Robotics Engineer, PWT

About Lucid

At Lucid, we are creating exceptional mobility experiences through innovation to drive the world forward. Built on Lucid’s proprietary technology and software-defined vehicle architecture, our award-winning vehicles bring our “Compromise Nothing™” approach to the global automotive market. That means refusing to choose between performance and sustainability, design and engineering, ambition and integrity. In Lucid Air and Lucid Gravity, we have designed and built vehicles that have redefined their segments, combining exceptional range, performance, design, and expansive space in a single experience.

We achieve this through deep vertical integration, with design, engineering, and production happening in-house across our global offices and manufacturing facilities. Our teams come from industries around the world, united by a shared commitment to excellence. By refusing to settle, you can help redefine what’s possible and shape the future of mobility.

Position Overview

The Powertrain Robotics Engineer, supports robot commissioning, programming, recovery, and tooling integration across AMP-2 Powertrain robotic cells. Joining at facility launch, this engineer supports FANUC, ABB, and KUKA cells from first commissioning through volume ramp. The role is a hands-on contributor to robot uptime, cycle time, and safety compliance.

Key Responsibilities

1. Robot Integration, Commissioning, Teaching & Programming for FANUC, ABB, and KUKA

2. Support offline programming and simulation activities

3. Maintain and optimize the robots to maximize the throughput throughout the life-cycle of the asset.

Robot Recovery & Troubleshooting

4. Diagnose robot faults: encoder, drive, cables, controller, program issues, etc

5. Support production recovery events including robot resynchronization and program restoration

6. Conduct structured RCA for repeating robot failures

Tooling (EOAT) Integration

7. Support end-of-arm tooling design reviews, integration, and change management

8. Troubleshoot EOAT issues etc

Robot Safety Support

9. Support robot safety validation activities

10. Ensure safety configurations, light curtains, and interlocks are maintained and validated

HV Safety & Compliance

11. Enforce HV LOTO, HVIL continuity, and mandatory HV PPE for all work on or near EV Powertrain equipment

12. Comply with SASO, IEC 60204, and functional safety standards (ISO 13849 / IEC 62061)

13. Support HV emergency response including thermal runaway isolation and battery-related incident procedures

14. Achieve and maintain HV safety competency appropriate to scope of work

Launch Governance & Ramp-Up

15. Support AMP-2 Safe Launch activities, run-at-rate events, and capacity verification within scope

16. Contribute to Launch Readiness Reviews, Layered Process Audits, and Process Confirmation routines

17. Participate in QRQC / RCCA escalations during launch and ramp-up phases

Robot Application Engineering & Validation

18. Develop maintainable robot programs, frames, TCPs, payload data, zones, mastering, backups and recovery standards; validate path accuracy and cycle repeatability.

19. Integrate EOAT, vision, conveyors, safety PLC handshakes, process equipment and MES/traceability signals; confirm failure-mode recovery and restart behavior.

20. Execute reach, collision, singularity and cycle-time studies using RoboGuide, RobotStudio or KUKA.Sim and verify results on equipment.

21. Maintain controlled robot/EOAT backups, revision history, spare strategy and preventive-maintenance inputs.

Launch Governance, Change Control & Operational Readiness

22. Support FAT/SAT, commissioning, equipment acceptance, Safe Launch, run-at-rate and capacity verification with objective evidence and disciplined punch-list closure.

23. Control production, process, software and test changes through documented risk assessment, approvals, validation, revision history and rollback or containment planning.

24. Participate in readiness reviews, Layered Process Audits, Process Confirmation and QRQC/RCCA; close assigned actions with verified effectiveness.

Safety, Quality, Data Integrity & Compliance

25. Apply role-specific HV LOTO/HVIL, machine safety, stored-energy isolation, electrical safe-work and PPE requirements; never bypass safety devices or product protections.

26. Protect product genealogy, calibrated-tool status, test/measurement integrity, document control and audit-ready objective evidence.

27. Comply with applicable AMP-2, SASO, Saudi labor/EHS, IATF 16949, IEC 60204 and functional-safety requirements within assigned scope.

Saudization, Capability Transfer & Collaboration

28. Build Saudi national capability through structured OJT, skills matrices, practical assessment, certification, cross-training and documented knowledge transfer.

29. Create technical standards, troubleshooting guides and training material

30. Collaborate across Production, Quality, Maintenance, Automation/Robotics, Manufacturing Engineering, EHS, IT/OT, MES, Supply Chain, Product Engineering and suppliers.

Skills

31. Strong hands-on robotics programming skills (FANUC, ABB, etc)

32. Working knowledge of robot safety standards

33. Structured troubleshooting mindset

34. Effective communicator in bilingual (English/Arabic) technical environments

35. Technical standards, structured problem solving, risk-based decision making and controlled documentation

36. Data literacy: KPI definition, trend analysis, evidence-based validation and clear executive/shop-floor communication

37. Cross-functional influence, supplier coordination and disciplined ownership in a greenfield launch environment

38. Coaching, competency assessment and knowledge transfer in a multicultural English/Arabic workplace

Minimum Qualifications

39. Bachelor's degree in Mechatronics, Electrical, or Robotics Engineering

40. 3+ years in industrial robotics

41. Hands-on programming experience with FANUC, ABB, or KUKA

42. Fluent in English; Arabic stron