Senior Machine Learning Engineer, End-to-End Planning at Lucid Motors

<div class="content-intro"><p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span data-contrast="none">About Lucid</span></span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">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.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:210,&quot;335559739&quot;:210,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span data-contrast="none">We achieve this through deep vertical integration, with design, engineering, and production&nbsp;happening in-house&nbsp;across our global offices and&nbsp;manufacturing&nbsp;facilities.&nbsp;Our&nbsp;teams&nbsp;come&nbsp;from&nbsp;industries&nbsp;around the world, united by a shared commitment to excellence.&nbsp;By refusing to settle, you&nbsp;can&nbsp;help&nbsp;redefine&nbsp;what’s&nbsp;possible and&nbsp;shape the future of mobility.</span></p></div><div> <h2><strong>Senior Machine Learning Engineer, End-to-End Planning&nbsp;</strong></h2> <p><strong>Role:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Develop and maintain high-performance, low-latency end-to-end planning algorithms that enable vehicles to safely, accurately, and reliably navigate highway, urban, and parking scenarios in production autonomous driving applications.</li> <li>Design reusable and optimized behavior and motion planning software architectures for Level 2/3/4 autonomous driving systems.</li> <li>Develop and implement advanced machine learning algorithms for data-driven driving behavior and end-to-end planning.</li> <li>Lead software development by applying full-stack autonomy expertise to design and deploy algorithms in closed-loop pipelines and real-world vehicle systems.</li> <li>Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless, robust implementation and deployment of motion planning products for autonomous driving systems.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Required Qualifications:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Master’s degree or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Robotics, Machine Learning, or a related field.</li> <li>Professional experience implementing reliable production systems involving vision-action models, vision-language-action (VLA) models, generative models such as diffusion or flow-matching models, and autonomous driving performance metrics.</li> <li>Expert-level knowledge of hands-on experience with Python and PyTorch.</li> <li>Solid understanding of state-of-the-art models and approaches in perception, prediction, and planning for autonomous driving.</li> <li>Strong foundation in physics, probability, and statistics.</li> <li>Experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools to improve software engineering efficiency, code quality, and development workflows.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Preferred Qualifications:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Experience building and validating real-time autonomous driving or robotics systems, including planning and behavior prediction.</li> <li>Proficiency in C++ with strong software design and engineering skills.</li> </ul> </div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>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.</div><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><div> <div><strong>Salary Range</strong>: 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.</div> </div> <div>&nbsp;</div></div><div class="title">Base Pay Range (Annual)</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$158,400</span><span class="divider">&mdash;</span><span>$217,800 USD</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><div> <p data-ccp-border-top="0px none " data-ccp-padding-top="0px" data-ccp-border-bottom="1px solid #000000" data-ccp-padding-bottom="1.3333333333333333px"><span data-contrast="auto"><span class="TextRun Underlined MacChromeBold SCXW258898025 BCX0" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><strong><span class="NormalTextRun CommentStart SCXW258898025 BCX0">Compensation</span></strong><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW258898025 BCX0"><strong> &amp; Benefits:<span data-teams="true">&nbsp;</span></strong><span data-teams="true">Lucid offers a comprehensive and competitive&nbsp;</span><span data-teams="true"><a id="menur13jl" class="fui-Link ___1q1shib f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl fyind8e f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv fk6fouc fjoy568 figsok6 f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f1cmlufx f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 f1deo86v f1eh06m1 f1iescvh fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f1h8hb77 f1lqvz6u f10aw75t fsle3fq f17ae5zn" href="https://mylucidbenefits.com/" target="_blank">benefits package</a>&nbsp;including medical, dental, and vision insurance; life and disability coverage; paid time off; paid holidays, paid sick leave; and a&nbsp;401(k) retirement&nbsp;plan. Hourly/non-exempt employees accrue up to 120 hours paid time off, and salaried/exempt employee accrue up to 160 hours paid time off.&nbsp;&nbsp;Eligible employees may also&nbsp;participate&nbsp;in Lucid’s equity program and/or a discretionary annual cash incentive program. Incentive and equity awards, if applicable, are&nbsp;determined&nbsp;based on individual performance, role scope, market considerations, and overall company results,&nbsp;in accordance with&nbsp;the terms of the applicable plans.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></span></span></span></p> <p data-ccp-border-top="0px none " data-ccp-padding-top="0px" data-ccp-border-bottom="1px solid #000000" data-ccp-padding-bottom="1.3333333333333333px"><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Equal Opportunity: </span></strong><span data-contrast="auto">At Lucid, we believe diversity strengthens everything we build. Lucid Motors is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing an inclusive workplace for all. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable state or federal laws and regulations.</span><span data-ccp-props="{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240,&quot;335572079&quot;:6,&quot;335572080&quot;:1,&quot;335572081&quot;:0,&quot;469789806&quot;:&quot;single&quot;}">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Accessibility:&nbsp;</span></strong><span data-contrast="auto">Lucid Motors is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. 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