System Validation Engineer, Access & Digital Key

Lucid Motors; Southfield (MI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

Life and Disability Insurance

Paid Time Off & Holidays

401(k) Retirement Plan

Equity Program

Discretionary Bonus

Job summary

Lucid Motors is seeking a System Validation Engineer to validate Access Control features across vehicle, mobile app, cloud, and embedded platforms. You will lead end-to-end validation, defect triage, and test automation, collaborating with software, hardware, and supplier teams to ensure secure, production-ready digital key experiences.

The role focuses on Digital Key, NFC, BLE, Diagnostics, OTA, and Passive Entry, requiring strong knowledge of UDS/ISO 14229 and hands-on CAN tools.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field; strong domain knowledge in automotive validation.
• 3+ years of experience in Automotive Validation, Integration Testing, or Development Verification.
• Strong knowledge of UDS Diagnostics (ISO 14229) and CAN/CAN-FD networks.
• Hands-on experience with CANoe, CANalyzer, and automotive debugging tools.
• Experience with digital wallet implementations (Apple/Google/Samsung) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Perform system-level and vehicle-level validation of Digital Key, NFC, BLE, Diagnostics, OTA, and Passive Entry features.
• Develop and execute test plans, test cases, and validation strategies for customer-facing access control functionality.
• Lead defect triage, debugging, and root cause analysis across hardware, embedded software, mobile applications, and cloud services.
• Validate UDS diagnostics services (ISO 14229), DTC behavior, and ECU communication.
• Analyze NFC, BLE, CAN, CAN-FD, and Ethernet logs to identify issues.
• Develop and maintain automation frameworks and regression tests using Python and CAPL.
• Support digital key interoperability testing across Apple, Google, and Samsung ecosystems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure feature delivery and release readiness.

Skills

Automotive Validation

CAN/CAN-FD familiarity

Python scripting

CAPL programming

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering / Computer Science / Automotive Engineering

Tools

CANoe

CANalyzer

Automotive debugging tools

Job description

Lucid Motors is seeking a System Validation Engineer to validate Access Control features across vehicle, mobile app, cloud, and embedded platforms. You will lead end-to-end validation, defect triage, and test automation, collaborating with software, hardware, and supplier teams to ensure secure, production-ready digital key experiences.

The role focuses on Digital Key, NFC, BLE, Diagnostics, OTA, and Passive Entry, requiring strong knowledge of UDS/ISO 14229 and hands-on CAN tools.