Sr. Suspension Engineer

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. Position Overview The Senior Engineer, Suspension Structures provides technical leadership and hands-on engineering support for suspension structural systems throughout vehicle launch, production ramp-up, and series manufacturing. This role serves as the primary plant engineering focal point for knuckles, control arms, subframes, links, bushings, wheel carriers, and related structural chassis components. The engineer works closely with Design Engineering, CAE, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Supplier Quality, Purchasing, and Plant Operations to ensure vehicle quality, safety, durability, NVH performance, and manufacturing efficiency. The role is critical for rapid production issue resolution, vehicle launch support, and continuous improvement. Responsible for sustaining engineering after initial product launch. This includes design and release of new parts as required such as to improve quality or the assembly process. Working with core engineering to ensure parts meet all design and validation requirements. Key Responsibilities Production Support & Issue Resolution • Serve as the plant technical expert for front/rear knuckles, upper/lower control arms, suspension links, front/rear subframes, crossmembers, structural brackets and mounts, bushings, and compliant joints. • Investigate and resolve vehicle build, fit-up, dimensional, durability, corrosion, and quality concerns. • Lead root cause analysis for manufacturing, supplier, and field issues. • Implement containment actions and drive permanent corrective actions. • Support daily production meetings and manufacturing escalations; minimize downtime related to chassis structural component issues. Launch & Program Support • Support prototype, DV, PV, and production vehicle builds. • Coordinate engineering change releases and plant implementation plans. • Track launch issues and ensure timely closure. • Support vehicle build events and launch reviews. Dimensional & Manufacturing Engineering • Support dimensional variation analysis and build quality improvement activities. • Investigate stack-up, tolerance, and alignment issues. • Collaborate with manufacturing teams to improve assembly robustness. • Support implementation of poka-yoke and process improvements. • Reduce rework and scrap associated with chassis structures. Structural Performance, Supplier Quality & Continuous Improvement • Support validation sign-off activities and production readiness reviews. • Interface directly with suspension structure suppliers and lead technical reviews for quality, production, dimensional, and durability concerns. • Support supplier containment and corrective action implementation. • Participate in supplier audits and launch readiness reviews. • Drive continuous improvement initiatives with suppliers and internal cross-functional teams. • Develop predictive quality monitoring strategies using production and warranty data. Sustaining Engineering • Responsible for the design and development of automative chassis components and assemblies to deliver the highest level of performance in NVH, Durability, and Manufacturability while optimizing cost. • Work closely with other stake owners and attribute owners across the company such as Core engineering. Vehicle Safety, Vehicle Dynamics, NVH, Durability, Manufacturing, Design Studio, etc. • Cross functionally works with Manufacturing, Design and Product Development as well as with Purchasing, Supplier Quality, and Suppliers on items such as tool buy-offs and secondary component changes. Skills • Deep understanding of suspension systems, structural chassis components, and vehicle dynamics fundamentals. • Strong working knowledge of durability engineering, manufacturing processes, GD&T, and tolerance stack-up analysis. • Proficiency wit