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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.
Power Electronics group at Lucid Motors is looking for an experienced and motivated power electronics technical specialist to develop industry-leading power converters. In this role, you will do research, development and optimization of power converters while collaborating with firmware, mechanical and manufacturing teams to implement technologies that define Lucid powertrain.
The Role:
- Analysis and design trade-off studies of electrical architecture and power converter topologies
- Design and build hardware of power electronics converters for use in automotive applications.
- Start to finish ownership of hardware – from specification to design, component selection, prototype, testing, validation, and high-volume manufacturing.
- Collaborate with mechanical, PCB layout, firmware engineers to design and validate power converters.
- Work with manufacturing team to ensure efficient and high-yield production of the power converter.
Qualifications:
- Strong understanding of power electronics topologies (AC/DC, DC/DC & DC/AC)
- Hands-on hardware experience in power converter (AC/DC, DC/DC & DC/AC) design
- Good understanding of power conversion topologies and control strategies, switching device characteristics and losses, gate driving circuit design, magnetics, capacitors etc.
- Good experience with design of analog/digital circuits
- Experience in PCB layout.
- Proficiency with lab equipment (Oscilloscopes, Network analyzers, Signal Generators etc.)
- Experience with Design for Manufacturing and DFMEA
Advantageous:
- Familiar with schematic capture and circuit simulation tools
- Familiar with electromagnetic compatibility
- Familiar with environmental, reliability, and safety requirements for automotive applications
Education Requirements:
- BS/MS degree in Electrical Engineering. PhD preferred.
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) - $138,000-$198,000/yr
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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