Sr. Automation Engineer, Powertrain

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Lucid Motors

King Abdullah Economic City, 02

Remote

Posted March 27, 2026

Job Description

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 Sr. Automation Engineer, Powertrain, you will be responsible of insuring new and existing control systems meet throughput, safety and quality requirements for production, as well as designing and developing continuous improvement projects according to the company's needs.

You will:

Have familiarity with equipment control systems, equipment I/Os and basic machine coding logic
Work with layout engineering to prepare and optimize Powertrain line layouts
Experience working with the following equipment: robotics, end of arm tooling, pick and place automation, position sensors, material handling, fluid dispensing, vision systems, conveyor and laser cleaning and welding
Develop company level, factory level, and line/machine level controls standards and specification for application by internal equipment development team and external partners
Create data management and tracking communications network architecture and interface with cross-functional teams for product, processes and quality traceability control implementation
Architect, write and debug PLC ladder logic with an emphasis on generating code that is organized, structured, documented, maintainable and reusable. PLC code will interact with subsystems such as conveyors, robots, Manufacturing Execution System (MES), LabView, machine vision, and 3rd party equipment