initiatives in complex environments
• Possesses strong presentation skills and communicates clearly and professionally at various levels both inside and outside the company
• Working knowledge of Catia
• Possess knowledge and experience across multiple functions within product design and manufacturing
• Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time