Software Engineer, ADAS Behavior Planning and Integration
Lucid Motors7 hours ago
Newark, CA, USAEntry Level / Mid Level
H1B sponsor
Base Salary
$135k - $185k/yr
Responsibilities
- Build and improve behavior-planning logic for urban driving, auto parking, and safety features, including state machines, mode arbitration, activation and abort conditions, and fault handling.
- Integrate ADAS application software across multiple ECUs and embedded Linux platforms, including interface definitions, signal mapping, timing, and cross-domain data flow.
- Decompose system-level ADAS requirements into traceable software tasks and implementations.
- Validate software using unit tests, SIL/HIL, test benches, on-vehicle testing, vehicle builds, and field operational tests.
- Collaborate with perception, motion planning and control, vehicle controls, HMI, systems, and validation teams to deliver features end to end.
- Support software releases, interface change management, documentation, and Jira-based work tracking.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Computer Engineering, Robotics, or a related field.
- 0–3 years of relevant industry or research experience in ADAS/AD, robotics, or embedded systems.
- Strong C++ programming skills and solid software engineering fundamentals.
- Experience developing and debugging on Linux and using Git-based workflows.
- Basic understanding of vehicle dynamics, state machines, or decision-making logic for autonomous systems.
- Strong debugging skills, eagerness to learn, and clear communication.
- Preferred: experience with embedded or automotive platforms such as NVIDIA Orin or Infineon Aurix, or with multi-ECU architectures.
- Preferred: familiarity with ROS/ROS 2, DDS, or SOME/IP middleware.
- Preferred: Python experience for tooling, log analysis, or test automation.
- Preferred: hands-on experience with urban driving, parking, or active-safety features such as AEB.
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.
- Salaried/exempt employees accrue up to 160 hours of paid time off, while hourly/non-exempt employees accrue up to 120 hours.
About Lucid Motors
Lucid Motors designs, manufactures, and sells premium electric vehicles, including the Lucid Air sedan and Gravity SUV, built on its in-house EV platform. The public company, founded in 2016 and headquartered in Newark, California, sells directly through its website and showrooms and operates manufacturing in Arizona. It also supplies powertrain technology to other automakers and develops software and driver-assistance features for its vehicles.