Associate Supplier Quality Engineer

Lucid Motors

The Global Supplier Quality Engineering (SQE) team ensures seamless industrialization, launch, and long-term excellence of innovative products. As an Associate Supplier Quality Engineer Program & Plant, you will support SQE activities and collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders (project, engineering, quality, plant) throughout the project phase and into mass production.

Reporting to the Head of KSA Supplier Quality, you will contribute to successful project launches from pre-sourcing through development. Your scope includes assisting with RFQ assessments, supplier readiness evaluations, and capacity validation. You will help monitor and communicate program status across SQ and plant teams.

During mass production, you will support plant quality by helping coordinate issue resolution with the global SQ organization when supplier problems arise.

This role does not include people management responsibilities but requires strong ownership, curiosity, and cross-functional collaboration.

You Will:

• Assist in supplier readiness activities during early program phases in alignment with the sourcing strategy
• Support tracking of supplier manufacturing deliverables against program milestones (process maturity, part quality, capacity readiness)
• Help coordinate resolution of supplier non-conformities and ensure recovery plans align with vehicle milestones
• Participate in capacity assessments and readiness reviews
• Flag roadblocks related to part/process maturity, timing, or capacity and support follow-up actions
• Contribute to APQP deliverables under SQE scope
• Attend program gate reviews, escalation meetings, and project activities as SQ representative
• Help compile reporting on supplier manufacturing progress and readiness
• Support escalation of development-phase issues to project and purchasing teams
• Act as a support contact for SQ at the plant during mass production

You Bring:

• Bachelor s degree in engineering or a related technical discipline (required)
• Strong communication and organizational skills with the ability to work cross-functionally
• Interest in supplier industrialization and quality tools (ISO, IATF, DFM, GD&T)
• Familiarity with automotive quality fundamentals (APQP, PPAP, MSA, SPC, FMEA) is a plus
• Willingness to learn supplier auditing and assessment practices
• Collaborative mindset, data-driven approach, and problem-solving orientation
• Positive attitude, adaptability, and eagerness to grow in a dynamic environment
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint