Senior Technical Program Manager - ADAS​/AD Systems Engineering

Senior Technical Program Manager - ADAS/AD Systems Engineering

Newark, CA

In this role, you are embedded within the ADAS department as a Senior 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.

• 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, elevate, and 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 operational management for the entire ADAS/AD department.

• BS or MS degree in an engineering discipline or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of experience in technical program management in ADAS SW development, or 7 years in the automotive field with ADAS/AD features and systems.
• Success in leading cross‑functional teams in launching ADAS/AD features into production.
• Ability to lead through ambiguity and enable teams to perform in this environment.
• Expertise using JIRA, Confluence, and other project management tools.
• Excellent written, presentation, and verbal communication skills and 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.

• Previous project management experience from an OEM or Tier 1 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.

Salary Range
: $146,100 - $200,860 USD per annum.

Additional Compensation and Benefits
:
Lucid offers a wide range of competitive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, vacation, and 401(k). The successful candidate may also be eligible to participate in Lucid’s equity program and/or a discretionary annual incentive program.

Equal Employment Opportunity
:
At Lucid, we don’t just welcome diversity – we celebrate it! Lucid Motors is proud to be an equal‑opportunity workplace. 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.