About the position
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. As a Manufacturing Test Engineer II, you will contribute in a team player role in advancing Lucid's goal of being a highly automated manufacturing company. You will work closely with the manufacturing test engineering lead and internal teams including R&D, Quality, Production, and Maintenance to design, program, test, and commission complex automated test systems.
Responsibilities
- Understand the test specification and change requests from the R&D team
- Design the test system hardware to implement test requirements, including layout, instrument selection, and sizing of connectors and cables
- Design modular test applications with intuitive GUIs and utilize databases to store test parameters and log data
- Contribute to creating documentation during any stage of product development
- Provide inputs to test station design including DUT handling and connection methods
- Specify test application interface with station control system and collaborate with controls engineers
- Develop commissioning and validation plans for test equipment including Gauge Reliability and Repeatability tests
- Launch test systems on manufacturing lines and collaborate with cross-functional teams
- Train maintenance and operations teams on error recovery and troubleshooting techniques
- Collaborate with factory data visualization teams on creating dashboards
Requirements
- Bachelors' degree in Engineering required
- 1-2+ years of experience in developing automated test equipment for manufacturing
- Experience in launching automated test systems on high volume manufacturing lines
- Knowledge of electrical & electronics circuits and components, cables and connectors
- Knowledge and experience in developing test system hardware using National Instruments platforms such as PXI, cDAQ, cRIO
- Expertise in developing test application software using tools such as NI LabVIEW, NI TestStand, NI Veristand, Python, Arduino IDE, MATLAB
- Knowledge of communication protocols like Automotive Ethernet, CAN, LIN etc.
- Ability to use electrical test equipment such as power supplies, multimeters, oscilloscopes, power analyzers for validation and troubleshooting
- Ability to design electrical schematics using AutoCAD or Eplan
- Ability to communicate clearly and professionally at various levels
Nice-to-haves
- Experience in testing electric vehicle powertrain components
- Knowledge of safety and EMI requirements related to high power applications
- Knowledge of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) and industrial communication protocols such as Ethernet/IP, OPC-UA etc.
