Senior Show-Car Paint & Finish Designer

Lucid Motors; Newark (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Equity program

Discretionary annual cash incentive

Paid time off

Job summary

Lucid Motors in Newark, California, is seeking a Senior Design Painter to execute advanced paint, surfacing, color development, and finish work for show cars and Design Studio models.

The role requires hands-on craftsmanship, a refined eye for detail, and strong color judgment to solve complex finish challenges in a fast-paced prototype environment. You will collaborate with designers, engineers, and fabricators to maintain design intent.

Qualifications

• 7+ years automotive painting experience.
• Advanced proficiency in surface preparation, masking, and clear coating.
• Strong eye for detail, color accuracy, gloss quality.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple prototypes.
• Experience mentoring junior painters is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Execute complete paint and surfacing processes for show cars, concept vehicles, design properties, and studio development models.
• Perform advanced sanding, filling, blocking, priming, sealing, masking, paint application, clear coating, curing, wet sanding, polishing, and final detailing.
• Surface panels and properties to preserve intended body lines, highlights, crown, transitions, and reflection flow.
• Apply solid, metallic, pearl, translucent, multi-stage, custom, and special‑effect finishes using techniques appropriate to each design property.
• Identify and correct surface imperfections, texture variation, contamination, edge conditions, color inconsistency, and other defects before final release.

Skills

Automotive painting

Finish & color

Surface prep

Color matching

Detail orientation

Troubleshooting

Collaboration

Tools

Paint systems knowledge

Job description

Lucid Motors in Newark, California, is seeking a Senior Design Painter to execute advanced paint, surfacing, color development, and finish work for show cars and Design Studio models.

The role requires hands-on craftsmanship, a refined eye for detail, and strong color judgment to solve complex finish challenges in a fast-paced prototype environment. You will collaborate with designers, engineers, and fabricators to maintain design intent.