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.

Job Description: Staff Software Engineer, Camera

Lucid Motors is leading the charge in redefining luxury electric vehicles. We are seeking a highly skilled Staff Software Engineer, Camera, to join our Infotainment Software team.

Key Responsibilities:

Design, develop, integrate and maintain software for cameras on automotive embedded platforms, covering camera drivers, middleware and applications. Interface with camera sensors over MIPI CSI interfaces and ISP pipelines.

Optimize camera software for minimal platform resource consumption, low latency, high performance, high stability, and high image quality, including various lighting and environmental conditions.

Collaborate with various teams and stakeholders within the company and external vendors/suppliers, to ensure seamless end-to-end camera functionality.

Drive compliance with automotive standards including ISO 26262, ASPICE, and safety requirements.

Support factory provisioning and configuration of camera features across vehicle variants.

Contribute to technical reviews, design documentation, code quality initiatives and mentor junior engineers.

Qualifications & Skills:

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.

8+ years of experience in embedded software development, with a focus on automotive and camera systems.

Strong proficiency in C/C++ and object-oriented design and programming.

Hands-on experience with camera frameworks (e.g. V4L2), device drivers, and ISP.

Strong understanding of camera pipelines, protocols and interfaces (I2C, GMSL, SERDES, MIPI-CSI2 etc.)

Good understanding of Qualcomm or similar automotive SoCs and camera software stacks on them.

Experience with hardware encoders and decoders is a plus.

Self-motivated problem-solving leader with excellent communication skills and a proven ability to learn quickly and thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Salary Range: The compensation range for this position is specific to the locations listed below and is the range Lucid reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for the position taking into account the wide variety of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including job-related knowledge; skillset; experience, education and training; certifications; and other relevant business and organizational factors.

Additional Compensation and Benefits: Lucid offers a wide range of competitive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, vacation, and 401k. The successful candidate may also be eligible to participate in Lucid’s equity program and/or a discretionary annual incentive program, subject to the rules governing such programs. (Cash or equity incentive awards, if any, will depend on various factors, including, without limitation, individual and company performance.)

Base Pay Range (Annual)

$147,000—$215,600 USD

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Staff Software Engineer, Camera

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