Laboratory Technician📣 Job Ad

About the Role

Lucid Motors Middle East is seeking a Laboratory Technician to join its team in Makkah, specifically within King Abdullah Economic City. This full-time role is central to ensuring the quality and stability of automotive paint materials and processes. The position offers incentive and equity awards, reflecting its critical contribution to manufacturing excellence.

Role Purpose and Contribution

The Paint Shop Laboratory Technician is responsible for conducting comprehensive laboratory testing, analysis, and monitoring of automotive paint materials, chemicals, and process parameters. This ensures consistent paint quality, process stability, and strict compliance with company and OEM standards. The role directly supports daily paint shop operations through accurate measurements, defect analysis, and process control, contributing significantly to achieving first-time-right quality and fostering continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform routine laboratory testing of paint materials, including viscosity, solids content, pH, conductivity, density, and color evaluation.
• Monitor and control pretreatment, electro-coat (E-coat), primer, basecoat, and clearcoat bath parameters to ensure process compliance.
• Conduct daily chemical and solution analyses and maintain control charts for process stability and product quality.
• Support color matching and shade adjustments using spectrophotometers and visual assessments.
• Perform coating film thickness measurements, appearance evaluations, and paint defect root-cause analyses.
• Prepare, calibrate, maintain, and verify laboratory instruments and testing equipment.
• Ensure the safe handling, storage, and disposal of chemicals in compliance with HSE and environmental regulations.
• Maintain accurate laboratory records, test reports, and process documentation.
• Support paint trials, new material qualifications, product validations, and process improvement initiatives.
• Assist in troubleshooting paint defects, including runs, sags, craters, dirt contamination, orange peel, and color variations.
• Collaborate with Paint Process Engineers, Quality, Manufacturing, and Production teams to resolve technical issues and improve performance.
• Comply with all Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) requirements, Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) guidelines, and 5S workplace standards.

Qualifications and Experience

• Diploma or Associate Degree in Chemical Engineering, Industrial Chemistry, Materials Science, or a related field.
• 5-10 years of experience in an automotive paint laboratory, paint shop, or similar industrial coatings environment.

Required Skills and Knowledge

• Knowledge of OEM paint quality standards and coating process requirements is preferred.
• Basic understanding of Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) requirements and environmental regulations.

Work Environment

The role requires the ability to work effectively in a shift-based manufacturing environment, providing essential support to production operations. This position is based in King Abdullah Economic City, Makkah.