Lead Engineer, Chassis Brakes Design
Leading the future in luxury electric and mobility
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.
Come work alongside some of the most accomplished minds in the industry. Beyond providing competitive salaries, we’re providing a community for innovators who want to make an immediate and significant impact. If you are driven to create a better, more sustainable future, then this is the right place for you.
As a Senior Brakes Design Engineer for Chassis you will help develop braking technologies and components in production vehicles. You will be viewed as a technical leader of braking system on the chassis team which will help guide the design work of your colleagues in order to develop world leading electric vehicles.
The Role:
- Design and develop actuation, modulation, and foundation brake components from initial concept to production
- Establish requirements for components based on desired vehicle attributes
- Design with excellence at system and component level, with great attention to every detail
- Work closely with both internal teams and external suppliers, using creativity and teamwork to integrate multiple systems in the most efficient way possible
- Coordinate virtual engineering and physical validation testing activities for your designs
- Manage multiple complex projects in a demanding environment
Qualifications:
- 5+ years of automotive industry experience, focus on braking system design
- Personally taken brake components from concept to production
- Proven 3D CAD skills
- Hands-on practical experience in prototype assembly
- Experience in technology, system, and supplier selection
- Design release engineering experience, including engineering change management and project management experience
- Ability to Travel domestically and internationally
Advantageous:
- Demonstrated ability of hands-on problem solving
- Experience and proficiency with CATIA V5/V6
- Project leadership and mentoring skills
- Knowledge of vehicle dynamics principles
- Knowledge of NVH principles
- Ability to run CAE analysis tools
- Driven-vehicle attributes development experience
- Experience and understanding of automotive mechatronics design and control theory
Education:
- BS/BEng or MS/MEng, or equivalent experience, in Mechanical Engineering or similar
Salary Range: The compensation range for this position is specific to the locations listed below and is the range Lucid reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for the position taking into account the wide variety of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including job-related knowledge; skillset; experience, education and training; certifications; and other relevant business and organizational factors.
California (Bay Area) - $115,000-165,000 per year
Additional Compensation and Benefits: Lucid offers a wide range of competitive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, vacation, and 401k. The successful candidate may also be eligible to participate in Lucid’s equity program and/or a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing such programs. (Cash or equity incentive awards, if any, will depend on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and company performance.)
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