Lucid Motors

Technical Illustrator

Lucid Motors$89K — $122K *
Media
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2 years of experience in technical illustration with relevant tools
  • Bachelor's degree or certificate in Design, Visual Arts, or equivalent experience
  • Portfolio showcasing process illustrations, labels, and simplified documents
  • Ability to adopt the consumer mindset for effective illustrations
  • Understanding of Agile values and user feedback integration
  • Proficiency in managing asset libraries for departmental use
  • Markup language experience such as HTML, XML, or DITA XML.

Responsibilities

  • Gather illustration requirements from cross-functional teams
  • Extract information from engineering documents and tools
  • Ensure technical accuracy through validation and peer review
  • Plan and track work using collaboration tools like JIRA and Confluence
  • Document workflows and processes using Lucidchart and PowerPoint
  • Coordinate with marketing to align illustrations with brand standards

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Life and disability coverage
  • Paid time off and holidays
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Participation in equity programs and discretionary cash incentives
Full Job Description
Lucid Motors is currently seeking a Technical Illustrator. In this role, you'll support documentation and training efforts help our users and customers take the right action. Candidates will be expected to show their previous technical illustration work, demonstrate a process/project mindset, an ability to learn quickly, and a conceptual understanding of documentation as code. This role is on-site full time at Headquarters in Fremont, CA. Responsibilities • Gather illustration requirements from the technical publications team, product managers, and subject matter experts (such as engineers, quality assurance, software developers) across many departments. • Extract information from engineering documentation and tools (such as schematics, system specifications, Confluence, and Figma) • Ensure technical accuracy of content using a validation/QA process (that may differ from project to project), peer review content, etc. • Plan, track, and report on work using collaboration tools such as JIRA, Confluence, Smartsheet. • Document workflows and processes using Lucidchart, PowerPoint, etc. • Coordinate with marketing and brand departments to align illustrations with brand guidelines Qualifications • 2 years of experience in technical illustration with knowledge of relevant illustration tools • Bachelor's degree or certificate in Design, Visual Arts, or equivalent professional experience. • A portfolio of completed illustrations, which should include: • Process illustrations • Use of labels and/or callouts • Evidence of simplifying and/or replacing many written items with a single image • Ability to adopt the mindset of the consumer and create illustrations best suited to the task at hand, including a sense of when an illustration is not necessary. • An understanding of Agile values, and a willingness to engage end users for feedback early in the publication process. • Ability to work under constraints of both tight and frequently shifting deadlines • Must have a problem-solving mindset - the ability to work independently, interact with internal teams as well as customers to identify pain points, then propose and iterate on solutions • Demonstrated ability to manage an asset library for easy location and reuse across business departments • Markup language experience (such as HTML, XML, DITA XML, XLS or SGML). • Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications • Expertise with Adobe Photoshop and other Adobe Creative Cloud tools like Illustrator • Previous experience with a 3D rendering tool such as Keyshot and Blender, or Maya Helpful Qualifications • Structured authoring tool experience such as oXygen, XMetaL, structured FrameMaker. • Content Management System (CMS) experience (such as SDL LiveContent Architect). • Style guideline experience (Simplified Technical English, S1000D, MIL-STD, MMSTP, or custom style guide creation or contributions). • Previous experience with 'how-to' product documentation • