Powertrain Automation Engineer – PLC, HMI & OT

Lucid Motors; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 260,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Lucid Motors, Saudi Arabia, seeks a hands-on PLC/Automation Engineer to develop, commission, sustain and improve PLC, HMI/SCADA, and MES/APM interfaces for AMP-2 Drive Unit and HV Battery assembly.

You will own FAT/SAT activities, drive equipment acceptance, provide robust troubleshooting, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure smooth production ramp and Safe Launch in a dynamic automotive environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Controls, Automation, Mechatronics Engineering or closely related discipline.
• 3+ years hands-on PLC-based discrete automation experience.
• Demonstrated PLC/HMI development plus equipment commissioning, FAT/SAT, launch or high-volume ramp experience.
• Ability to troubleshoot schematics, I/O, networks, panels, safety circuits, and complex controls failures using structured RCA.
• Fluent professional in English.

Responsibilities

• Develop, commission, sustain and improve PLC, HMI/SCADA/Ignition, and industrial networks across AMP-2 Drive Unit and HV Battery assembly.
• Launch FAT/SAT and equipment acceptance, oversee punch-list closure and final handover of as-built code and documentation.
• Design and optimize HMI/SCADA screens, alarms, diagnostics, and historian tags to reduce MTTR.
• Integrate PLCs with MES/APM/LMIS using OPC-UA; validate machine states, counts, rejects and traceability end to end.
• Ensure OT cybersecurity, safety compliance and recovery testing; support HV & safety system changes.

Skills

Siemens TIA Portal

Rockwell Studio 5000

HMI/SCADA/Ignition

Industrial networks

Vision systems (Cognex/Keyence)

Robotics interfaces

Motion control

Safety PLCs

English fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Controls/Automation/Mechatronics

Tools

FANUC Robots

Cognex Vision

OPC-UA

Job description

Lucid Motors, Saudi Arabia, seeks a hands-on PLC/Automation Engineer to develop, commission, sustain and improve PLC, HMI/SCADA, and MES/APM interfaces for AMP-2 Drive Unit and HV Battery assembly.

You will own FAT/SAT activities, drive equipment acceptance, provide robust troubleshooting, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure smooth production ramp and Safe Launch in a dynamic automotive environment.