Automation Manager

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 Functional leader accountable for automation, controls, robotics, vision, SCADA/historian, OT cybersecurity and MES-OT integration across AMP-2 Drive Unit and HV Battery shops. From commissioning through stable high-volume operation to deliver safe, capable and sustainable Powertrain operations while accelerating local technical capability and launch readiness. Key Responsibilities Strategy, architecture & governance • Define PLC/HMI/SCADA/Ignition, safety-control, network, naming, code-library, backup and version-control standards. • Govern Siemens TIA Portal, Rockwell Studio 5000 and Beckhoff TwinCAT populations; establish lifecycle and obsolescence roadmaps. • Own OT cybersecurity governance including segmentation, secure remote access, privilege, backup/recovery and patch coordination. Robotics, vision & digital manufacturing • Own Robotics like FANUC or ABB standards, safety validation, uptime, recovery, program governance and critical spares. • Govern Cognex/Keyence/other machine-vision applications, inspection integrity, recipe control and traceability. • Sponsor historian, IIoT, digital SPC, condition monitoring and analytics use cases with Data, IT/OT and MES teams. Launch & operational excellence • Own automation FAT/SAT, controls lists, production-release criteria, run-at-rate support and safe launch escalation. • Establish controls response model, escalation matrix, KPI cadence and permanent-corrective-action governance. • Lead functional safety compliance to applicable ISO 13849, IEC 62061, IEC 60204 and robot-safety requirements. Organization, budget & suppliers • Recruit, organize and develop engineers/technicians; define on-call/shift coverage and technical progression. • Own Capex/Opex, service contracts, integrator performance, software licenses, training and spare strategy. Enterprise, launch & workforce expectations • Safety: LOTO, guarding, interlocks, HV controls and approved work instructions, • Quality: protect product conformity, traceability and calibrated-tool discipline; contain abnormalities and preserve objective evidence. • Delivery: support stable flow, takt/cycle achievement and rapid, structured escalation of constraints. • Cost: reduce scrap, rework, downtime, energy and consumable losses through data-based countermeasures. • People: build Saudi national capability through coaching, cross-training, OJT, progression and knowledge transfer. • Continuous improvement: participate in tier meetings, 5S, Kaizen and closed-loop corrective action. Decision Rights & Required Interfaces • Acts within approved standards, competency authorization and change-control boundaries; stops work where safety, quality or traceability is at risk. • Interfaces with Production, Quality, Production, Manufacturing Engineering, EHS, Supply Chain, IT/OT, HR/L&D and equipment suppliers as applicable Skills • Multi-platform PLC and industrial-network expertise • Robot programming/recovery and cell-safety governance • SCADA, historian, MES/OT and database integration • Functional safety and OT cybersecurity leadership • Executive communication, financial acumen and supplier governance Minimum Qualifications • Bachelor’s in controls, electrical, mechatronics, robotics or related engineering; Master’s preferred • 10+ years in industrial automation/robotics with 5+ years leading teams • Demonstrated greenfield launch and high-automation automotive • EV Powertrain equipment experience • English fluency; Arabic is strongly preferred • Preferred: IEC 62443, functional-safety, robot-safety and Lean/Six Sigma credentials • Greenfield industrial launch and ramp-up • TPM/Autonomous Maintenance and Lean problem-solving methods • Experience developing local technical talent in a multicultural workforce • Must be able to work around automated equipment and, where authorized, high-vo