Sr. Manager, Resident Product Engineering
Lucid Motors
| Company | Lucid Motors |
| Category | Engineering |
| Location | King Abdullah Economic City |
| Remote | On-site (inferred) |
| Employment | Not stated |
| Level | Manager |
| Salary | Not stated by the employer |
| Posted | 20 Jul 2026 |
| Last verified | 7 Aug 2026 |
| Source | Employer ATS (greenhouse) |
Description
About Lucid
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. The Sr. Manager of Resident Product Engineering (RPE – KSA) will lead the Resident Product Engineering organization supporting AMP2 manufacturing operations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This role is responsible for ensuring fast, disciplined, and technically rigorous resolution of product ‑related issues impacting vehicles in product ion, while serving as the primary engineering interface between Manufacturing, Quality, Supplier Quality, and central Engineering & Software organizations.
The RPE organization operates as an extension of the global Engineering & Software function, embedded at the manufacturing site to own product issue triage, drive root cause analysis, and enable robust corrective actions. This role is critical to product ion stability, quality performance, and operational execution at AMP2.
Key Responsibilities:
Resident Product Engineering Leadership
Establish, lead, and scale the Resident Product Engineering (RPE) organization at AMP2, aligned with the proven AMP1 RPE operating model.
Own end‑to‑end product issue triage for vehicles in product ion, including:
Clear problem definition
Immediate Containment Actions (ICA)
Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
Permanent Corrective Action (PCA) recommendation, validation, and closure
Act as the single point of entry for all manufacturing product ‑related escalations, ensuring clear prioritization and eliminating parallel escalation paths.
Manufacturing, Quality & Plant Interface
Serve as the senior onsite engineering leader partnering closely with:
Manufacturing Operations
Quality
Supplier Quality
Plant Leadership
Ensure timely resolution of issues impacting safety, quality, throughput, cost, and launch readiness.
Establish strong daily operating rhythms and escalation mechanisms aligned to plant needs.
Engineering & Software Integration
Maintain tight operational alignment with global Engineering & Software commodity teams.
Implement and manage a dotted‑line engagement model with central engineering leaders to ensure:
Regular communication on issue status, priorities, and workload
Clear differentiation between design responsibility and manufacturing execution
Efficient utilization of global engineering resources
Drive disciplined handoff between plant execution and centralized design ownership.
Governance, RASIC & Escalation Management
Execute on the existing RASIC framework, ensuring clear ownership, accountability, and decision rights across all product ‑related issues.
Refine and evolve the RASIC as needed to support AMP2 operati