Sr. Mechanical Design Engineer, Battery Structures

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.

We are looking for a highly motivated Sr. Mechanical Engineer with extensive structural design experience for our Battery Pack Engineering Team. If you're the kind of person who sees a problem, develops a solution, and engineers an improvement no one's asked for yet, then we want to talk with you! 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 adapt quickly within a fast-paced environment, and to always strive for perfection in product design.

The Role

• Take responsibility for system level designs, from concept through production launch and ramp

• Optimize mechanical designs for size, weight, durability, and cost

• 3D design and GD&T drawings of complex parts and assemblies

• Integrate mechanical designs with high voltage electrical systems in a multidisciplinary environment

• Be able to demonstrate technical excellence and apply first-principle engineering to new applications

• Designing and owning basic testing to verify the system functions

• Strong interactions with suppliers for DFM

• Travel to support production start and ramp

Qualifications

• Previous ownership of complex parts that have shipped in volume

• 3+ years of professional structural design release experience

• Strong materials knowledge. Good understanding of various material/grades and their tradeoffs, as well as coatings

• Strong CAD experience, proficient with CATIA or similar software

• Demonstrate previous cross-functional collaboration to solve problems

• A desire to work hard and push boundaries

• Strong mechanical engineering fundamentals

• Well-developed team working and interpersonal skills

Preferred

• Background in HV battery structures design

• Experience in designing to meet ingress protection requirements

Education

• 5 +years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 3 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD without experience; or equivalent work experience

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