Jorge Zamudio Sanchez
Technical Program Manager
Fremont,CA
Summary
Technical Program Manager with extensive experience leading electrical architecture and wiring harness programs for electric and conventional vehicles. Proven track record of driving cross-functional alignment across engineering, manufacturing, software/firmware, and supply chain teams to ensure seamless integration, validation, and launch of complex electrical systems. Skilled in program planning, supplier coordination, risk management, and change control, with a strong ability to translate top-down milestones into actionable roadmaps and deliverables. Recognized for implementing structured change management processes, improving communication channels, and facilitating continuous process improvements that reduce complexity, cut costs, and enable on-time, high-quality vehicle launches.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Technical Program Manager, Wiring Harness Systems
Lucid Motors
Newark, CA
06.2022 - Current
- Coordinate program timing and deliverables for Air and Gravity vehicle electrical architecture, ensuring successful validation and SOP launches across North America, EU, KSA, and UAE markets.
- Translate top-down program milestones into detailed wiring harness roadmaps, supplier timing, and cross-functional deliverables, aligning engineering, manufacturing, service, and supply chain teams.
- Drive wiring harness complexity reduction, achieving a 43% variant reduction, enabling efficiency gains and potential multimillion-dollar cost avoidance.
- Develop and implement rework and recovery strategies, preventing >$3M in material scrap while maintaining build readiness for critical vehicle launches.
- Establish and manage structured change management processes (ECR, QUAL, deviations), ensuring traceable approvals and alignment across executive leadership, engineering, and suppliers.
- Lead and facilitate cross-functional forums to resolve technical and delivery roadblocks, escalating risks proactively to senior leadership and ensuring accountability to the delivery plan.
- Support electrical architecture validation and integration through build event coordination (Beta, RC, PP, SOP), supplier readiness tracking, and tooling/part validation.
- Implement Smartsheet dashboards and reporting tools to improve communication, transparency, and decision-making across Lucid and supplier teams.
- Partner with suppliers through workshops and negotiations, achieving >10% piece price reductions, >$100K in tooling cost savings, and preventing >$500K in potential scrap.
- Provide concise program updates and risk assessments to VP-level leadership, ensuring alignment on design freezes, program changes, and launch readiness.
- Recently expanded role to include management of the Harness Lab, supervising 3 technicians and overseeing prototype part builds for the autonomous Gravity program in partnership with Nuro and Uber.
Wiring Design & Release Engineer Lead
Stellantis
Mexico City, Mexico
02.2019 - 06.2022
- Led design, release, and supplier coordination for all exterior wiring harnesses of the Jeep Grand Wagoneer and RAM Promaster
- Ensured compliance with Stellantis standards from concept through validation and launch phases.
- Coordinated sourcing, tooling, and validation with suppliers to deliver harnesses meeting robust quality and cost targets.
2D Drafting-EDS Engineer
Ford Motor Company
Mexico City, Mexico
09.2017 - 02.2019
- Prepared technical drawings for running changes using Zuken E3, improving efficiency by 200% in deliverables preparation.
- Supported CAD evaluation and supplier collaboration for wiring harness components and digital pre-assemblies.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Instituto Politécnico Nacional
Mexico12-2017
Bachelor of Science - Academic Exchange, Mechanical Engineering
Czech Technical University in Prague
Prague06-2017
Skills
- 8 Years of experience driving complex engineering programs and cross-functional project management in the automotive industry
- Program & Project Management
- Wiring Harness Systems (Design, Release, Manufacturing)
- Change Management
- Supplier Negotiation & Cost Reduction
- Design Engineer
- Wiring Harness/ EE Architecture Design
- Experience with fast/paced, start-up environment
- Agile project management
- Smartsheet, Jira, Tableau, Teamcenter, Zuken E3, CATIA, NX
- Manager role for harness lab, leading a team of 3 technicians
- Certified Reactive Green Belt (Problem Solving & Root Cause Analysis)
Timeline
Technical Program Manager, Wiring Harness Systems
Lucid Motors
06.2022 - Current
Wiring Design & Release Engineer Lead
Stellantis
02.2019 - 06.2022
2D Drafting-EDS Engineer
Ford Motor Company
09.2017 - 02.2019
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
Instituto Politécnico Nacional
Bachelor of Science - Academic Exchange, Mechanical Engineering
Czech Technical University in Prague
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