Senior Systems Engineer, Vehicle Connectivity and OTA

Lucid Motors•Newark, NJ

About The Position

Lucid is creating exceptional mobility experiences through innovation. Built on Lucid’s proprietary technology and software-defined vehicle architecture, their award-winning vehicles bring their “Compromise Nothing™” approach to the global automotive market. They are seeking a Senior Systems Engineer for the Connectivity domain and Over-The-Air (OTA) update features. The successful candidate will have a clear understanding of automotive systems and development. This role is responsible for defining Model Based Systems Engineering deliverables for Connectivity domain and OTA Updates features. A thorough understanding of system development lifecycle(s) is required, gained through prior OEM or Tier 1 industry experience. The ideal candidate exhibits a proactive, can-do attitude and approaches their work systematically with vigor, determination, and accuracy. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate excellence in their respective fields, possess the ability to learn quickly, and strive for perfection within a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

3+ years in systems engineering for Connected Vehicles / Embedded Systems, OTA.
Experience with vehicle connectivity architecture (TCU, Modem, GNSS, antennas).
Knowledge of cellular technologies, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth.
Experience applying Model Based Systems Engineering in a production environment.
Experience with Automotive embedded electronic product development.
Experience with ISO26262 in driving requirements and designs for automotive systems.
Experience with ASPICE conforming process models.
Hands‑on with bootloaders, secure boot, A/B partitioning, delta updates, and campaign orchestration.
Passion for driving elegant system designs from product definition to engineering solutions.
Solid understanding of engineering first principles and systems engineering.
Ability to quickly comprehend complex systems, identify problems, and effectively coordinate an action plan to drive decisions.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences.
Ability to solve open-ended engineering problems using systems-level thinking.
A detail-oriented personality with solid documentation and reporting skills.
Ownership mindset, enthusiasm, and a collaborative spirit.

Nice To Haves

Experience using Cameo/Magic Cyber Systems Engineer and Requirements Management Tools.
Knowledge of SysML v1, application thereof to system development.
Industrial experience of Functional Safety, FMEA and risk management processes.
Working level understanding of Electrical, Electronic and Programmable Systems and Components.
Understanding of AUTOSAR Architectures.
Good organizational skills.
INCOSE certifications such as ASEP, CSEP.

Responsibilities

Lead the end‑to‑end systems engineering for the vehicle OTA software update ecosystem—including requirements, architecture, integration, validation, and compliance—spanning in‑vehicle ECUs, telematics, update orchestration, diagnostics, and cloud services.
Decompose vehicle‑level OTA features to ECU‑level and cloud/service requirements, own traceability to verification and validation.
Work closely with Functional Safety Engineers to support development of functional safety concepts and be accountable for the Technical Safety Concept(s).
Align safety analyses (HARA, ASIL decomposition) for OTA activities (e.g., degraded features during update).
Work closely with the test teams to define and execute the verification and validation plans.
Work closely with hardware and software development teams on architecture and implementation of allocated requirements.
Work closely, where applicable, with suppliers to validate component functionality.
Support product level validation test plan development and execution.
Coordinate and plan with program management the systems engineering lifecycle activities to deliver to the program release milestones.
Support the continuous improvement of systems engineering processes across the enterprise.