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Lucid Motors
Full time
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USA
09/16/2026
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Newark, CA

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and optimize embedded platform software for automotive ADAS and autonomous-driving systems.
Perform board bring-up and develop low-level device drivers for SoC peripherals.
Lead camera bring-up, including ISP integration and validation.
Develop and integrate video pipelines, video codecs, and secure RTP streaming.
Collaborate with hardware, systems, and application teams on hardware–software integration.
Support platform stability, performance optimization, and production readiness.

Requirements

At least 8 years of experience in embedded software development for complex systems.
Strong proficiency in C and C++.
Hands-on experience with Linux and/or QNX kernel, BSP, and low-level platform development.
Experience with board bring-up and device-driver development involving I2C, UART, SPI, PCIe, RGMII, SGMII, and camera ISPs.
Experience working with real-time operating systems.
Preferred: advanced C++ application development experience and prior ADAS or autonomous-driving experience.
Preferred: ability to interpret hardware schematics, datasheets, and reference designs.
Preferred: experience with bootloaders, secure boot, firmware-update mechanisms, and UDS diagnostics.
Preferred: understanding of embedded security concepts, cryptographic hardware, key management, and certificate management.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
Life and disability coverage.
Paid time off, paid holidays, and paid sick leave.
401(k) retirement plan.
Eligible employees may participate in an equity program and/or discretionary annual cash incentive program.
Lucid is an equal opportunity employer and provides reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants.

Salary: $179k - $263k/yr

Lucid Motors

We launched Lucid in 2016 to build the world’s best cars and accelerate the shift to clean energy. Our vehicles deliver best-in-class performance *and* efficiency. Equally important, we’re building a world-class team: From our state-of-the-art factory in Arizona to our global headquarters in Cali...

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