QMS Auditor II

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.

Quality | Casa Grande, AZ | Full-Time

The QMS Auditor II is responsible for leading and executing Quality Management System (QMS) audits across manufacturing, quality, engineering, supply chain, and support functions to verify compliance with ISO 9001, internal procedures, customer requirements, and regulatory standards.

• Develop and maintain the annual internal audit schedule: Using a risk-based approach that considers process performance, customer concerns, quality metrics, organizational changes, and previous audit results.
• Plan and coordinate system, process, layered, and compliance audits: Across all business functions and manufacturing operations, ensuring audit coverage aligns with ISO 9001, customer-specific requirements, internal procedures, and regulatory obligations.
• Support management review activities: Providing audit performance summaries, trends, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Coverage of audits: Conducting internal audits to evaluate compliance with documented procedures, work instructions, control plans, standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Identify nonconformities, process gaps, risks, and opportunities for continual improvement: Using a fact-based and objective approach, documenting audit findings with clear supporting evidence and appropriate severity classifications.
• Corrective Action & Continuous Improvement: Issuing and managing nonconformance reports, partnering with process owners to facilitate robust root cause analysis, verifying corrective and preventive actions are effectively implemented and sustained, conducting follow-up audits and effectiveness reviews, identifying systemic issues, and recommending improvements.
• Document verification: Verifying that documented information remains accurate, current, controlled, and aligned with operational practices, collaborating with Document Control to maintain procedures, policies, forms, records, and process documentation, evaluating compliance with change management processes, monitoring adherence to document control, record retention, training effectiveness, and competency requirements.
• Data Analysis & Reporting: Tracking and analyzing audit results, nonconformities, overdue actions, recurring findings, and process compliance trends, developing and maintaining audit performance dashboards and key performance indicators, presenting audit findings, risk assessments, and improvement recommendations to management and cross-functional teams, utilizing data analytics to identify emerging risks, process weaknesses, and opportunities for preventive action.
• External Audit & Certification Support: Supporting external certification audits, customer audits, regulatory assessments, and surveillance audits, serving as a subject matter expert for ISO 9001 and applicable quality management requirements, coordinating audit logistics, evidence collection, and response preparation for external audits, assisting functional teams in preparing corrective action responses and closure activities.
• Training & Quality Culture: Training employees and process owners on QMS requirements, audit expectations, process compliance, and continuous improvement principles, developing and mentoring internal auditors to ensure consistent audit execution and interpretation of standards, conducting auditor calibration sessions to ensure consistency in audit methodology and findings classification, promoting a culture of quality, accountability, transparency, and continual improvement across the organization.

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Quality Management, Business Administration, Manufacturing, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2+ years of experience in Quality Management Systems, Internal Auditing, Manufacturing Quality, or Quality Engineering within automotive or complex manufacturing environments.
• Certified Internal Auditor or Lead Auditor training in ISO 9001.
• Demonstrated experience conducting system, process, and compliance audits.
• Strong understanding of ISO 9001:2015 requirements, including risk-based thinking, process approach, and continual improvement methodologies.
• Experience facilitating corrective actions and verifying closure effectiveness.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Excel, Power BI, audit management systems, and quality databases.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, communication, and report-writing skills.
• Ability to work independently while influencing cross-functional teams and senior leadership.

PREFERRED

• Experience supporting external certification audits, customer audits, regulatory assessments, or surveillance audits.
• Experience within automotive, electric vehicle, aerospace, or advanced manufacturing environments.
• Knowledge of quality management systems beyond ISO 9001.
• Experience facilitating root cause investigations using 5 Why, Fishbone, A3, or 8D methodologies.
• Experience developing audit metrics, dashboards, and quality performance reporting.
• Prior mentoring, training, or auditor calibration experience within audit or quality functions.

Work Requirement

• This role requires collaboration with Manufacturing, Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, Service, Document Control, and business support functions.
• Occasional travel may be required to support audit activities, certification audits, training, and business needs.

Compensation & Benefits

Lucid offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision insurance; life and disability coverage; paid time off; paid holidays; and a 401(k) retirement plan. Eligible employees may also participate in Lucid’s equity program and/or a discretionary annual cash incentive program. Incentive and equity awards, if applicable, are determined based on individual performance, role scope, market considerations, and overall company results, in accordance with the terms of the applicable plans.

Equal Opportunity

Lucid Motors is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing an inclusive workplace for all. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable state or federal laws and regulations.

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