CAE Engineer
Lucid Motors
On-site
Newark, CA
Transportation
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.
Responsibilities
- Execute simulations to evaluate full vehicle structural crashworthiness performance for high and low speed frontal, side, rear impact and pedestrian protection
- Collaborate with Test Engineering teams to develop and support subsystem level and full vehicle crash tests
- Perform detailed post-crash test analysis and correlate CAE simulations to test results
- Where appropriate, conduct DOE/DFSS studies by utilizing optimization tools, on vehicle designs to meet performance requirements within the constraints of conflicting attributes such cost and mass.
- Develop inverse design frameworks using surrogate modeling and physics-informed AI to generate lightweight, high-performance structural concepts.
- Apply advanced machine learning techniques (e.g., PhysicsAI, neural surrogates, conditional variational autoencoders) to predict energy absorption and optimize design iterations, reducing simulation time and minimizing physical prototyping requirements.
- Partner with design, test, and hardware teams to define multidomain performance requirements, real-world crash scenarios, and system-level safety targets.
- Contribute to the development of scalable, ML-integrated simulation workflows and frameworks for faster, smarter decision-making across the vehicle development lifecycle.
Qualifications
- Master’s degree in mechanical engineering, or related discipline. PhD is preferred.
- 3 years of experience in CAE Structural Analysis
- Knowledge of Global regulatory and consumer safety requirements: FMVSS / UNECE / China, USNCAP, IIHS, Euro NCAP, China NCAP etc.
- Strong analytical skills to draw meaningful conclusions from CAE results
- Demonstrable ability to concisely present technical issues, CAE results, findings and propose next steps
- Knowledge of Inverse design, and AI-driven structural optimization.
- Strong proficiency in CAE tools including LS-DYNA, ANSA, HyperMesh, Primer, Genesis, and ANSYS ACP/Workbench.
- Knowledge of machine learning and optimization methods, including regression, surrogate modeling, neural networks, generative-AI architectures (e.g., cVAE, PINNs)
- Advanced scripting using Python and MATLAB.
- Demonstrated automating of CAE workflows and integrating ML models into engineering pipelines.
At Lucid, we don’t just welcome diversity - we celebrate it! Lucid Motors is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and expression, marital status, and any other characteristic protected under applicable State or Federal laws and regulations.
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.
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.)
Base Pay Range (Annual)
$93,300—$128,260 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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