Senior Automation Engineer, Access Controls & Validation

Engg; Southfield (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Life and disability coverage

Paid time off

Paid holidays

401(k) retirement plan

Equity program

Job summary

Lucid Motors is seeking a Senior Automation Engineer to lead development of automation strategies for vehicle Access Control systems and to drive continuous improvement across Digital Key, NFC, BLE, and Passive Entry validation.

You will own automation infrastructure, test benches, and reporting while mentoring junior engineers and coordinating with Systems, Software, Mobile App, DevOps, and supplier teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Automotive Engineering, or related technical field is required.
• Master's degree or higher education is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of automation frameworks for Access Control features including Digital Key, NFC, BLE, OTA, Diagnostics, and Passive Entry.
• Define automation strategy, roadmap, and best practices to improve validation scalability and efficiency.
• Develop robust automated regression test suites using Python, CAPL, and CANoe.
• Own and maintain automation infrastructure, HIL setups, test benches, vehicle test environments, and connected test systems.
• Create automated test reporting solutions, dashboards, validation metrics, and release readiness reports.
• Drive test planning activities including automation requirements, validation strategies, test plans, test procedures, and test reports.
• Lead failure analysis and root cause investigations across automation frameworks, test environments, and vehicle systems.
• Collaborate with Systems, Software, Mobile App, DevOps, and Supplier teams to improve automation coverage and product quality.
• Mentor junior engineers and establish automation standards across the validation organization.

Skills

Python

CAPL

CANoe

CANalyzer

Automotive test automation

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Automotive Engineering, or related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Vector CANoe

CANalyzer

Job description

Lucid Motors is seeking a Senior Automation Engineer to lead development of automation strategies for vehicle Access Control systems and to drive continuous improvement across Digital Key, NFC, BLE, and Passive Entry validation.

You will own automation infrastructure, test benches, and reporting while mentoring junior engineers and coordinating with Systems, Software, Mobile App, DevOps, and supplier teams.