<div><div><strong>Leading the future in luxury electric and mobility</strong></div><div>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.</div><div> </div><div>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.</div><div> </div><div>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.</div></div><p>We are currently seeking a Sr. Engineer, Prototype Planning &amp; Execution within the Powertrain Prototype builds team. The level will depend on the candidate’s experience. Our ideal candidate exhibits a can-do attitude and approaches his or her work with vigor and determination.</p><p>Candidates will be expected to demonstrate excellence in their respective fields, to possess the ability to learn quickly, and to strive for perfection within a fast-paced environment.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Role and Responsibilities:</strong></p><p>· Define, own, and lead the execution of prototype build plans for Drive Units and Power Electronic components, acting as the primary interface between cross-functional teams and internal customers.</p><p>· Coordinate and align with Engineering, Supply Chain, and Program Management teams to ensure prototype build activities meet project milestones, technical requirements, and quality standards.</p><p>· Manage the flow of prototype builds, including tracking component inventory, sub-system readiness, and build progress in collaboration with production control specialists.</p><p>· Drive resolution of blockers by proactively identifying risks, escalating issues, and implementing mitigation strategies to maintain schedule integrity.</p><p>· Continuously report build status, risks, and key metrics to leadership and program stakeholders, ensuring transparency and alignment across all levels.</p><p>· Oversee logistics and material readiness, including BOM validation, part kitting, and coordination with suppliers and internal teams to ensure timely availability of prototype components.</p><p>· Support build events on-site, ensuring adherence to safety protocols, build quality standards, and documentation of lessons learned.</p><p>· Collaborate with lab and test teams to ensure seamless handoff of prototype hardware for validation and testing activities.</p><p>· Champion continuous improvement in prototype build processes, documentation, and cross-functional communication.</p><p>· Work with environment, health, and safety team to maintain and improve safety of the lab.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Qualifications:</strong></p><p>· Proven experience in project management within the automotive industry, with a focus on prototype builds, powertrain systems, or vehicle integration.</p><p>· Strong understanding of prototype build processes, including assembly processes, BOM management, component readiness, and build sequencing.</p><p>· Hands-on experience with CAD tools (e.g., CATIA, NX, SolidWorks) to review product designs for manufacturability and to support the design of tools, fixtures, and prototype hardware.</p><p>· Proficiency in project management and collaboration tools such as Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Project, or 3DX.</p><p>· Experience working with cross-functional teams (engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, quality) to deliver complex hardware builds on aggressive timelines.</p><p>· Demonstrated ability to track and manage inventory, coordinate logistics, and ensure material readiness for prototype builds.</p><p>· Excellent technical communication and documentation skills, with the ability to clearly report status, risks, and mitigation plans to stakeholders.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Preferred qualifications:</strong></p><p>· M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or a related field.</p><p>· 3+ years of experience in prototype build planning and execution for drive unit, electric powertrain, or vehicle systems.</p><p>· Familiarity with low-volume manufacturing practices, prototype part handling, and build shop operations.</p><p>· Understanding of automotive development cycles, including design, validation, and launch phases.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Education Requirements:</strong></p><p>· BS in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering.</p><div><div><div><div><strong>Salary Range</strong>: 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.</div><div> </div><div><strong>Additional Compensation and Benefits</strong>: 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.)</div></div><div>Base Pay Range (Annual)</div><div><span>$140,000</span><span>—</span><span>$192,500 USD</span></div></div></div><div><div><p><strong>Additional Compensation and Benefits</strong>: 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.)</p><p>By Submitting your application, you understand and agree that your personal data will be processed in accordance with our <a href="https://www.lucidmotors.com/s3fs-public/pdf/candidate-privacy-notice.pdf">Candidate Privacy Notice</a>. If you are a California resident, please refer to our <a href="https://www.lucidmotors.com/s3fs-public/pdf/california-candidate-privacy-notice.pdf">California Candidate Privacy Notice</a>.</p></div><div><strong>To all recruitment agencies</strong>: <em>Lucid Motors <strong>does not</strong> accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our careers alias or other Lucid Motors employees. Lucid Motors is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes. </em></div><div> </div></div>

<p>Lucid Motors sets out to create a car that elevates the human experience and transcends the perceived limitations of space, performance, and intelligence. A car that is intuitive, liberating, and designed for all the ways people get around. Lucid Motors plans to lead in this new era of mobility by returning to the fundamentals of great design &ndash; where every decision we make is in service of the individual. Because when you are no longer bound by convention, you are free to define your own path.</p>

