Full-Time
Lead Field Quality Technician
Powertrain
Lucid Motors
5,001-10,000 employees
Designs and manufactures luxury electric vehicles
No salary listed
Company Historically Provides H1B Sponsorship
Casa Grande, AZ, USA
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Bachelor's, Associate's
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- A high school diploma or GED is required.
- An automotive technician degree, certification, or equivalent work experience is required.
- Seven years of automotive diagnostics, repair, quality, testing, or technical investigation experience are required.
- Demonstrated experience leading technical work, coordinating shop or investigation activities, mentoring technicians, or serving as a senior technical resource is required.
- Knowledge of vehicle electrical and mechanical systems, diagnostic methodologies, and structured problem solving is required.
- Experience diagnosing complex concerns using scan tools, digital multimeters, oscilloscopes, breakout equipment, and related diagnostic tools is required.
- Knowledge of electric vehicle architecture, including high-voltage and low-voltage systems and electric vehicle powertrains, is required.
- Ability to interpret wiring diagrams, service information, engineering drawings, technical procedures, and diagnostic data is required.
- Strong planning, organization, analytical thinking, decision-making, written communication, and verbal communication skills are required.
- Ability to use Microsoft Office applications and learn proprietary diagnostic and engineering software is required.
- A valid driver's license and ability to safely operate vehicles for evaluation purposes are required.
- The position requires standing and walking for 8–12 hours per shift on hard surfaces in a production environment.
- The position requires frequent hand use for handling tools, assembling components, and operating machinery, including fine motor skills and grip strength.
- The position requires regularly lifting, carrying, pushing, or pulling 10–50 pounds and occasionally lifting up to 75 pounds with assistance.
- The position requires reaching above the shoulders, bending and twisting at the waist, and squatting.
- The position requires continuous arm, hand, and wrist movements for fastening, positioning, and installing.
- The position requires occasional use of steps to access areas at different heights.
- Required personal protective equipment includes safety shoes, gloves, protective sleeves, and eye and hearing protection.
- Provide day-to-day technical direction, coaching, and task coordination for Field Quality Technicians supporting vehicle investigations and validation activities.
- Prioritize assignments based on customer impact, safety, business urgency, vehicle availability, and investigation needs.
- Coordinate vehicle, parts, tools, equipment, and technician readiness for planned investigations.
- Review technical work for completeness, accuracy, quality, safety, and adherence to approved procedures.
- Escalate technical risks, resource constraints, and investigation blockers to Field Quality leadership.
- Support onboarding, technical development, and knowledge sharing across the technician team.
- Lead advanced diagnosis, maintenance, repair, and upgrades of Lucid vehicles and engineering test vehicles.
- Lead complex investigations across electrical, powertrain, chassis, body, thermal, infotainment, connectivity, and software-related systems.
- Direct concern replication, failure analysis, vehicle inspection, component removal, evidence preservation, and root cause support activities.
- Analyze diagnostic data, vehicle logs, fault codes, electrical measurements, communication networks, and physical evidence.
- Document and clearly communicate investigation findings, conclusions, open questions, and recommended next steps.
- Partner with Field Quality Engineers to plan and execute structured root cause investigations of vehicle and component failures.
- Lead hands-on validation of containment actions, permanent corrective actions, engineering changes, repair procedures, and software releases.
- Coordinate support for campaigns, containment initiatives, fleet monitoring, launch activities, and escalated field concerns.
- Conduct and oversee road tests and functional evaluations to reproduce concerns and confirm repair effectiveness.
- Provide timely, evidence-based technical input during cross-functional issue reviews.
- Promote consistent diagnostic methods, standard work, accurate work orders, data traceability, and high-quality technical documentation.
- Ensure safe operation of hand tools, power tools, torque equipment, lifting devices, diagnostic equipment, and high-voltage systems.
- Maintain an organized, clean, and safe work environment, including test equipment, special tools, removed components, and parts inventory.
- Protect the confidentiality of vehicle testing, procedures, engineering information, customer information, and proprietary data.
- Identify opportunities to improve investigation efficiency, service diagnostics, repair methods, and team capability.
- Serve as a primary technical point of contact for technician-level investigation planning and execution.
- Collaborate with Engineering, Manufacturing, Supplier Quality, Service, Warranty, Program, and management teams.
- Communicate technical status, risks, findings, and support needs in a concise and actionable manner.
- Guide the technician team to execute safe, disciplined, and timely investigations.
- Rapidly diagnose and coordinate resolution of complex vehicle concerns.
- Provide complete and reliable technical evidence that supports engineering decisions.
- Improve the consistency and quality of investigation documentation and validation work.
- Help reduce repeat repairs, warranty exposure, vehicle downtime, and customer disruption.
- Build technician capability through coaching, standard work, and knowledge sharing.
- ASE certification, with ASE Master Technician certification highly desirable.
- EPA Section 609 certification.
- Previous original equipment manufacturer Master Technician certification.
- Extensive experience with electric vehicle diagnosis and repair.
