Senior Power Electronics Test & Validation Engineer

Lucid Motors; Newark (CA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

Lucid Motors in Newark, California seeks a Sr. Engineer for its Power Electronics Test & Validation team to own validation strategy from concept to production. You will architect and drive DVP&Rs, set test methodologies, and mentor junior engineers.

The role requires 5+ years in power electronics, hands-on lab experience, and knowledge of HV safety standards; you will collaborate across design, reliability, quality, and manufacturing to ensure robust test results.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Power Electronics, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in power electronics development, test, and validation.
• Deep understanding of power electronics fundamentals (switching topologies, magnetics, gate drive, control loops, EMI/EMC behavior, thermal design).
• Demonstrated ownership of DVP&Rs and requirements-based validation programs through production launch.
• Proven experience defining and standing up system-level test setups and lab capability from the ground up.
• Extensive hands‑on expertise with lab equipment (battery simulators, power supplies, E‑loads, oscilloscopes, current probes, power analyzers, hi‑pot testers, thermal/environmental chambers, DAQ systems).
• Strong knowledge of automotive and industrial environmental reliability requirements (GMW, ISO, IEC standards) and their application to test plan development.
• Expert‑level high voltage safety knowledge and the ability to establish safe work practices for others.
• Strong technical writing and communication skills, with the ability to convey complex concepts clearly to technical and executive audiences.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive verification and validation strategy for power electronics products (on-board chargers, DC-DC converters, inverters, and related high voltage assemblies) from concept through production release.
• Author, own, and drive DVP&Rs: derive test cases from system and component requirements, define acceptance criteria and sample sizes, negotiate scope and schedule with design and program teams, and drive plans to closure with documented evidence.
• Architect system-level test setups and validation architectures, including HV/LV interfaces, load and mission profiles, thermal and environmental conditioning, fault-insertion, and end-to-end data acquisition strategy.
• Review electrical and mechanical schematics and define test cell layouts and requirements for instrumentation, low voltage, and high voltage circuitry; specify equipment and drive lab capability build-out.
• Define and oversee the design of test benches including jigs and fixtures, instrumentation, harnessing, and DAQ systems; establish measurement accuracy, uncertainty, and correlation requirements.
• Lead root-cause analysis of complex system-level failures, drive corrective action with design and supplier teams, and independently drive R&D and design‑improvement activities.
• Establish test methods, procedures, and best practices; standardize automation, data pipelines, and reporting across the team.
• Serve as the validation technical interface to design, systems, reliability, quality, manufacturing, and supplier teams; represent test results in design reviews and program gate reviews.
• Mentor and provide technical direction to junior engineers and technicians; review test plans, setups, data, and reports for technical rigor.
• Own HV lab safety standards, equipment calibration strategy, and documentation quality for the validation area.

Skills

Power electronics

Validation & testing

DVP&Rs

Lab instrumentation

HV safety

Technical writing

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor's in Power Electronics

Tools

Battery simulators

Power supplies

Oscilloscopes

Hi-pot testers

DAQ systems

Thermal chambers

E-loads

Lab equipment

Job description

Lucid Motors in Newark, California seeks a Sr. Engineer for its Power Electronics Test & Validation team to own validation strategy from concept to production. You will architect and drive DVP&Rs, set test methodologies, and mentor junior engineers.

The role requires 5+ years in power electronics, hands-on lab experience, and knowledge of HV safety standards; you will collaborate across design, reliability, quality, and manufacturing to ensure robust test results.