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Government Regulations & Product Safety Compliance Coordinator 

Leading the Future in Luxury Electric and Mobility 

At Lucid, we set out to create the most captivating luxury electric vehicles-vehicles that elevate the human experience, break conventional boundaries, and shape the future of sustainable mobility. 

Role Summary 

Lucid Motors is looking for a highly motivated Government Regulations & Product Safety Compliance Coordinator to support regulatory, safety, and product release compliance within a fast-paced electric vehicle manufacturing environment. This role serves as the operational bridge between Homologation, Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Production, and Product Release teams to ensure applicable government regulatory requirements are properly translated into manufacturing controls and verified before product release. 

The Government Regulations & Product Safety Compliance Coordinator will work across the full product lifecycle, from early design and forward-model planning through prototype development, launch, production, and final vehicle release. This role is responsible for ensuring regulatory and safety compliance requirements are embedded into manufacturing processes, inspection points, control plans, error-proofing strategies, and release gates. 

This position is especially critical in an EV manufacturing environment, where regulatory compliance includes traditional vehicle certification requirements as well as EV-specific controls related to high-voltage safety, electric powertrain integrity, battery-related safety requirements, EV labeling, charging-related information, and product release readiness. 

You Will 

Drive Regulatory and Product Compliance Readiness 

• Develop, implement, and maintain manufacturing processes, procedures, and verification controls related to government regulatory, safety, and EV product compliance requirements. 

• Partner closely with Homologation to ensure all applicable regulatory requirements are understood, documented, and translated into manufacturing, inspection, and product release requirements. 

• Establish and maintain government regulatory compliance checklists by model, market, destination, product configuration, and EV-specific regulatory requirement. 

• Participate in forward-model, launch, and product release readiness reviews to ensure compliance requirements are incorporated before production and customer release. 

Verify Certification, Labeling, and Market Requirements 

• Verify that required regulatory and certification elements are included and controlled within production processes, including certification labels, tire and loading labels, Monroney/window stickers, EPA Fuel Economy & Environment labels applicable to EVs, VIN accuracy, market-specific regulatory content, and destination/export-specific regulatory requirements. 

• Support compliance readiness for EV-specific regulatory and safety elements, including high-voltage safety, electric powertrain integrity, battery-related safety controls, electrical isolation, charge-related interfaces, and emergency response information, as applicable. 

• Maintain objective evidence of regulatory checks, safety process audits, release approvals, escalations, corrective actions, and verification of effectiveness. 

Conduct Audits and Process Verification 

• Coordinate and perform surveillance audits of production processes based on safety, regulatory, homologation, EV compliance, and product release risk. 

• Audit and verify process controls for safety, government regulatory, and significant product/process characteristics, including critical torques, restraint-related processes, high-voltage component installation controls, battery pack and propulsion system-related controls, safety-related inspection points, bypasses, engineering deviations, delta processes, rework and repair processes, and final product release controls. 

• Work with Production, Quality, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Homologation teams to ensure proper error-proofing, process controls, inspections, and reaction plans are in place for safety and government regulatory processes. 

Lead Issue Escalation and Corrective Action 

• Escalate and support containment of potential regulatory, labeling, safety, EV compliance, or product release risks. 

• Create and lead cross-functional response teams when safety, regulatory, homologation, labeling, EV compliance, or product release issues are detected. 

• Coordinate with responsible departments to define corrective actions, verify effectiveness, and prevent recurrence of systemic regulatory or safety compliance issues. 

• Support internal audits, external audits, regulatory inquiries, quality system audits, and leadership reviews related to government regulatory, EV safety, and product compliance readiness. 

• Coordinate country-specific regulatory audits, third-party inspections, and compliance verification activities. 

• Travel up to 25%, occasionally on short notice. 