- Working knowledge of Controller Area Network bus, automotive Ethernet, vehicle communication protocols, data logging, and software troubleshooting.
- Experience supporting engineering investigations, vehicle testing, launch, warranty, campaigns, or field quality activities.
- Experience training or mentoring automotive technicians.
- An Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Automotive Technology, Engineering Technology, or a related field.
- Forklift certification.
Lucid Motors designs and builds luxury electric vehicles in the United States for environmentally conscious customers who seek high performance and long range. It develops its own EV technology in house, including advanced motors and efficient designs that enable longer ranges with fewer batteries, making cars lighter and more sustainable. Lucid sells directly to consumers, bypassing traditional dealerships to control the entire experience from design and manufacturing to sales and service. The goal is to transform the automotive industry by advancing sustainable technology and delivering luxury, high-performance EVs with reduced environmental impact.
Company Size
5,001-10,000
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
Newark, California
Founded
2016
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- On September 3, 2026, Lucid partnered with Emil Frey France for market entry.
- Lucid reported $3.0 billion liquidity on August 4, 2026 and $1.4 billion savings targets.
- Paris Motor Show 2026 showcases Air and Gravity, expanding Lucid’s European brand reach.
What critics are saying
- Lucid recalled 27,185 Air sedans on August 20, 2026 for fire-risk wiring defects.
- June 22, 2026 layoffs cut about 1,500 jobs, signaling demand shortfall and execution pressure.
- Negative free cash flow and Saudi financing dependence create existential dilution risk before 2027.
What makes Lucid Motors unique
- Lucid’s proprietary powertrain and battery efficiency still deliver class-leading range in 2026.
- Lucid keeps sales, software, and customer experience direct, preserving premium control.
- Air and Gravity combine OTA updates with vertically integrated U.S. manufacturing.
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↑ 0%Rivian's CFO Claire McDonough is stepping down after nearly six years to join GE Vernova, whilst Lucid faces a broader executive exodus. McDonough helped steer Rivian through its $13.7 billion IPO and develop strategic partnerships, including a joint venture with Volkswagen. She will remain to ensure a smooth transition. In contrast, Lucid has seen sweeping changes under new CEO Silvio Napoli. Founder Peter Rawlinson resigned abruptly in early 2025, and the company has replaced nearly its entire executive suite. Lucid has also delayed its affordable Cosmos model, pulled production guidance, and hired restructuring firm AlixPartners. Rivian's single departure appears to be an evolution in leadership, whilst Lucid's multiple exits signal deeper operational challenges.
Lucid recalls over 27,000 Air sedans over fire risk, tells owners to park outside. NHTSA records trace the problem to inadequate low-voltage overcurrent protection, which can let the circuit overheat. by James Nanzo September 5, 2026 Photo Credit: iStock Lucid Group Inc. is recalling 27,185 of its Air sedans after identifying a defect that can overheat an exterior lighting circuit, posing a fire risk and prompting some owners to temporarily park their cars outside. In a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration filing cited by the Phoenix Business Journal, Lucid said the Aug. 20 recall involves lighting circuits that may smoke or ignite. The California EV company also warned that exterior-light failures tied to the issue could raise crash risk. Here's what to know. NHTSA records trace the problem to inadequate low-voltage overcurrent protection, which can let the circuit overheat. The recall applies to Air sedans built from 2022 through 2026. Not every owner still needs service: Lucid said 20,719 affected sedans received an over-the-air software update in July, while 6,466 vehicles still need it. Until the update is installed, Lucid says customers should park their cars outside. Lucid reported three Air sedan fires tied to front lighting between 2023 and 2026, according to the recall document. TCD picks " Quince spotlight. These best-sellers from Quince deliver affordable, sustainable luxury for all More background. Per the Business Journal, it is the company's largest recall yet and its fourth recall. January and March recalls involving rearview camera problems affected a combined 10,816 Air vehicles, the Business Journal reported. Reuters separately said Lucid recalled 2,039 more cars in May over a loss-of-drive-power issue. Lucid manufactures both the Air and the Gravity in Casa Grande, the Business Journal noted, and production of the Air began in 2021. While the company does not break out output by model, the publication has said Lucid produced more than 18,000 vehicles in 2025. Lucid is far from the only company with multiple recalls in 2026, and these issues are by no means limited to electric vehicles. What's being done? Version 2.10.0, delivered over-the-air, is Lucid's main remedy. In the recall report, the company said cars running that software have enough protection to lower the risk of heat-related events in the lighting circuit. Owners whose vehicles are still on older software will receive written notice by Oct. 16. Lucid said they should verify that version 2.10.0 has been installed and keep following the company's parking guidance until it is. Lucid said in a statement to Business Journal that the fix is already available: "The remedy for this safety recall is contained in software version 2.10.0, which is currently available and has already been updated on a large number of affected vehicles." Lucid's recall is about overheating circuitry, smoke, and what owners should do until the fix is in place. These stories add broader context, from battery-caused trash fires in Ireland to SUV arson in Oregon to practical advice for dealing with smoky air at home. - In Ireland, waste operators say items can spark fires when batteries enter trash loads. - In Oregon, activists once tried to save the planet by burning SUVs and buildings. They exemplify how fire risk associated with modern products can appear in very different settings. That's part of why Lucid is telling owners to follow its parking guidance and make sure the software update is installed. Get TCD's free newsletters for easy tips, smart advice, and a chance to earn $5,000 toward home upgrades. To see more stories like this one, change your Google preferences here.
