Supplier Quality Engineer
Lucid Motors · Casa Grande, AZ
- Level
- Engineer
- Team
- Quality
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Automotive
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level quality role at Lucid Motors (automotive) in Casa Grande, AZ. Production Containment: Lead and support timely containment of supplier quality issues affecting production, coordinating supplier responses to nonconforming material and operational disruptions.
- They ask for
- 5+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Root cause, FMEA, PPAP, APQP, Control plans, GD&T
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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About the role
Required (Minimum Qualifications)
· Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
· 3-5 year of experience in supplier quality, manufacturing quality, quality assurance, automotive manufacturing, or industrial manufacturing.
· Basic working knowledge of quality systems and core quality tools, including APQP, PPAP, PFMEA, control plans, root cause analysis, corrective and preventive action, and GD&T fundamentals.
· Experience applying structured problem-solving tools such as 8D, 5 Why analysis, fishbone or Ishikawa analysis, and corrective action processes.
· Strong written and verbal communication, analytical thinking, organization, follow-through, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Preferred Qualifications
· Experience with plastic injection molding processes.
· Automotive industry experience or experience working directly with suppliers.
· Understanding of IATF 16949 requirements.
· Familiarity with SAP, Jira, Smartsheet, or similar manufacturing systems.
· Ability to read engineering drawings and technical specifications.
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.
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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.
We are seeking a highly motivated Supplier Quality Engineer to support the Exterior Commodity team at Lucid’s Casa Grande manufacturing facility. This early-career role is designed for a quality professional who wants to build hands-on expertise in supplier quality, manufacturing operations, structured problem solving, and supplier development. You will help contain supplier-related issues that affect production, coordinate cross-functional investigations, and drive corrective actions through effective closure. You will also support APQP and PPAP activities, supplier engineering changes, audits, and performance tracking. Success in this role means reducing recurring defects, quality spills, plant scrap, and supplier-driven disruptions while strengthening supplier accountability and production stability.
What You Own
· Production Containment: Lead and support timely containment of supplier quality issues affecting production, coordinating supplier responses to nonconforming material and operational disruptions.
· Corrective Action: Manage supplier quality concerns through closure using structured problem-solving methods, including root cause analysis, corrective action review, and effectiveness validation.
· Quality Planning: Support APQP execution by reviewing PFMEAs, control plans, process flows, and PPAP documentation for completeness and manufacturing readiness.
· Cross-Functional Resolution: Partner with Manufacturing, Incoming Quality, Logistics, Engineering, and Materials teams to align priorities, communicate risk, and restore stable production.
· Supplier Performance: Monitor supplier quality metrics, analyze defect trends, and identify actions that reduce recurrence, scrap, quality spills, and supplier-driven disruptions.
· Process Assurance: Participate in supplier audits and process assessments, document findings, and support follow-through on improvement actions.
· Change Execution: Support supplier engineering changes by assessing quality impacts, tracking required documentation, and helping ensure controlled implementation.
What You Bring