Product Release Compliance Gatekeeping 

The Government Regulations & Product Safety Compliance Coordinator acts as a product release compliance gatekeeper for safety, government regulatory, and EV-specific compliance elements. This role verifies that applicable regulatory, homologation, labeling, safety, high-voltage, and critical process requirements have been implemented, checked, and documented before releasing product to the customer or market. 

This includes verification of: 

• Correct certification label installation and content. 

• Correct tire/loading label installation and content. 

• Correct Monroney/window sticker application. 

• Correct EPA EV Fuel Economy & Environment label information, as applicable. 

• VIN and vehicle configuration accuracy. 

• Closure of open regulatory or safety-related quality holds. 

• Closure of applicable engineering deviations or change controls. 

• Completion of required safety/significant characteristic checks. 

• Completion of applicable EV safety checks related to high-voltage systems, battery-related controls, and electric powertrain integrity. 

• Completion of required release evidence package. 

Impact 

This role directly supports Lucid's commitment to vehicle safety, regulatory compliance, product integrity, and customer trust. 

Success in this position ensures vehicles released to customers and markets meet applicable certification, safety, homologation, and compliance requirements while minimizing risk, improving operational readiness, and protecting Lucid's reputation for quality and innovation. 

Qualifications 

Minimum Qualifications 

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, Regulatory Compliance, or a related technical field. 

• 5+ years of experience in an automotive manufacturing, quality, regulatory, homologation, launch, or product compliance environment. 

• Experience working with government regulatory compliance topics, preferably including FMVSS, certification labeling, tire/loading labels, Monroney/window stickers, EPA Fuel Economy & Environment labels, homologation requirements, export-market compliance, or EV safety regulations. 

• Experience developing and implementing manufacturing processes, inspection controls, and release readiness requirements for new or unique products. 

• Strong understanding of automotive manufacturing processes, product release controls, engineering changes, deviations, rework processes, and production quality systems. 

• Experience with control plans, PFMEA, special characteristics, error-proofing, layered process audits, containment, and corrective action processes. 

• Ability to interpret regulatory or homologation requirements and translate them into practical manufacturing and quality controls. 

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence cross-functional teams and escalate compliance risks clearly. 

• Strong organizational, project management, and program management capabilities. 

• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams in the resolution of safety, quality, regulatory, or compliance-related issues. 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Master's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Regulatory Affairs, or related technical discipline. 

• Experience in EV manufacturing, high-voltage systems, battery systems, electric powertrain controls, or related automotive safety/regulatory processes. 

• Knowledge of FMVSS, NHTSA requirements, global homologation standards, product integrity processes, and EV-specific regulatory requirements. 

• Experience supporting product launches and new vehicle introduction programs. 

• ASQ, Six Sigma, or similar quality certification. 

• Experience working directly with regulatory agencies, certification bodies, third-party inspectors, or external auditors. 

At Lucid, You Will 

• Help define the future of sustainable luxury mobility. 

• Work alongside industry-leading engineers, innovators, and compliance professionals. 

• Influence the safety, compliance, and quality of world-class electric vehicles. 

• Support the successful launch of products that redefine customer expectations and accelerate the adoption of sustainable transportation. 

Compensation and Benefits 

The compensation range for this position will be determined based on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and business needs. In addition to base compensation, Lucid offers a comprehensive benefits package and may provide bonus opportunities, equity awards, and other incentives as applicable. 

Equal Opportunity Employer 

Lucid is committed to maintaining a diverse and inclusive workplace where every employee is valued and respected. We provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristic. 

Reasonable Accommodation 

Lucid is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans throughout the application process. If candidates require assistance or accommodation due to a disability, they should notify the Talent Acquisition team. 

Candidate Privacy Notice 

By submitting an application, candidates acknowledge that Lucid will collect and process personal information in accordance with applicable privacy laws and the Lucid Candidate Privacy Notice. Applicants are encouraged to review the privacy notice available on Lucid's careers website for additional information regarding data collection, processing, and retention practices.