Lucid Group has partnered with Emil Frey, a leading European automotive group, to enter the French market. The collaboration combines Lucid's import operations with Emil Frey France's automotive expertise to deliver premium customer experiences. Lucid will retain full control of its brand and commercial strategy, whilst Emil Frey France's Import Division provides operational support. The partnership will facilitate the launch of Lucid's electric vehicle range in France, including the Air sedan and Gravity SUV. France represents a key pillar in Lucid's European expansion strategy. The company will debut at the Paris Motor Show in October 2026, marking its official market introduction. Emil Frey France sold over 193,170 vehicles in 2025 and generated consolidated revenues of €4.7 billion.
Lucid's 'fire risk' recall was for LED lights & already fixed by a July software update. A number of headlines have made a big deal out of Lucid's recall of 27k vehicles for an apparent fire risk. But the problem had to do with an electronic fuse controlling LED lights, and a software update distributed last month already fixed the overheating issue. A long as Electrek has existed, media has loved to make a big deal out of any time the word "fire" is mentioned anywhere near an electric car. Despite that gas cars catch fire at a drastically higher rate than EVs, media pays inordinate attention to single anomalous incidents with EVs and completely ignores the 200,000 gas car fires in the US per year. And so, here we are again, with Lucid issuing a recall, labeled "Fire Risk Warning," for 27,185 Lucid Air vehicles from model year 2022-2026. The recall is accompanied by a warning for owners to park outside until the fix can be applied. And of course, most headlines are going with that - Lucids have a fire risk, you better park outside because oooh, these newfangled devices are just sooo scawwy. It's a problem with exterior lights, nothing EV-related. But the problem probably isn't what you think it is. What Lucid found is that the software for low-voltage exterior lighting - which is to say, exterior LEDs - didn't properly protect against overcurrent. Advertisement - scroll for more content In certain situations, too much current can be sent to the LEDs, which could cause overheating, which could then result in smoldering/smoking or potentially fire. The lighting current is controlled by an "eFuse," rather than a traditional automotive fuse, which means that it can be controlled by software. So... you can just fix it with a software update. And since Lucid vehicles are connected to the internet and can update via the internet, most of those vehicles had already been updated before this recall notice was even filed. The problem was already fixed in July. The fix was applied in the 2.10.0 software update, released in July. The new software reduces amperage to the circuits, and if a fault is detected, doesn't continually attempt to re-energize the light, which could previously cause overheating. As of August 20th, 20,719 of the affected vehicles had already had their software updated, and 6,466 still needed to apply the update. So far, over the course of the last 3 years, Lucid has identified a total of 3 fire events that seem to be connected with this issue, all related to the vehicle's front lighting. The last was in March 2025. There have also been 4 events involving smoke in the last year, and 33 warranty reports that seem related to wiring harness damage. So update your software instead of parking outside. While Lucid does recommend owners to park outside until the fix is applied, that's just a matter of standard recall language. The actual fix is simply to apply an already-available software update. So if I had a choice between those two, I'd just apply the update. But if for some reason you can't apply the update right now, go ahead and park outside until you find wifi or cellphone service. Owners who have not applied the update will receive a recall notice in the mail, probably sometime in October. But since that's plenty of time for you to apply your software update, you might as well go do that now. Now - we can talk about how great it is that hardware problems can be solved by software fixes, which is pretty cool (we've seen Tesla do this many times). But we can also talk about how software-defined vehicles can be sent out onto the road with errors like this, and maybe companies will feel less necessity to ensure that everything is rock-solid bulletproof before releasing the vehicle. But it's not like we've never seen really dumb, really dangerous issues with really cheap fixes kicked down the road before by traditional automakers before, so maybe everyone just chill out a little and update your software, ok? Charge your electric vehicle at home using rooftop solar panels. Find a reliable and competitively priced solar installer near you on EnergySage, for free. They have pre-vetted installers competing for your business, ensuring high-quality solutions and 20-30% savings. It's free, with no sales calls until you choose an installer. Compare personalized solar quotes online and receive guidance from unbiased Energy Advisers. Get started here. - ad* FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More. Jameson has been driving electric cars since 2009, and covering EVs, sustainability and policy for Electrek since 2016. You can reach him at [email protected].
Lucid's 'fire risk' recall was for LED lights & already fixed by a July software update. August 30, 2026/in News A number of headlines have made a big deal out of Lucid's recall of 27k vehicles for an apparent fire risk. But the problem had to do with an electronic fuse controlling LED lights, and a software update distributed last month already fixed the overheating issue.