Senior Engineer, Powertrain Controls Validation

Lucid Motors • Newark, CA

1d • $146,300 - $201,190

About The Position

Lucid is seeking a Senior Engineer, Powertrain Controls Validation to support development and validation of vehicle motion control and chassis-related control systems. This is a hands-on technical role spanning software-in-the-loop (SIL), hardware-in-the-loop (HIL), and vehicle-level validation. The engineer will apply strong engineering fundamentals and an understanding of control systems and vehicle behavior to independently investigate complex issues from software behavior through vehicle operation. The role is suited to a subject matter expert in powertrain, motion controls, or chassis controls who is comfortable working in simulation and physical test environments and demonstrates strong ownership.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Controls Engineering, Mechatronics, or a related technical field.
• Strong fundamentals in control systems, vehicle dynamics, and automotive systems.
• At least 4 years of experience validating embedded automotive control systems using SIL, HIL, vehicle testing, or a combination of these environments.
• Ability to interpret requirements, control logic, state machines, signal interfaces, and system architecture.
• Strong data-analysis and root-cause-debugging skills.
• Ability to understand the physical behavior behind signals rather than relying solely on test results or automated pass/fail criteria.
• Experience working with CAN and automotive communication signals.
• Ability to independently structure an investigation into an ambiguous technical problem, collect appropriate data, and drive it toward resolution.
• Strong ownership, curiosity, and a can-do attitude.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree or higher education.

Responsibilities

• Own validation activities for powertrain, vehicle motion control, and chassis control systems across SIL, HIL, and vehicle environments.
• Develop validation strategies based on system requirements, control architecture, expected vehicle behavior, and failure modes.
• Validate control functionality under nominal, boundary, transient, degraded, and fault conditions.
• Investigate complex system-level issues and drive them toward root cause by connecting observed vehicle behavior to controls, software, calibration, network communication, sensors, and actuators.
• Work closely with Controls, Systems, Software, Calibration, Functional Safety, and Vehicle Engineering teams.
• Identify gaps in requirements, control behavior, interfaces, diagnostics, and validation coverage.
• Develop efficient and repeatable test methodologies while applying engineering judgment rather than relying exclusively on scripted testing.
• Support vehicle testing, issue reproduction, data collection, and technical debugging.
• Communicate technical findings, risks, and recommendations clearly to engineering teams.
• Help improve the overall validation approach using strong controls and vehicle-level engineering fundamentals.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life and disability coverage.
• Paid time off.
• Paid holidays.
• Paid sick leave.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Eligible employees may participate in the company's equity program and/or a discretionary annual cash incentive program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior