Strategic Staff Systems Engineer, HV Battery Software

Engg; Newark (CA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 241,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Life and disability coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Paid sick leave

Job summary

Lucid is hiring a Staff Systems Engineer, High Voltage Battery Software to drive development and integration of the company’s Battery Management System software. You will bridge early prototypes to production, aligning energy storage and powertrain systems for safety and performance.

Role spans embedded software, power electronics, and vehicle network architecture, collaborating across systems engineering, hardware, and V&V teams to deliver robust, auditable solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Computer, Mechanical engineering or related field required.
• Master's degree or higher preferred.
• 7+ years of experience in BMS development or energy storage systems for embedded real-time controls.

Responsibilities

• Translate complex vehicle-level requirements into BMS and energy storage specifications.
• Perform system analysis and simulations to architect scalable BMS frameworks.
• Collaborate with safety teams to perform FMEA/FTA for fault-tolerant embedded systems.
• Define verification procedures and pass/fail criteria for requirement verification with V&V teams.
• Leverage telemetry to monitor battery performance, diagnose anomalies, and triage field issues.
• Develop and deploy OTA software mitigations to improve safety and longevity.
• Own configuration management, versioning, and release processes.

Skills

BMS development

Embedded software

Real-time systems

SoC estimation

FMEA/FTA

HIL testing

Telemetry analysis

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical/Computer/Mechanical Eng

Master's degree

Tools

JAMA

Polarion

3DX

MATLAB/Simulink

Cameo

System Composer

Job description

Lucid is hiring a Staff Systems Engineer, High Voltage Battery Software to drive development and integration of the company’s Battery Management System software. You will bridge early prototypes to production, aligning energy storage and powertrain systems for safety and performance.

Role spans embedded software, power electronics, and vehicle network architecture, collaborating across systems engineering, hardware, and V&V teams to deliver robust, auditable solutions.