Sr Automation Engineers PWT

About Lucid Motors Middle East

Lucid Motors Middle East is dedicated to advancing mobility through innovation, developing vehicles based on proprietary technology and software-defined architectures. The company focuses on integrating design, engineering, and production in-house across its global operations. This approach aims to redefine automotive segments by combining range, performance, design, and space.

Role Overview: Sr Automation Engineer, Powertrain

Lucid Motors Middle East is seeking a Sr Automation Engineer, Powertrain, for an internship position in Saudi Arabia. This role involves managing PLC architecture, SCADA, historian systems, MES-OT integration, OT cybersecurity, and Industry deployment for AMP-2 Powertrain equipment, encompassing both Drive Unit and HV Battery assembly shops. The engineer will be responsible for building the automation stack from initial commissioning through volume ramp to the June 2027 SOP, ensuring adherence to standards, uptime, cybersecurity, and data integration for a ************** plant. The position requires 5-10 years of experience and operates under disciplined change control, objective launch evidence, cross-functional problem solving, and structured technical ownership transfer to the Saudi workforce.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and enforce PLC architecture and coding standards for Siemens TIA Portal and Rockwell Studio 5000.
• Manage safety PLC deployment (Siemens F, Rockwell GuardLogix, Beckhoff TwinSAFE) and ensure functional safety compliance.
• Maintain PLC program libraries, version-control repositories, and control-system change management.
• Lead Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) and Site Acceptance Testing (SAT) for all automated Powertrain equipment.
• Own SCADA architecture and standards (Ignition, WinCC, or FactoryTalk View SE) and deploy/maintain historian systems (OSIsoft PI, Ignition Historian, or equivalent) for machine performance data.
• Manage MES integration for production tracking, quality traceability, and machine-signal integration (OPC-UA, SQL).
• Enforce OT cybersecurity standards, implement network segmentation, secure remote access, and patch management for OT assets.
• Drive IIoT deployment, including machine connectivity, digital dashboards, predictive analytics, and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) monitoring.
• Partner with Data Engineering on data pipelines, tags, and analytics use cases, and sponsor Industry applications such as predictive maintenance and closed-loop process control.
• Deploy and maintain machine vision systems (Cognex, Keyence) for inspection and traceability, and support robot-PLC integration for FANUC and ABB cells.
• Enforce High Voltage (HV) Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), HVIL continuity, and mandatory HV PPE for work on EV Powertrain equipment.
• Comply with SASO, Saudi MOI, and functional safety standards, and support HV emergency response procedures.
• Architect PLC/HMI code, state machines, alarms, diagnostics, recipes, and recovery sequences, conducting peer reviews and enforcing modular coding standards.
• Own industrial networks, managed switches, addressing, interfaces, time synchronization, and end-to-end MES handshakes.
• Validate functional safety changes, safety requirement traceability, and proof-test evidence under formal authorization.
• Support FAT/SAT, commissioning, equipment acceptance, Safe Launch, run-at-rate, and capacity verification with objective evidence.
• Control production, process, software, and test changes through documented risk assessment, approvals, validation, and revision history.
• Participate in readiness reviews, Layered Process Audits, and Process Confirmation.
• Apply role-specific HV LOTO/HVIL, machine safety, stored-energy isolation, electrical safe-work, and PPE requirements.
• Protect product genealogy, calibrated-tool status, test/measurement integrity, document control, and audit-ready objective evidence.
• Comply with applicable AMP-2, SASO, Saudi labor/EHS, IATF 16949, IEC 60204, and functional-safety requirements.
• Build Saudi national capability through structured On-the-Job Training (OJT), skills matrices, practical assessment, certification, cross-training, and documented knowledge transfer.

Qualifications and Experience

• 5-10 years of relevant experience in automation engineering.
• Proficiency in PLC programming (Siemens TIA Portal, Rockwell Studio 5000).
• Experience with SCADA systems (Ignition, WinCC, or FactoryTalk View SE) and historian systems (OSIsoft PI, Ignition Historian).
• Knowledge of MES integration and OT cybersecurity standards.
• Familiarity with IIoT and Industry deployment.
• Experience with machine vision systems (Cognex, Keyence) and robotics integration (FANUC, ABB).
• Understanding of HV safety and compliance standards.

Work Environment and Collaboration

This role is based in a greenfield facility in Saudi Arabia, requiring collaboration across various departments including Production, Quality, Maintenance, Manufacturing Engineering, EHS, IT/OT, MES, Supply Chain, Product Engineering, and external suppliers. The position is an internship, focusing on establishing and maintaining automation systems from the ground up.

Compensation

Compensation for this role is not disclosed. Lucid offers a comprehensive benefits package including 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 also participate in Lucid’s equity program and/or a discretionary annual cash incentive program, with awards determined based on individual performance, role scope, market considerations, and overall company results.