Senior Vehicle Audio Engineer DSP & Diagnostics Lead

Lucid Motors

Newark (CA)

Hybrid

USD 179,000 - 263,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) retirement plan
Paid time off

Job summary

Lucid Motors is seeking a senior acoustic engineer with deep expertise in acoustics, psychoacoustics, DSP, and vehicle audio systems. The role bridges acoustic science with practical implementation, translating measurement data, vehicle behavior, and customer feedback into production-ready audio solutions.

The successful candidate will provide technical leadership across telephony, DSP architecture, factory acoustic diagnostics, and real-world vehicle validation, with strong experimental skills

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Acoustics, Audio Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related field.
  • Strong foundation in acoustics, psychoacoustics, and DSP.
  • Experience developing, tuning, and validating audio systems.
  • Experience designing experiments and interpreting acoustic data.
  • Ability to diagnose complex technical issues across software, hardware, and system boundaries.
  • Strong communication, collaboration, and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

  • Translate measurement data, vehicle behavior, and customer feedback into production-ready audio solutions.
  • Provide technical leadership across telephony, DSP architecture, factory acoustic diagnostics, and real-world vehicle validation.
  • Diagnose complex multidisciplinary issues and guide decisions when data or requirements are incomplete.
  • Collaborate with engineering, software, manufacturing, and validation teams; travel as needed.

Skills

Acoustics expertise
Psychoacoustics
Digital signal processing
Audio system tuning
Experiment design
Diagnostics & troubleshooting

Education

MS/PhD in Acoustics

Tools

AudioWeaver
DSP development environments
Acoustic measurement tools

Job description

Lucid Motors is seeking a senior acoustic engineer with deep expertise in acoustics, psychoacoustics, DSP, and vehicle audio systems. The role bridges acoustic science with practical implementation, translating measurement data, vehicle behavior, and customer feedback into production-ready audio solutions.

The successful candidate will provide technical leadership across telephony, DSP architecture, factory acoustic diagnostics, and real-world vehicle validation, with strong experimental skills

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