Senior Engineering Program Manager, ADAS Validation

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.

Role Overview Lucid Motors is seeking a Sr Engineering Program Manager – ADAS/AD Validation to drive planning and execution for assigned Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and Advanced Driving (AD) validation programs. This senior individual contributor will translate validation priorities into executable plans, coordinate cross-functional delivery, and proactively manage dependencies, risks, and readiness reporting.

The role partners with validation engineering leads, who own technical test strategy and acceptance criteria, and works within priorities established by validation leadership. The role is on‑site at Lucid’s Southfield, MI office and reports to the Staff Engineering Program Manager of ADAS/AD Validation.

Key Responsibilities Validation Execution & Resource Coordination:
Drive day-to-day cross-functional execution for assigned validation programs. Coordinate vehicle availability, equipment, software readiness, transportation, and on-road, proving-ground, and simulation test schedules with engineering and operations owners. Identify capacity conflicts and recommend trade-offs for leadership approval. Validation Planning:
Develop and maintain integrated validation execution plans with engineering leads, including scope, milestones, deliverables, accountable owners, dependencies, and entry and exit criteria. Align plans with approved technical validation strategies, stakeholder requirements, and vehicle program milestones; assess the impact of scope or schedule changes. Program Tracking & Communication:
Partner with ADAS program and feature delivery managers to align validation commitments with development and integration schedules. Run execution reviews, maintain action and decision logs, and publish clear status updates covering planned versus completed testing, coverage gaps, blockers, and milestone readiness using tools such as Jira and Confluence. Software Release Readiness:
Coordinate validation timing with digital integration and software release teams for OTA (over-the-air) cycles. Consolidate test completion status, open defects, regression results, and outstanding evidence for readiness reviews. Track closure of agreed actions and escalate gaps; technical sign-off and release approval remain with designated engineering and release authorities. Dependencies, Risks & Issue Resolution:
Maintain a program risk and dependency register, identify critical-path impacts, and drive mitigation actions with accountable owners. Facilitate cross-functional issue triage and defect follow-up, tracking issues through resolution and retest. Resolve execution blockers within the assigned scope and escalate priority, resource, or technical decisions with clear options and recommendations. Lifecycle Support & Continuous…