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.
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.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and optimize embedded platform software for automotive ADAS and autonomous driving systems
- Perform board bring‑up and develop low‑level device drivers for SoC peripherals
- Lead camera bring‑up activities, including ISP integration and validation
- Develop and integrate video pipelines, including video codecs and secure RTP streaming
- Collaborate closely with hardware, systems, and application teams to ensure seamless hardware–software integration
- Support platform stability, performance optimization, and production readiness
Required Qualifications
- 8+ years of experience in embedded software development for complex systems
- Strong proficiency in C/C++
- Hands‑on experience with Linux and/or QNX kernel, BSP, and low‑level platform development
- Solid experience with board bring‑up and device driver development, including interfaces such as I2C, UART, SPI, PCIe, RGMII, SGMII, and camera ISPs
- Experience working with real‑time operating systems (RTOS)
Preferred Qualifications
- Advanced C++ application development experience
- Prior experience in ADAS or autonomous driving systems
- Ability to read and interpret hardware schematics, datasheets, and reference designs
- Experience with bootloaders, secure boot, firmware update mechanisms, and UDS diagnostics
- Strong understanding of embedded security concepts, including cryptographic hardware, key management, and certificate management
About You
You are a strong problem‑solver with excellent communication skills, comfortable working in a fast‑paced, cross‑functional environment. You take ownership, collaborate effectively across disciplines, and are motivated by building reliable, secure platforms for cutting‑edge automotive technology.
If you are passionate about embedded systems and autonomous driving and want to make a tangible impact on next‑generation vehicles, we encourage you to apply.
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.
Base Pay Range (Annual)
$179,400—$263,120 USD
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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Numbers & Facts
| Location | Newark, CA |
| Industry | Automotive and Parts Mfg |
| Salary | $179,400–$263,120 Per Year |
| Company Size | 100 to 499 employees |
| Website | https://lucidmotors.com/ |
About Company
Lucid Motors Company Overview
Lucid Motors is a luxury mobility company that is reimagining what a car can be. We are applying innovative engineering, design, and technology to define a new class of vehicle. Lucid is developing products and services for the new world of experiential, on-demand, and sustainable luxury, with the Lucid Air premium sedan as its first platform. Headquartered in Menlo Park, California, in the heart of Silicon Valley, the Lucid team brings deep expertise from the automotive and technology industries.
Join us in defining new mobility experiences in the rapidly changing transportation landscape. Be part of a team determined to produce exceptional products that are advancing the fields of engineering, technology, and design.
Skills
- Automotive Automationunmatched
- Automotive Technologyunmatched
- Autonomous Driving Systemsunmatched
- BSPunmatched
- Bootingunmatched
- C Programming Languageunmatched
- C++ Programming Languageunmatched
- Communication Skillsunmatched
- Computer Firmwareunmatched
- Cryptographyunmatched
- Datasheetsunmatched
- Device Driversunmatched
- Digital Certificatesunmatched
- Embedded Softwareunmatched
- Embedded Systemsunmatched
- Hardware-Software Integrationunmatched
- I2Cunmatched
- Internet Service Providersunmatched
- Leading Edge Technologyunmatched
- Linux Kernelunmatched
- Operating Systemsunmatched
- PCI Express (PCI-E)unmatched
- Performance Tuning/Optimizationunmatched
- Peripheral Hardwareunmatched
- QNX Operating Systemunmatched
- Realtime Operating Systemunmatched
- Realtime Transport Protocolunmatched
- Recruiting/Staffing Agencyunmatched
- Schematicsunmatched
- Software Developmentunmatched
- Software Engineeringunmatched
- System-on-a-Chip (SoC)unmatched
- Universal Asynchronous Receiver-Transmitter (UART)unmatched
- User Interface/Experience (UI/UX)unmatched
- Video Compressionunmatched
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