Power Electronics Test & Validation Engineer

Lucid Motors; Newark (CA); On-site; USD 117,000 - 161,000; Full time

Job summary

Lucid Motors in Newark, CA seeks a Test Engineer, Power Electronics Test & Validation to validate power electronics hardware and test setups, and contribute to DVP&R development. You will build and maintain test benches, review schematics, and analyze data to drive reliability.

Join a fast-paced team working on on-board chargers, DC-DC converters, and inverters, collaborating with design, systems, and manufacturing to deliver performance and safety.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Power Electronics, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in power electronics development and testing.
• Solid understanding of power electronics fundamentals and thermal behavior.
• Hands-on hardware test experience with bench instrumentation.
• Familiarity with DVP&R creation and requirements-based test cases.
• Knowledge of automotive environmental reliability requirements (GMW, ISO, IEC).
• Working knowledge of high voltage safety practices and lab safety procedures.
• Strong technical writing and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Execute component- and system-level verification and validation testing for power electronics.
• Develop and maintain DVP&R; draft test cases, track status, log results, and report pass/fail.
• Review electrical schematics and create test cell layouts for instrumentation.
• Build, wire, and commission test benches with instrumentation and data acquisition.
• Define system-level test setups including load profiles and HV/LV interfaces.
• Perform hand-on testing and troubleshooting using lab equipment.
• Support root-cause investigations and summarize findings with data.
• Process and analyze test data; generate plots and summary metrics.
• Maintain lab equipment, calibration records, and safe HV practices.
• Collaborate with design, systems, quality, and manufacturing teams.

Skills

Power electronics

Test & validation

DVP&R creation

Lab instrumentation

Data analysis

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Oscilloscopes

DAQ

Power supplies

CAN tools

LabVIEW

MATLAB

Job description

Lucid Motors in Newark, CA seeks a Test Engineer, Power Electronics Test & Validation to validate power electronics hardware and test setups, and contribute to DVP&R development. You will build and maintain test benches, review schematics, and analyze data to drive reliability.

Join a fast-paced team working on on-board chargers, DC-DC converters, and inverters, collaborating with design, systems, and manufacturing to deliver performance and safety.