Hardware Product Engineer - ADAS / AD

Leading the future in luxury electric and mobility

At Lucid, we set out to introduce the most captivating, luxury electric vehicles that elevate the human experience and transcend the perceived limitations of space, performance, and intelligence. Vehicles that are intuitive, liberating, and designed for the future of mobility.

We plan to lead in this new era of luxury electric by returning to the fundamentals of great design – where every decision we make is in service of the individual and environment. Because when you are no longer bound by convention, you are free to define your own experience.

Come work alongside some of the most accomplished minds in the industry. Beyond providing competitive salaries, we’re providing a community for innovators who want to make an immediate and significant impact. If you are driven to create a better, more sustainable future, then this is the right place for you.

The ADAS/AD team is currently seeking several Hardware Product Engineer to participate and drive every step of the product development and deployment on time to delivery ADAS / AD systems and components to customers, with a focus on the quality of the hardware product and the product deployment process. Our ideal candidate exhibits a can-do attitude and approaches his or her work with vigor and determination. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate excellence in their respective fields, to possess the ability to learn quickly and to strive for perfection.

You will:

• Work on projects related to one or more of the components/systems such as camera, lidar, radar, ultrasonic sensor, ECU, autonomous compute platform, mechanical brackets, etc.
• Participate and drive every step of the product, including engineering, manufacturing, integration to ensure on time delivery of ADAS / AD systems and components with best in class quality
• Work cross functionally with internal customers and partners, as well as international suppliers, to identify risks and opportunities for product integrity, and user experience
• Build IQC / OQC process, test plan, tools, to test and audit component and subsystem quality in manufacturing environment
• Build formal systematic tools with key performance indicators, to track engineering and manufacturing deliverables, and enable continuous improvement in each stage of product lifecycle
• Promote, and optimize the hardware / software delivery pipeline and tool chain with cross teams, to ensure information is shared in time with each stakeholder, and actions can be taken immediately to mitigate any validation or manufacturing concerns
• Lead supplier management, especially management of contract manufacturing supplier, from standpoints of product delivery, and feature delivery, vehicle integration, and product quality
• Ensure great communication between suppliers and internal teams to achieve seamless and robust vehicle integration and mass production
• Represent ADAS / AD team to formalize process for diagnostics, fault tree analysis, and service procedures, supporting vehicle integration and troubleshoot at the plant, as well as following up on field issues

Qualifications:

• Strong interest in working at the intersection of product design, engineering, manufacturing, integration, and quality
• Proven track record of effective and timely execution and delivery of cross team projects
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Proven track record of working hand in hand with automotive OEMs / suppliers
• Understanding of systems and components integration for automotive
• Experience in designing, debugging, testing and bringing up complex hardware/software systems
• Familiar with efficiency tools such as JIRA, Tableau, Smartsheet, Lucidchart, JAMA, etc.
• Able to identify and summarize engineering, manufacturing, and quality requirements, and translate into needed actions for suppliers and cross functional teams
• Strong mindset of owning complete complex projects with unconventional ideas in highly constrained, innovative startup environments
• Willing to travel to support build issues and field issues

Great to have:

• Product engineering experience in one of the ADAS/AD area, such as camera, radar, lidar, ultrasonic, ECU, domain controller, compute platform, or similar automotive systems and components
• Previous experience as a product engineer, quality engineer, plant support engineer, or project engineer would be helpful
• Understanding of basic autonomous driving hardware architecture, and their challenges
• Understanding of basic architecture and interface of vehicle software and/or embedded software, and their challenges
• Understanding of automotive manufacturing process, verification and validation process, and their challenges
• Knowledge of sensor calibration and validation methods, and experience in various types of hardware / software integration tests
• Knowledge of automotive communication standards such as CAN, LIN, Ethernet, etc, and experience of Vector tools such as CANoe
• Knowledge of relevant regulations and applicable (safety) standards for typical ADAS features (e.g. ASPICE, ISO26262, FMVSS, EuroNCAP)
• Experience of automotive validation (hardware durability, software integration, etc

Salary Range: The compensation range for this position is specific to the locations listed below and is the range Lucid reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for the position taking into account the wide variety of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including job-related knowledge; skillset; experience, education and training; certifications; and other relevant business and organizational factors.

·       California (Bay Area) - $108,000 - $148,500

Additional Compensation and Benefits: Lucid offers a wide range of competitive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, vacation, and 401k. The successful candidate may also be eligible to participate in Lucid’s equity program and/or a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing such programs.  (Cash or equity incentive awards, if any, will depend on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and company performance.)

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