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Lucid Motors
Full time
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USA
09/16/2026
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Southfield, MI

Responsibilities

Develop trajectory optimization algorithms, including iLQR- and MPC-based approaches, for low-speed autonomous-driving scenarios.
Design constraint-aware optimization methods and improve local planners to generate control-friendly trajectories.
Refactor and scale planning-stack architecture while optimizing CPU usage and exploring parallel or GPU acceleration.
Investigate real-world planning issues such as curvature discontinuities, velocity/trajectory mismatches, and edge-case steering behavior.
Validate solutions using simulation, vehicle logs, multi-scenario testing, and benchmarking.
Prototype and evaluate learned models, barrier functions, and ML-based planning approaches for production viability.
Contribute to production deployment, technical discussions, documentation, knowledge transfer, and Jira-based work tracking.

Requirements

M.S. or Ph.D. in Robotics, Control, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
At least 2 years of software development experience in autonomous driving, ADAS, or robotics, focused on large-scale data and real-time systems.
Strong C/C++ programming skills and understanding of software engineering design principles and best practices.
Experience delivering ADAS or autonomous-driving features through requirements analysis, architecture and design, implementation, unit testing, feature tuning, SIL/HIL validation, and in-vehicle deployment.
Hands-on experience integrating software on embedded platforms such as NVIDIA Xavier/Orin or Infineon Aurix.
Demonstrated ability to build reliable production-grade systems, large-scale architectures, evaluation pipelines, and performance-optimized models.
Preferred qualifications include ML-based planning experience, GPU or parallel computing for planning, and production deployment in real vehicles.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance; life and disability coverage; paid time off; paid holidays; paid sick leave; and a 401(k) retirement plan.
Eligible employees may participate in Lucid’s equity program and/or discretionary annual cash incentive program.
The position is based in Southfield, Michigan and requires employees to work onsite five days per week.

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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