Intern, Plant Modeling and Simulation Engineer

Summary

Join us at Lucid, a leading luxury electric and mobility company, as we seek an Intern for our Plant Modeling and Simulation team. This position requires a passionate student with a basic understanding of EV architecture and a passion for working on EVs.

Requirements

• Basic understanding of EV architecture
• Passionate student
• Can-do attitude and approaches work with vigor and determination
• Ability to learn quickly
• Excellence in respective fields

Responsibilities

• Work with cross-function team to identify requirements for plant models for MIL/SIL/HIL testing
• Support development of real-time Simulation Models using MATLAB/Simulink & Sim-Scape, for testing of integrated controllers using Hardware-In-the-Loop (HIL)
• Work with other modeling engineers to create a closed-loop vehicle model in Matlab/Simulink
• Create scripts to automate the integration of the closed-loop vehicle model
• Work with requirement owners to establish validation metrics for plant models
• Validate component, sub-system, or full system model against actual vehicle data from the field
• Document and track modeling issues as appropriate and participate in triaging of issues with different teams to drive towards root cause identification and resolution
• Implement Simulation Speed improvements as well as improve model fidelity/functionality
• Help with the scalability of the model for new and upcoming applications

Preferred Qualifications

• Understand the basics of EV architecture
• Experience in participating in competitions like Formula SAE
• Strong background in mechanical, electrical, or thermal systems modeling
• Experience with real-time simulation models developed using MATLAB/Simulink
• Experience in modeling mechanical or electro-mechanical components
• Exposure to full vehicle simulation
• Understanding of MIL/SIL/PIL/HIL simulation methodologies
• Willingness to learn new tools and modeling methods

Benefits

Medical benefits: Dental, vision, and medical on day 1 for all interns working full-time