Sr. Validation Engineer, Power Electronics Validation
Lucid Motors · Newark, CA
- Level
- Senior
- Team
- Quality
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Automotive
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A senior quality role at Lucid Motors (automotive) in Newark, CA. Own and drive validation strategy for power electronics products (on-board chargers, DC-DC converters, inverters, and related high voltage assemblies) from concept through production release.
- They ask for
- 5+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- FMEA, Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ), Automation
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 26, 2026
Quality Engineer roles in California: typical posted base $101k–$149k.
Median of the low and high ends of 95 live postings that list pay, out of 195 quality engineer openings in California, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 194 other live quality postings in California.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Typical (5+ years)
Typical $100k–$148k, from 93 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Root cause 77%
- ✓ FMEA 54%
- Supplier quality 48%
- ✓ Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 46%
- AS9100 42%
- ISO 9001 38%
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This plant: Lucid Motors in Newark
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Full description from Lucid MotorsAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
requirements
through closure, and architect system-level validation setups that scale across programs. You will work autonomously, set technical direction for validation methodology, and mentor junior engineers and technicians.
Responsibilities
- ◆Own and drive validation strategy for power electronics products (on-board chargers, DC-DC converters, inverters, and related high voltage assemblies) from concept through production release.
- ◆Author, own, and drive DVP&Rs: derive validation cases from system and component requirements, define acceptance criteria and sample sizes, negotiate scope and schedule with design and program teams, and drive plans to closure with documented evidence.
- ◆Architect system-level validation setups, including HV/LV interfaces, load and mission profiles, thermal and environmental conditioning, fault-insertion, and end-to-end data acquisition strategy.
- ◆Review electrical and mechanical schematics and define validation cell layouts and
requirements
for instrumentation, low voltage, and high voltage circuitry; specify equipment and drive lab capability build-out.
- ✓Establish validation methods, procedures, and best practices; standardize automation, data pipelines, and reporting across the team.
- ✓Serve as the validation technical interface to design, systems, reliability, quality, manufacturing, and supplier teams; represent validation results in design reviews and program gate reviews.
- ✓Mentor and provide technical direction to junior engineers and technicians; review validation plans, setups, data, and reports for technical rigor.
- ✓Own HV lab safety standards, equipment calibration strategy, and documentation quality for the validation area.
Qualifications
- ✓Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Power Electronics, or a related field.
- ✓5+ years of experience in power electronics development and validation.
- ✓Demonstrated ownership of DVP&Rs and requirements-based validation programs through production launch.
- ✓Proven experience defining and standing up system-level validation setups and lab capability from the ground up.
- ✓Extensive hands-on expertise with lab equipment (battery simulators, power supplies, E-loads, oscilloscopes, current probes, power analyzers, hi-pot testers, thermal/environmental chambers, DAQ systems).
- ✓Strong knowledge of automotive and industrial environmental reliability
requirements
(GMW, ISO, IEC standards) and their application to validation plan development.
- ✓Expert-level high voltage safety knowledge and the ability to establish safe work practices for others.
- ✓Strong technical writing and communication skills, with the ability to convey complex concepts clearly to technical and executive audiences.
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About Lucid
At Lucid, we are creating exceptional mobility experiences through innovation to drive the world forward. Built on Lucid’s proprietary technology and software-defined vehicle architecture, our award-winning vehicles bring our “Compromise Nothing™” approach to the global automotive market. That means refusing to choose between performance and sustainability, design and engineering, ambition and integrity. In Lucid Air and Lucid Gravity, we have designed and built vehicles that have redefined their segments, combining exceptional range, performance, design, and expansive space in a single experience.
We achieve this through deep vertical integration, with design, engineering, and production happening in-house across our global offices and manufacturing facilities. Our teams come from industries around the world, united by a shared commitment to excellence. By refusing to settle, you can help redefine what’s possible and shape the future of mobility.
We are currently seeking a Sr. Validation Engineer for our Power Electronics Validation team. Our ideal candidate exhibits a can-do attitude and approaches their work with vigor and determination. 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. In this role you will own validation strategy and execution for assigned power electronics programs, author and drive DVP&Rs from
Preferred
- +Experience developing automated validation systems and data analysis pipelines (Python, LabVIEW, MATLAB, or equivalent).
- +Experience with CAN/CAN-FD communication, diagnostics, and HIL or bench-level system validation.
- +Experience with reliability engineering methods (HALT/HASS, Weibull analysis, DFMEA linkage to DVP&R).
- +Experience mentoring engineers and leading cross-functional validation activities
At Lucid, we don’t just welcome diversity - we celebrate it! Lucid Motors is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and expression, marital status, and any other characteristic protected under applicable State or Federal laws and regulations.
$144,000 — $198,000 USD