Lucid's Body Structures Team is looking for a Technical Specialist to design and deliver world leading Body Structures for our electric vehicle platforms, Underbody.Our ideal candidate exhibits a can-do attitude and approaches his or her work with vigor and determination. Candidates should have demonstrated the ability to learn quickly and work effectively in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment and be excellent at multi-tasking.Role:Responsible to lead the design and development of weight efficient BIW structural designs to deliver the highest level of performance in NVH, durability and crash performance from a blank page through to production with experience developing under body assemblies.Design with excellence at system and component level with great attention to every detail creating optimized for performance, size, weight, durability, and costWork closely with both internal teams and external suppliers using creativity and teamwork to lead integration of multiple systems in the most efficient way possibleWork closely with other stake owners and attribute owners across the company such as Vehicle Safety, Vehicle Dynamics, NVH, Durability, Manufacturing, Design Studio, etc. to create world class designsCollaboration with cross functional teams such as CAE by interpreting and using analysis results to guide and evolve the designCollaboration with manufacturing to ensure efficient process sequence and build qualityCross functionally work with Manufacturing, Design and Product Development as well as with Purchasing, Supplier Quality, Stamping and Suppliers on items such as tool buy-offs and secondary component changesAbility to create testing plan to prove out design concepts and conduct physical testing to confirm the design meets performance targetsAbility to collaborate with the Design Team to evaluate Class A styling surfaces to provide feasibility assessments to deliver world class vehicle body structuresPerform detailed analysis of section properties, materials and manufacturing processes through benchmarking activities to understand competitiveness of designsCoordinate virtual engineering and physical validation testing activities for your designsCoordinate and communicate with interfacing suppliersEffectively provide direction to others and negotiate a balanced solutionDetermine required tolerances using GD&TTravel domestically and internationally as requiredQualfications;8+ years of expertise in automotive Body Structures systems and sub-systems at OEM or supplier desiredExperience working with Class A surface dataExperience with castings, the extrusion process, stampings and their advantages and limitationsExperience in full life cycle from concept to prototype to full productionExperience in technology, system and supplier selection with expectation of leading activitiesAdvantageous:Solid track record of successful system level integrationProven 3D CAD skills, proficient with CATIA V5/V6 or similar softwareHands-on practical experience in prototype assembly and production assembly with the willingness to assemble your own partsProject leadership and mentoring skillsDetail oriented personality with a determined problem-solving attitude using an Engineering first principles approachKnowledge of manufacturing processes applicable for body structures such as castings, extrusions, cold and hot form stampings, their advantages, and limitations Education:Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering or equivalent from ABET accredited institution or equivalent body structures automotive experience
