Staff Field Quality Engineer - Vehicle

The role

You will lead the investigation and resolution of complex vehicle-level issues. You will own high-priority, cross-functional investigations from technical triage through root cause and corrective action.

What you will do

• Lead technical decision-making for complex customer concerns.
• Define investigation strategy, evidence standards, and root cause criteria.
• Direct permanent corrective and preventive actions across multiple departments.
• Quantify affected populations, severity, recurrence risk, and warranty exposure.
• Coordinate with Product Engineering, Systems Engineering, Software, Manufacturing, and other teams.
• Establish objective validation plans and acceptance criteria.
• Mentor Field Quality Engineers in diagnostics and failure analysis.

Required qualifications

• 10 years of experience in automotive field quality, vehicle integration, systems engineering, product engineering, reliability, vehicle diagnostics, validation, manufacturing quality, or a related tec
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Experience investigating and resolving complex customer-facing vehicle issues across multiple systems or commodities.
• Experience analyzing vehicle data such as diagnostic trouble codes, CAN data, telematics, vehicle logs, software traces, service records, warranty claims, test results, or returned components.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English sufficiently to perform the essential duties.
• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods in engineering, service, manufacturing, or vehicle evaluation environments.
• Frequent use of hands for handling tools, components, diagnostic equipment, and computer-based analysis tools.
• Ability to lift, carry, push, or pull items weighing up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to reach, bend, twist, squat, and access vehicle areas.
• Must wear required PPE, including safety shoes, gloves, eye protection, and hearing protection.

Nice to have

• Advanced degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering, Systems Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Experience with premium, high-performance, or high-volume battery-electric vehicles.
• Experience serving as a vehicle integration engineer, systems engineer, technical specialist, technical lead, or senior field quality authority.
• Working knowledge of hardware-software interactions, network communication, vehicle state management, fault handling, degraded operating modes, and over-the-air software updates.
• Familiarity with CAN, LIN, Automotive Ethernet, UDS, DTC analysis, data logging, software trace evaluation, and automotive diagnostic tools.
• Experience with APQP, PPAP, DFMEA, system FMEA, PFMEA, SPC, control plans, engineering change management, automotive product launch, ISO 26262, ISO/SAE 21434, or Automotive SPICE.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life and disability coverage
• Paid time off
• Paid holidays
• Paid sick leave
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Hourly/non-exempt employees accrue up to 120 hours paid time off
• Salaried/exempt employee accrue up to 160 hours paid time off
• Eligible employees may participate in Lucid’s equity program
• Eligible employees may participate in a discretionary annual cash incentive program

About the company

Lucid creates exceptional mobility experiences through innovation and proprietary technology. The company uses deep vertical integration with design, engineering, and production happening in-house.