Automation Engineer, Powertrain

Lucid Motors
Saudi Arabia
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: QA, Test & Release EngineeringExperience: 3+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Structured troubleshooting","Documentation","Self-directed execution","Communication","Safety mindset"]

Build and sustain PLC and HMI/SCADA/Ignition controls for powertrain manufacturing, from FAT/SAT through Safe Launch and steady-state production. Execute software change governance, troubleshoot electrical and safety-circuit faults with structured RCA, and support OT cybersecurity and recovery testing. Integrate PLCs with MES/APM/LMIS using OPC-UA and approved tags, configure industrial networks, and commission vision/robotics and motion/VFD systems to improve traceability, uptime, and MTTR.

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Lucid Motors
Lucid Motors
5 months ago

Automation Engineer, Powertrain

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Job Summary

Build and sustain PLC and HMI/SCADA/Ignition controls for powertrain manufacturing, from FAT/SAT through Safe Launch and steady-state production. Execute software change governance, troubleshoot electrical and safety-circuit faults with structured RCA, and support OT cybersecurity and recovery testing. Integrate PLCs with MES/APM/LMIS using OPC-UA and approved tags, configure industrial networks, and commission vision/robotics and motion/VFD systems to improve traceability, uptime, and MTTR.
Location: Saudi Arabia
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: QA, Test & Release Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Develop, test, and sustain PLC programs (function blocks/AOIs, tags, alarms, diagnostics, documentation) for AMP-2 Drive Unit and HV Battery equipment.
  • •Manage controls software changes through backup, impact/risk assessment, peer review, approval/validation, rollback readiness, and post-change archival.
  • •Troubleshoot PLC/I/O/sequencing/interlock/network/safety-circuit faults and perform RCA with permanent corrective actions and validated backups/drawings/records.
  • •Execute controls FAT/SAT and equipment acceptance (permissives, interlocks, alarms, recovery/restart, safety functions), and support production-release support and final handover of as-built code and training records.
  • •Develop HMI/SCADA screens and integrate PLCs with MES/APM/LMIS using approved tags and OPC-UA, while configuring/troubleshooting industrial networks and supporting OT cybersecurity recovery testing.

Pay and Benefits

Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionLife InsuranceDisability InsurancePaid Leave401k

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Controls, Automation, Mechatronics Engineering, or a closely related discipline.
  • •3+ years of hands-on PLC-based discrete automation with PLC/HMI development and equipment commissioning.
  • •Demonstrated FAT/SAT, launch, or high-volume ramp experience.
  • •Ability to troubleshoot schematics, I/O, networks, panels, safety circuits, and complex controls failures using structured RCA.
  • •Fluent professional in English and able to work safely around automated equipment, robots, and HV processes within assigned authorization.
Experience:3+ yearsAutomotiveEVBatteryPowertrainAdvanced manufacturingIndustrial networksOT cybersecurity
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Structured troubleshootingDocumentationSelf-directed executionCommunicationSafety mindset
Languages:EnglishArabic
Tech Stack:Siemens TIA PortalRockwell Studio 5000PLCHMISCADAIgnitionEtherNet/IPProfinetModbus TCPOPC-UAMESAPMLMISIndustrial networksOT cybersecurityCognexKeyenceFANUC RobotsVFDsServos

Company Brief

Lucid Motors
Designs, engineers, and manufactures luxury electric vehicles and related charging and energy solutions, focusing on high-performance, long-range EVs and advanced vehicle technology for premium consumers.
Industry: Electric Vehicles
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Newark, California, United States
Founded: 2007
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