Intern, Powertrain Engineering, Efficiency and EV Systems, Summer 2026

Lucid Motors•Newark, CA

28d•$37 - $43•Onsite

About The Position

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. Team Description: Efficiency, Performance and Systems group collaborates with cross-functional teams to identify and improve sources of vehicle efficiencies. Additionally, we work on vehicle development, benchmarking and vehicle-level testing on a chassis dynamometer for range, efficiency and thermal comfort attribute. This includes instrumenting vehicles, utilizing various data acquisition systems, contributing to efforts aimed at optimizing energy consumption, supporting certification testing for different markets and in-cabin thermal comfort. Role/Responsibilities: As an intern in the Efficiency, Performance and Systems group, you will get the opportunity to interface with cross-functional teams to improve the energy efficiency of Lucid vehicles. Additionally, you will get exposure to working with different data acquisition tools and measurement equipment to capture data from the in-vehicle network and interfacing that with external measurement equipment. It will offer an opportunity for an overall understanding of the vehicle’s low voltage architecture and the interaction of various ECU’s on the system, and their dependence on the high voltage battery. You will also get some exposure to analyzing data from the vehicle to understand its overall operation, system interactions and identify sources of efficiency improvement.

Requirements

Demonstrate ability to apply first-principles engineering
Basic understanding of electric vehicles
Experience with MATLAB / Simulink
An understanding of automotive HVAC systems and thermal systems fundamentals
Passion for hands-on automotive engineering and testing
Ability to work in a fast paced, highly collaborative environment
Self-starter, eager to learn and detail oriented
Strong organization & communication skills preferred

Nice To Haves

Canape, CANbus, or CANalyzer experience is a plus
Curious mindset, sense of ownership

Responsibilities

Plan and execute vehicle level dynamic test activities per test plans developed in collaboration with key internal stakeholders and external resources
Conduct benchmarking with competitive vehicles for various vehicle attributes including efficiency, range and other EV systems.
Assist in real world efficiency test analysis and collecting validation data for the modelling team
Analyze and review vehicle data from tests and customers, to find opportunities to reduce energy consumption
Be responsible for retrieving, storing and sharing of logged data from tests with different teams
Assist in diagnosis and root causing of issues observed on prototype vehicles

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.

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