Robotics Engineer, PWT at Lucid Motors in King Abdullah Economic City

Job description

About Lucid At Lucid, we are creating exceptional mobility experiences through innovation to drive the world forward. Built on Lucid’s proprietary technology and software-defined vehicle architecture, our award-winning vehicles bring our “Compromise Nothing™” approach to the global automotive market. That means refusing to choose between performance and sustainability, design and engineering, ambition and integrity. In Lucid Air and Lucid Gravity, we have designed and built vehicles that have redefined their segments, combining exceptional range, performance, design, and expansive space in a single experience. We achieve this through deep vertical integration, with design, engineering, and production happening in-house across our global offices and manufacturing facilities. Our teams come from industries around the world, united by a shared commitment to excellence. By refusing to settle, you can help redefine what’s possible and shape the future of mobility. Position Overview The Powertrain Robotics Engineer, supports robot commissioning, programming, recovery, and tooling integration across AMP-2 Powertrain robotic cells. Joining at facility launch, this engineer supports FANUC, ABB, and KUKA cells from first commissioning through volume ramp. The role is a hands-on contributor to robot uptime, cycle time, and safety compliance. Key Responsibilities Robot Integration, Commissioning, Teaching & Programming for FANUC, ABB, and KUKA Support offline programming and simulation activities Maintain and optimize the robots to maximize the throughput throughout the life-cycle of the asset. Robot Recovery & Troubleshooting Diagnose robot faults: encoder, drive, cables, controller, program issues, etc Support production recovery events including robot resynchronization and program restoration Conduct structured RCA for repeating robot failures Tooling (EOAT) Integration Support end-of-arm tooling design reviews, integration, and change management Troubleshoot EOAT issues etc Robot Safety Support Support robot safety validation activities Ensure safety configurations, light curtains, and interlocks are maintained and validated HV Safety & Compliance Enforce HV LOTO, HVIL continuity, and mandatory HV PPE for all work on or near EV Powertrain equipment Comply with SASO, IEC 60204, and functional safety standards (ISO 13849 / IEC 62061) Support HV emergency response including thermal runaway isolation and battery-related incident procedures Achieve and maintain HV safety competency appropriate to scope of work Launch Governance & Ramp-Up Support AMP-2 Safe Launch activities, run-at-rate events, and capacity verification within scope Contribute to Launch Readiness Reviews, Layered Process Audits, and Process Confirmation routines Participate in QRQC / RCCA escalations during launch and ramp-up phases Robot Application Engineering & Validation Develop maintainable robot programs, frames, TCPs, payload data, zones, mastering, backups and recovery standards; validate path accuracy and cycle repeatability. Integrate EOAT, vision, conveyors, safety PLC handshakes, process equipment and MES/traceability signals; confirm failure-mode recovery and restart behavior. Execute reach, collision, singularity and cycle-time studies using RoboGuide, RobotStudio or KUKA.Sim and verify results on equipment. Maintain controlled robot/EOAT backups, revision history, spare strategy and preventive-maintenance inputs. Launch Governance, Change Control & Operational Readiness Support FAT/SAT, commissioning, equipment acceptance, Safe Launch, run-at-rate and capacity verification with objective evidence and disciplined punch-list closure. Control production, process, software and test changes through documented risk assessment, approvals, validation, revision history and rollback or containment planning. Participate in readiness reviews, Layered Process Audits, Process Confirmation and QRQC/RCCA; close assigned actions with verified effectiveness. Safety, Quality,