Power Electronics Test & Validation Lead Technician

Lucid Motors; Town of Newark (WI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Lucid Motors is seeking a Power Electronics Test & Validation Lead Technician to join our dynamic team in Wisconsin. You will lead day-to-day technician activities in the Power Electronics Test & Validation lab and ensure priorities align with engineering needs.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience with high-voltage systems, power electronics, and laboratory instrumentation. You will mentor technicians, coordinate test programs, and contribute to safe, efficient validation across

Qualifications

• Advanced knowledge of electrical circuits and power electronics.
• Experience with high-voltage safety procedures.
• Experience with lab instrumentation like oscilloscopes, multimeters, power analyzers, DAQs, and environmental test equipment.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day technician activities within the Power Electronics Test & Validation lab.
• Coordinate technician assignments, workload balancing, and lab resource utilization.
• Serve as the primary technician point of contact for test execution support, lab readiness, troubleshooting escalations, and technician coordination.
• Support and oversee power electronics testing activities including functional, environmental, thermal, durability, software, and end-of-line validation testing.
• Collaborate with engineers, program managers, and project leads to ensure test plans are executed safely, efficiently, and according to schedule.
• Drive lab readiness by ensuring test stations, instrumentation, fixtures, consumables, and supporting infrastructure are properly maintained and available.
• Support complex troubleshooting, failure analysis, and root cause investigations involving test equipment, hardware, software, and power electronics assemblies.
• Mentor and train technicians on lab equipment, testing methodologies, troubleshooting techniques, safety practices, and standard operating procedures.
• Develop and improve technician work instructions, setup procedures, training materials, and best practices to improve consistency and quality.
• Identify opportunities to improve testing efficiency, lab operations, test station utilization, and technician productivity.
• Coordinate lab inventory, tooling, equipment maintenance, calibration activities, and procurement of consumables as required.
• Ensure accurate documentation of test setups, configuration changes, troubleshooting activities, test results, and lab processes.
• Maintain lab organization and compliance with 5S, safety standards, and high-voltage operating procedures.
• Support prototype, pre-production, and production validation activities across multiple vehicle and power electronics development programs.
• Represent the technician organization in cross-functional discussions and provide feedback regarding resource requirements, lab capabilities, and operational improvements.

Skills

Electrical circuits

Power electronics

High-voltage safety

Test instrumentation

Leadership

Tools

LabVIEW

NI hardware

Data acquisition

Jira

Smartsheet

Confluence

3DX/3DS

Job description

Lucid Motors is seeking a Power Electronics Test & Validation Lead Technician to join our dynamic team in Wisconsin. You will lead day-to-day technician activities in the Power Electronics Test & Validation lab and ensure priorities align with engineering needs.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience with high-voltage systems, power electronics, and laboratory instrumentation. You will mentor technicians, coordinate test programs, and contribute to safe, efficient validation across