Senior Field Quality Lab Engineer – Root Cause Lead

Lucid Motors; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Lucid Motors in Arizona is seeking a Senior Field Quality Laboratory Engineer to lead root cause analyses of customer-reported quality issues across vehicle programs. You will own investigations using returned components, vehicle data, and lab results to identify validated failure mechanisms and support corrective actions.

This fully onsite role offers exposure to cross‑functional teams including Field Quality, Warranty, Product and Manufacturing Engineering, with a focus on accelerating issue

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in failure analysis, field quality, warranty engineering, product engineering, reliability engineering, laboratory testing, validation engineering, or a related technical discipline.
• BS degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Experience leading structured root cause investigations involving mechanical, electrical, electronic, software‑integrated, or electromechanical systems.
• Hands‑on experience performing component inspections, teardown analysis, failure reproduction, and engineering validation testing.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English sufficiently to perform the essential duties of the position, including understanding work instructions, safety procedures, and job‑related communications.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical investigations into customer-reported quality concerns and determine validated failure mechanisms using returned components, vehicle data, service findings, and laboratory test results.
• Perform component inspections, teardown analysis, dimensional measurements, material evaluations, and functional assessments to identify failure origins and contributing factors.
• Develop and execute structured test plans that reproduce field failures, validate hypotheses, and confirm the effectiveness of corrective actions.
• Build clear, evidence‑based technical cases that combine laboratory findings, engineering data, vehicle diagnostics, manufacturing records, supplier information, and field performance data.
• Partner with Field Quality, Warranty Engineering, Product Engineering, Reliability, Manufacturing Engineering, Supplier Quality, and Service Operations to move investigations from issue identification through validated resolution.
• Create repeatable failure‑analysis procedures, test methods, technical documentation, and lessons learned that improve investigation quality and consistency across the laboratory.
• Provide technical expertise, investigation findings, and recommended actions for high‑priority quality reviews, customer concerns, and emerging issue assessments.

Skills

Root Cause Analysis

Field Quality

Warranty Engineering

Product Engineering

Laboratory Testing

Validation Testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Electrical/Automotive/Materials/Mechatronics Engineering

Tools

Environmental Chambers

Data Acquisition Systems

Electrical Test Equipment

Durability Testing Equipment

Job description

Lucid Motors in Arizona is seeking a Senior Field Quality Laboratory Engineer to lead root cause analyses of customer-reported quality issues across vehicle programs. You will own investigations using returned components, vehicle data, and lab results to identify validated failure mechanisms and support corrective actions.

This fully onsite role offers exposure to cross‑functional teams including Field Quality, Warranty, Product and Manufacturing Engineering, with a focus on accelerating issue