Staff Engineer, Powertrain Reliability

Lucid Motors
Newark
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 166,500 - 244,200 annuallyFunction: Energy & Utilities OperationsExperience: 8+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Analytical skills","Cross-functional collaboration","Communication","Influence without authority","Mentorship"]

Provide system-level reliability engineering leadership for motor gearboxes, inverters, and drive units. Define reliability strategy and govern test methodologies, mission profiles, damage models, and reliability metrics across development, validation, production, and field. Lead test/field/warranty data analysis, root cause investigations, and application of FMEA and Weibull/statistical methods. Collaborate with engineering, quality, manufacturing, suppliers, and program leaders to influence robust design and validation decisions.

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Staff Engineer, Powertrain Reliability

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Job Summary

Provide system-level reliability engineering leadership for motor gearboxes, inverters, and drive units. Define reliability strategy and govern test methodologies, mission profiles, damage models, and reliability metrics across development, validation, production, and field. Lead test/field/warranty data analysis, root cause investigations, and application of FMEA and Weibull/statistical methods. Collaborate with engineering, quality, manufacturing, suppliers, and program leaders to influence robust design and validation decisions.
Location: Newark
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Energy & Utilities Operations
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own and define the reliability strategy for drive unit systems across development, validation, production, and field.
  • •Establish and govern test methods, mission profiles, damage models, and reliability metrics aligned with real-world duty cycles.
  • •Develop, standardize, and continuously improve reliability test methodologies for mechanical, thermal, environmental, and endurance validation.
  • •Lead analysis of test, field, and warranty data to identify failure modes, trends, and systemic risks; drive root cause investigations for critical field issues and QUALs.
  • •Partner with design engineering, manufacturing, quality, program management, and suppliers to influence design and validation decisions; represent reliability in governance forums and mentor engineers.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 166,500 - 244,200 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionLife InsuranceDisability CoveragePaid Leave401kEquity

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
  • •8+ years of experience in reliability engineering, test methods, or durability validation for electromechanical systems.
  • •Deep understanding of drive unit sub-systems including motors, inverters/power electronics, and gearboxes.
  • •Proven experience defining and executing system-level reliability test strategies across DV/PV, SOP, and sustained production.
  • •Strong analytical skills using FMEA, Weibull analysis, ALT, and field data correlation, with the ability to lead cross-functional initiatives.
Experience:8+ yearsElectromechanical systemsPowertrain
Education:Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering
Skills:Analytical skillsCross-functional collaborationCommunicationInfluence without authorityMentorship
Tech Stack:FMEAWeibull analysisALTPhysics-of-failureStatistical analysis

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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