Sr. Robotics Engineer, Powertrain

Lucid Motors

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Casa Grande, AZ, United States

Posted on: 2023-01-04

Category: emobility

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Employment type:

Full time

Experience required:

Senior

Salary

Salary not provided

About the company:

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.

Leading the future in luxury electric and mobility

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 Sr. Robotics Engineer will be responsible for leading designing and implementing controls systems along with programming for powertrain battery and drive unit manufacturing lines. The Sr. Robotics Engineer will work closely with Logistics, Manufacturing, Facilities and other cross-functional teams to ensure changes to layout and building models are controlled and effective. 

At Lucid, we don’t just welcome diversity - we celebrate it! Lucid Motors is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity and expression, marital status, and any other characteristic protected under applicable State or Federal laws and regulations.

Notice regarding COVID-19 protocols

At Lucid, we prioritize the health and wellbeing of our employees, families, and friends above all else. In response to the novel Coronavirus all new Lucid employees, whose job will be based in the United States may or may not be required to provide original documentation confirming status as having received the prescribed inoculation (doses). Vaccination requirements are dependent upon location and position, please refer to the job description for more details.

Individuals in positions requiring vaccinations may seek a medical and/or religious exemption from this requirement and may be granted such an accommodation after submitting a formal request to and the subsequent review and approval thereof by our dedicated Covid-19 Response team.

To all recruitment agencies: Lucid Motors does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our careers alias or other Lucid Motors employees. Lucid Motors is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

You Will:

Support the development of Powertrain machine and department level controls standards and specification for application by internal equipment development team and external partners

Assist in creating through to full deployment to production factory and line level controls architecture

Support creating data management and tracking communications network architecture and interface with cross-functional teams for product, processes and quality traceability control implementation

Assist in creating detailed utility layouts for entire assembly lines and interface with facilities teams for implementation

Participate in initial equipment conceptual development and carefully balance product specifications, process requirements, layout complexity, cost, and lead-time limits

Setup and validate proper use of Tool and User frames

Robot collision zones identification and improvement

Identify and recreate experimental situations to validate robot performance and recovery process

Lay out new industrial electrical control panels which are NFPA79/NEC/UL508A compliant

Architect, write and debug Robotic logic with an emphasis on generating code that is organized, structured, documented, maintainable and reusable. Code will interact with subsystems such as conveyors, PLC, LabView or similar, machine vision, and 3rd party equipment

Implement (ANSI/RIA15.06/OSHA compliant) control reliable safety systems for safeguarding robots, gantries, conveyors, and other high volume manufacturing equipment

Enforce application of Lucid Motors standards, manage external integrators during specification, design review, design approval

Establish test plans and control test plan execution at Vendor and at Lucid Motors facility during installation and buy-off

Characterize and validate automated processes using a data-driven statistical approach such as Capacity test, Capability test (Gage Repeatability and Reproducibility test, Cpk, etc.)

Train Maintenance and Production teams to support automated equipment after deployment into production

Debug and optimize automated processes to maximize cycle time, improve availability and yield

You Bring:

BS in Engineering (Robotic/Electrical/Mechatronics or similar)

7+ years working experience with Robots (programming, debugging, maintaining and troubleshooting).

Proficiency with process integration and electromechanical / mechatronic systems

Knowledge of Electrical Standards (NFPA79, National Electric code, UL508A)

Knowledge of Safety standards (ANSI/RIA15.06, OSHA).

Proficiency in programming industrial equipment:

Ladder logic PLCs (Allen Bradley ControlLogix, CompactLogix and RSLogix 5000)

Safety PLCs (Allen Bradley ControlLogix, SmartGuard, Omron, Pilz)

Human Machine Interface (HMI / GUI - AB Panel view, FactoryTalk, LabView, Ignition)

Field bus Networks (AB DeviceNet, Ethernet IP, Safety rated field bus networks)

Serial communication (RS-232) between PLCs and instruments

Ethernet communications between machine PLCs and database systems

Working knowledge of circuit protectors, wire and cable, sensors, safety hardware, PLC hardware, remote I/O, VFD and servo systems

Understanding of electrical and fluid schematics in CAD (AutoCAD Electrical preferred)

Practical experience defining, setting up, and testing DCS.

Exposure to a wide variety of production machinery, industrial sensors, and equipment (LVDT and pressure transducers, dispense systems, temperature controllers, DC nutrunner torque controllers, current and power meters, etc)

Experience programming Cartesian, SCARA and Articulated robots are highly desired (Fanuc, Kuka, Motoman, Epson)

Experience with Vision systems (Cognex, Keyence, IRVision)

Ability to use 3D CAD packages such as with SolidWorks and CATIA is a plus.

Flexibility to support any shift including day, night and swing shifts, as needed. Weekend and holiday work may be required.

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