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.
The CAE Optimization Engineer will be supporting many teams such as NVH, durability, crash, production and manufacturing design. They will apply optimization to minimize mass, maximize performance, and solve. Problem solving and critical thinking skills are essential since complex problems need to be broken down into simplified solvable blocks. The candidate must be highly motivated and interested in learning structural optimization and exploring new ideas, processes and be able to make data driven decisions.
The Role
- Set up optimizations – design space, loadcases, approach, design responses, constraints, design variables, objective - and post-process the results.
- Interpret optimization results and developing realistic and manufacturable solutions.
- Sub-system level optimization for modes, stiffness and stress.
- Full vehicle level mass, static and dynamic stiffness optimization.
- Multi-domain optimization.
- Optimization of castings meshed as 2D/3D.
- Gauge, Free-Size, Topology, Topography optimizations.
- Multi-material optimization.
- Collaborate and work with other teams to develop optimized solutions that work for all CAE attributes.
- Be able to work independently and give design directions during the concept design phase with initial design space.
- Use optimization tools and low-fidelity CAE methods to establish optimal load paths which considers multiple attributes (i.e. Crash, NVH, durability).
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree with 2 years of related experience or an advanced degree with no experience. Field of Degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related field.
- Optimization related experience in automotive or aerospace will be a benefit.
- Thorough understanding of finite element analysis and fundamentals of engineering.
- Must be familiar with at least one solver and pre-post processor such as LSDYNA, OPTISTRUCT/NASTRAN, OASYS, ANSA, META and Hyperworks.
- Some experience with CAE optimization methods and techniques a benefit.
- Good scripting skills in tcl, python or similar.
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)
$110,600—$152,020 USD
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Lucid is the new generation of EV. Our relentless focus on innovation, luxury, and sustainability drives us into a reality where you no longer have to choose between doing great things, doing the right thing, and doing everything with the highest regard for efficiency and design. There were luxury cars, then EVs, now there’s Lucid.
