Lucid Motors · 1 week ago
Staff Electrical Engineer, Power Electronics - BMS
Newark, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$162K/yr - $237K/yr
5+ years expLucid Motors is a company dedicated to luxury electric vehicles and innovative mobility solutions. They are seeking a highly skilled Staff Electrical Engineer focused on Battery Management Systems (BMS) for electric vehicles, responsible for leading the design and implementation of BMS hardware and ensuring compliance with safety standards.
AutomotiveAutonomous VehiclesElectric VehicleTransportation
Responsibilities
Lead the design, architecture, and implementation of next-generation BMS hardware, encompassing all stages from feature proposal, specification development, part selection, hardware design, and rigorous validation
Drive the electrical design and continuous improvement of BMS components to ensure high performance, efficiency, and safety in electric vehicles
Collaborate on powertrain and vehicle-level integrations across prototype and production phases, ensuring seamless system operation
Act as a primary point of contact for troubleshooting field issues related to BMS performance, applying advanced diagnostic techniques
Partner closely with cross-functional teams—mechanical design, manufacturing, software engineering, and supply chain—to bring safe, reliable BMS products to mass production
Work within a team to develop and enhance critical safety protocols for BMS, emphasizing compliance with automotive functional safety standards (ISO 26262)
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or above in Electrical Engineering
5+ years of hands-on experience in BMS or other safety-critical, high-reliability electronic products within the automotive industry
Comprehensive knowledge of cell chemistry (such as Li-ion) and battery cell behavior under various operating conditions, with experience in implementing cell monitoring and protection mechanisms
Expertise in functional safety standards and methodologies, including ISO 26262 and DFMEA, with proven experience in designing fail-safe and fail-operational systems
Advanced understanding of electronics components and circuit design for BMS, with specific experience in mixed-signal circuit development for high-speed, high-precision applications
Proficiency with schematic capture tools, Worst Case Circuit Analysis (WCCA), and PCB layout best practices for high-voltage applications, signal integrity, power integrity, noise immunity, and EMI mitigation
Hands-on experience in designing and testing microcontrollers, operational amplifiers, AD/DA converters, SMPS, communication circuits, and other critical BMS circuits
Familiarity with simulation tools (such as Simulink, LTspice, Simplis, etc.) for power electronic components, including transient analysis for SMPS and analog circuit simulations
Experience with lab equipment (oscilloscopes, power analyzers, spectrum analyzer, high-voltage probes) and a track record of ensuring compliance with rigorous testing and validation standards
Preferred
Working knowledge of BMS software integration, especially as it relates to functional safety (ASIL-rated systems). Experience in bare-metal C programming or model-based auto-code generation for board bring-up
Experience with power electronics design, such as DC-DC and DC-AC converters, with a preference for candidates who have experience in developing Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS)
Prior experience with advanced technologies for improving BMS performance
Familiarity with cybersecurity standards as applied to BMS and power electronics systems
Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to lead root-cause analysis and corrective action processes for system-wide issues
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life insurance
Disability insurance
Vacation
401k
Equity program
Discretionary annual incentive program
Company
Lucid Motors
Lucid Motors is an automotive company that specializes in electric cars.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
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Public CompanyTotal Funding
$14.23BKey Investors
UberAyar Third Investment CompanyThe Michigan Economic Development Corporation
2025-11-12Post Ipo Debt· $975M
2025-07-17Post Ipo Equity· $300M
2025-04-03Post Ipo Debt· $1.1B
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Marc Winterhoff
Chief Executive Officer (interim)
Peter Rawlinson
CEO and CTO
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