Staff Battery Systems Engineer — BMS & OTA Expertise

Lucid Motors; Newark (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Life and disability coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Equity program eligibility

Job summary

Lucid Motors is seeking an experienced Battery Management System engineer in Newark, CA to translate requirements into verifiable BMS specs and lead architecture studies for scalable energy storage systems.

You will collaborate with safety teams on fault analysis, develop verification procedures, and analyze fleet telemetry to improve battery longevity. OTA mitigations and robust release processes are key parts of the role.

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Computer, or Mechanical Engineering (master’s degree preferred).
• 7+ years of experience developing BMS or energy storage systems with embedded hardware/software for safety-critical, real-time systems.
• Deep understanding of BMS concepts including cell modeling, state estimation, cell balancing, and fault diagnostics.
• Ability to translate high-level system requirements into low-level embedded hardware and software requirements.
• Experience with requirement management tools such as JAMA, Polarion, or 3DX.
• Experience with cross-functional software integration, configuration management, and automated HIL testing frameworks.
• Proficiency analyzing large-scale vehicle telemetry data using Python, SQL, or MATLAB/Simulink.
• Preferred experience with MBSE tools, OTA update pipelines, MATLAB/Simulink model-based design, ISO 26262/ASIL, ISO 21434, CAN, CAN-FD, UDS, isoSPI, AUTOSAR, fleet analytics, Git, CI/CD, and automated regression testing.

Responsibilities

• Translate vehicle-level requirements into clear, verifiable, and traceable BMS and energy storage requirements.
• Perform system analysis, simulations, functional decomposition, and architecture studies for scalable BMS frameworks.
• Collaborate with safety and reliability teams on FMEA, FTA, and safety analysis for fault-tolerant embedded systems.
• Define verification procedures and PASS/FAIL criteria and support integration testing and release quality with V&V teams.
• Analyze large-scale telemetry and fleet-health data to monitor battery performance, diagnose anomalies, and triage field issues.
• Develop and deploy OTA software mitigations for field anomalies and continuous battery safety and longevity improvements.
• Own configuration management, versioning, and release processes for reproducible, auditable, and compliant deliveries.

Skills

BMS concepts

Cell modeling

State estimation

Cell balancing

Fault diagnostics

Requirements translation

Requirements management

Software integration

Configuration management

HIL testing

Python

SQL

MATLAB/Simulink

MBSE

OTA updates

ISO 26262/ASIL

CAN/CAN-FD

UDS

AUTOSAR

Git

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related technical field

Master’s degree or higher preferred

Tools

Git

CI/CD pipelines

JAMA/Polarion/3DX

Job description

Lucid Motors is seeking an experienced Battery Management System engineer in Newark, CA to translate requirements into verifiable BMS specs and lead architecture studies for scalable energy storage systems.

You will collaborate with safety teams on fault analysis, develop verification procedures, and analyze fleet telemetry to improve battery longevity. OTA mitigations and robust release processes are key parts of the role.