Sr. Engineer, Prototype Planning & Execution

<div><div><strong>Leading the future in luxury electric and mobility</strong></div><div>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.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>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.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>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.</div></div><p>We are currently seeking a Sr. Engineer, Prototype Planning &amp; Execution within the Powertrain Prototype builds team. The level will depend on the candidate’s experience. Our ideal candidate exhibits a can-do attitude and approaches his or her work with vigor and determination.</p><p>Candidates will be expected to demonstrate excellence in their respective fields, to possess the ability to learn quickly, and to strive for perfection within a fast-paced environment.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Role and Responsibilities:</strong></p><p>· Define, own, and lead the execution of prototype build plans for Drive Units and Power Electronic components, acting as the primary interface between cross-functional teams and internal customers.</p><p>· Coordinate and align with Engineering, Supply Chain, and Program Management teams to ensure prototype build activities meet project milestones, technical requirements, and quality standards.</p><p>· Manage the flow of prototype builds, including tracking component inventory, sub-system readiness, and build progress in collaboration with production control specialists.</p><p>· Drive resolution of blockers by proactively identifying risks, escalating issues, and implementing mitigation strategies to maintain schedule integrity.</p><p>· Continuously report build status, risks, and key metrics to leadership and program stakeholders, ensuring transparency and alignment across all levels.</p><p>· Oversee logistics and material readiness, including BOM validation, part kitting, and coordination with suppliers and internal teams to ensure timely availability of prototype components.</p><p>· Support build events on-site, ensuring adherence to safety protocols, build quality standards, and documentation of lessons learned.</p><p>· Collaborate with lab and test teams to ensure seamless handoff of prototype hardware for validation and testing activities.</p><p>· Champion continuous improvement in prototype build processes, documentation, and cross-functional communication.</p><p>· Work with environment, health, and safety team to maintain and improve safety of the lab.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Qualifications:</strong></p><p>· Proven experience in project management within the automotive industry, with a focus on prototype builds, powertrain systems, or vehicle integration.</p><p>· Strong understanding of prototype build processes, including assembly processes, BOM management, component readiness, and build sequencing.</p><p>· Hands-on experience with CAD tools (e.g., CATIA, NX, SolidWorks) to review product designs for manufacturability and to support the design of tools, fixtures, and prototype hardware.</p><p>· Proficiency in project management and collaboration tools such as Jira, Confluence, Microsoft Project, or 3DX.</p><p>· Experience working with cross-functional teams (engineering, supply chain, manufacturing, quality) to deliver complex hardware builds on aggressive timelines.</p><p>· Demonstrated ability to track and manage inventory, coordinate logistics, and ensure material readiness for prototype builds.</p><p>· Excellent technical communication and documentation skills, with the ability to clearly report status, risks, and mitigation plans to stakeholders.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Preferred qualifications:</strong></p><p>· M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or a related field.</p><p>· 3+ years of experience in prototype build planning and execution for drive unit, electric powertrain, or vehicle systems.</p><p>· Familiarity with low-volume manufacturing practices, prototype part handling, and build shop operations.</p><p>· Understanding of automotive development cycles, including design, validation, and launch phases.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Education Requirements:</strong></p><p>· BS in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering.</p><div><div><div><div><strong>Salary Range</strong>: 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.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div><strong>Additional Compensation and Benefits</strong>: 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. &nbsp;(Cash or equity incentive awards, if any, will depend on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and company performance.)</div></div><div>Base Pay Range (Annual)</div><div><span>$140,000</span><span>—</span><span>$192,500 USD</span></div></div></div><div><div><p><strong>Additional Compensation and Benefits</strong>: 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. &nbsp;(Cash or equity incentive awards, if any, will depend on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and company performance.)</p><p>By Submitting your application, you understand and agree that your personal data will be processed in accordance with our <a href="https://www.lucidmotors.com/s3fs-public/pdf/candidate-privacy-notice.pdf">Candidate Privacy Notice</a>. If you are a California resident, please refer to our <a href="https://www.lucidmotors.com/s3fs-public/pdf/california-candidate-privacy-notice.pdf">California Candidate Privacy Notice</a>.</p></div><div><strong>To all recruitment agencies</strong>: <em>Lucid Motors <strong>does not</strong> accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our careers alias or other Lucid Motors employees. Lucid Motors is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.&nbsp;</em></div><div>&nbsp;</div></div>

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