Sr Automation Engineer, Test and Validation
Lucid Motors · Newark, CA
- Level
- Senior
- Team
- Quality
- Degree
- Preferred
- Experience asked
- 5+ years
- Industry
- Automotive
- Posted
- 29 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A senior quality role at Lucid Motors (automotive) in Newark, CA. Designing/implementing automated test scripts for executing DVT and Compliance test cases and generating summary reports.
- They ask for
- 5+ years · degree preferred
- Tools it names
- 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 19, 2026
Quality Engineer roles in California: typical posted base $101k–$149k.
Median of the low and high ends of 84 live postings that list pay, out of 179 quality engineer openings in California, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 178 other live quality postings in California.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Typical (5+ years)
Typical $100k–$149k, from 82 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Root cause 78%
- FMEA 56%
- Supplier quality 49%
- AS9100 44%
- ✓ Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 44%
- ISO 9001 40%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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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
Qualifications
- ✓Extensive experience developing and deploying fully automated test scripts for executing DV/DVT test cases.
- ✓Strong background in both HW and SW testing, including environmental, electrical, and functional validation.
- ✓Demonstrated ability to design, analyze, and optimize test procedures to minimize measurement error and improve repeatability.
- ✓Ability to review schematics and develop embedded software to control defined functions.
- ✓Knowledge of industrial control systems and communication protocols such as Ethernet/IP, CAN, SPI, I2C, LIN, RS ‑ 232, and high ‑ speed interfaces such as Gigabit Ethernet and FPD ‑ Link.
- ✓Experience in developing embedded software with various chipsets such as NXP.
- ✓Proficiency with measurement automation tools and scripting languages such as, C/C++, Python, and Labview.
- ✓Familiarity with EMC/EMI test environment is a PLUS
Requirements
- ✓Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science (MS preferred)
- ✓At least 5 years of experience in HW testing and test automation (Automotive is a plus)
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.
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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 Automation Engineer, Test and Validation to join the LV Test & Validation organization to help drive the successful, on-time execution of DVP activities. Our ideal candidate brings a proactive, hands ‑ on mindset, and consistently demonstrates technical rigor, ownership, and a commitment to high ‑ quality results. 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.
Report to Test and Validation team and will be responsible for
- •Designing/implementing automated test scripts for executing DVT and Compliance test cases and generating summary reports
- •Design and take ownership of a unified automated test system for controlling load simulators, thermal chambers, power supplies, DAQ units, and other equipment used in environmental and electrical testing.
- •Develop embedded test software for in-house designed test simulator to streamline and improve ECU testing.
- •Supporting and assisting test engineers to develop test plans, define setups, procure equipment, debug issues, and analyze complex test data.