EV System Validation Engineer – Digital Key & Connectivity

Lucid Motors USA, Inc.; Southfield, Northern (MI, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Life and disability coverage

Paid time off

401(k) retirement plan

Equity program

Annual cash incentive program

Job summary

Lucid Motors USA, Inc. is seeking a System Validation Engineer to validate next-generation access control systems across vehicle, mobile app, cloud, and embedded platforms.

You will drive end-to-end feature validation, defect triage, root cause analysis, and test automation to ensure a secure customer experience. The role collaborates with cross-functional teams to validate features, investigate issues, and support production readiness of vehicle access technologies including Digital Key, NFC,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Automotive Engineering, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in Automotive Validation, Integration Testing, or Development Verification.
• Strong knowledge of UDS Diagnostics (ISO 14229), CAN / CAN-FD Networks.
• Hands-on experience with CANoe, CANalyzer, and automotive debugging tools.
• Experience with Apple Wallet, Google Wallet, and Samsung Wallet Digital Key implementations.
• Familiarity with Car Connectivity Consortium (CCC) Digital Key concepts and certification testing.
• Strong programming and automation skills using Python and CAPL.
• Experience with system integration, debugging, and root cause analysis.

Responsibilities

• Perform system-level and vehicle-level validation of Digital Key, NFC, BLE, Diagnostics, OTA, and Passive Entry features.
• Develop and execute test plans, test cases, and validation strategies for customer-facing access control functionality.
• Lead defect triage, debugging, and root cause analysis across hardware, embedded software, mobile applications, and cloud services.
• Validate UDS diagnostics services (ISO 14229), DTC behavior, and ECU communication.
• Analyze NFC, BLE, CAN, CAN-FD, and Ethernet communication logs to identify and troubleshoot issues.
• Develop and maintain automation frameworks and regression tests using Python and CAPL.
• Support digital key interoperability testing across Apple, Google, and Samsung mobile ecosystems.
• Collaborate with systems, software, hardware, mobile, and supplier teams to ensure successful feature delivery and release readiness.

Skills

System validation

Test automation

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Security concepts

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering/Computer Science/Automotive Engineering

Tools

CANoe

CANalyzer

UDS Diagnostics ISO 14229

Python

CAPL

Automotive debugging tools

Job description

Lucid Motors USA, Inc. is seeking a System Validation Engineer to validate next-generation access control systems across vehicle, mobile app, cloud, and embedded platforms.

You will drive end-to-end feature validation, defect triage, root cause analysis, and test automation to ensure a secure customer experience. The role collaborates with cross-functional teams to validate features, investigate issues, and support production readiness of vehicle access technologies including Digital Key, NFC,