Powertrain Manufacturing Engineer II: Stator & Rotor

Lucid Motors; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Equity program

Annual cash incentive program

Job summary

Lucid Motors is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to develop and sustain manufacturing equipment and processes for the Powertrain Drive Unit organization, assigned to the Stator + Rotor team. You will partner across Product Engineering, Operations, Quality, and suppliers to drive design reviews, equipment specs, and production ramp.

The role demands hands-on equipment expertise, structured problem solving (8D/5 Why/Six Sigma/DOE), and a focus on yield, cycle time, and reliability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; 2+ years in manufacturing, process or equipment engineering.
• Experience with automated manufacturing equipment design, launch, validation, and sustaining.
• Knowledge of mechanics, tolerances, GD&T, robotics, safety circuits.

Responsibilities

• Participate in DFM/DFA reviews and translate product requirements into safe, capable manufacturing processes.
• Stator assembly, winding equipment, forming, insulation handling, coating or impregnation, heating, joining, verification.
• Rotor stack and shaft handling, automated assembly, heating, press-fit operations, tooling and fixturing, spin and balance, validation.
• Develop concepts, equipment specs, scopes of work, RFQ packages, supplier reviews, and buyoff inputs.
• Coordinate cross-functional design reviews for stations, tooling, and factory integration.
• Support supplier build, installation, debugging, qualification, and ramp to production.
• Plan FAT, SAT, validation, capability studies, Run-at-Rate, and acceptance per safety/quality targets.
• Lead structured problem solving using 8D, 5 Why, Six Sigma, DOE, fault-tree analysis, root cause.
• Deliver ramp support, containment, corrective actions, and improvements for yield, cycle time, and uptime.
• Evaluate changes for impact on product, tooling, process, and costs.
• Create process docs, PWMs, PFMEAs, troubleshooting guides, and handoff packages.
• Track schedules, risks, and readiness for Start of Production; capture lessons learned.

Skills

DFM/DFA reviews

Stator assembly

Rotor assembly

8D / 5 Why

Automation integration

Robotics

Supplier engagement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Manufacturing, Industrial, Mechatronics

Tools

AutoCAD

CATIA

SolidWorks

Fusion 360

Job description

Lucid Motors is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer to develop and sustain manufacturing equipment and processes for the Powertrain Drive Unit organization, assigned to the Stator + Rotor team. You will partner across Product Engineering, Operations, Quality, and suppliers to drive design reviews, equipment specs, and production ramp.

The role demands hands-on equipment expertise, structured problem solving (8D/5 Why/Six Sigma/DOE), and a focus on yield, cycle time, and reliability.