Senior Hardware Design Engineer

Lucid Motors; Newark (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Hardware Design Engineer to join their innovative team focused on developing luxury electric vehicles. In this pivotal role, you will design and develop high-reliability electronic control modules, ensuring functional safety and compliance with industry standards. You will work on cutting-edge technologies, from analog and digital circuits to advanced automotive processors, contributing to the future of mobility. This position offers a dynamic environment where your expertise will help shape the next generation of electric vehicles. If you are passionate about sustainable engineering and ready to make a significant impact, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

medical insurance

dental insurance

vision insurance

life insurance

disability insurance

vacation

401k

equity program

annual incentive program

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in automotive electronics development for mass production.
• Experience in system architecture and embedded electronic systems design.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop automotive electronic hardware for various vehicle functions.
• Create testing and validation plans for technology transitions from R&D to production.

Skills

PCBA level Functional Safety analysis

DFMEAs

Safety Goals

Fault-tree Analysis

high-speed network hardware design

low voltage high current power delivery

automotive processors

SOC processor boards

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

DC/DC converters

microprocessors

Job description

Leading the future in luxury electric and mobility

At Lucid, we set out to introduce the most captivating, luxury electric vehicles that elevate the human experience and transcend the perceived limitations of space, performance, and intelligence. Vehicles that are intuitive, liberating, and designed for the future of mobility.

We plan to lead in this new era of luxury electric by returning to the fundamentals of great design – where every decision we make is in service of the individual and environment. Because when you are no longer bound by convention, you are free to define your own experience.

Come work alongside some of the most accomplished minds in the industry. Beyond providing competitive salaries, we’re providing a community for innovators who want to make an immediate and significant impact. If you are driven to create a better, more sustainable future, then this is the right place for you.

We are currently seeking a Senior Hardware Design Engineer for in-house electronic control module (ECU) development. The position is on Lucid’s low-voltage HW development team. This position requires an experienced professional with an extensive background in high reliability electronics designed for high volume production.

Required automotive skills include PCBA level Functional Safety analysis: DFMEAs, pin FMEAs, HARA, Safety Goals, FMEDA, Functional safety manuals, Fault-tree Analysis, FIT rate calculations in order to validate and design ASIL rated ECUs.

In addition, these skills are desirable: high-speed network hardware design, low voltage high current power delivery, cabled high speed interfaces (automotive ethernet, GMSL, etc.), advanced LED drivers, automotive processors, SOC processor boards.

Our ideal candidate exhibits a can-do attitude and approaches his or her work with vigor and determination. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate excellence in their respective fields and possess the ability to learn quickly and to strive for perfection within a fast-paced environment.

The Role:

Specify, design and develop automotive electronic hardware for various vehicle functions such as access control, motor drivers, body control, network gateways, low voltage redundant power delivery. A specific specialty skill of this position will be the functional safety analysis described above.

The candidate must have excellent EE fundamentals; be able to perform system design including analog and digital circuits, DC/DC, microprocessors as well as industry bleeding edge technologies for future EVs. Perform board design, prototype build, bring-up, functional verification, DVT, PVT and manufacturing support. Create rigorous testing and validation plans to fully support technology transitions from R&D concepts through to production.

Qualifications: Automotive-grade product design experience, System architecture experience and building embedded electronic systems ranging from micro controllers to high-end processors. Industry experience in automotive electronics development process for mass volume production design, with focus on DFx (test & manufacturing), EMC compliance, plus at least 5 years of relevant experience.

Education: A Bachelor's degree (or higher) in Engineering or a related technical field is required.

Salary Range: The compensation range for this position is specific to the locations listed below and is the range Lucid reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for the position taking into account the wide variety of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including job-related knowledge; skillset; experience, education and training; certifications; and other relevant business and organizational factors.

Additional Compensation and Benefits: Lucid offers a wide range of competitive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, vacation, and 401k. The successful candidate may also be eligible to participate in Lucid’s equity program and/or a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing such programs.

To all recruitment agencies: Lucid Motors does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our careers alias or other Lucid Motors employees. Lucid Motors is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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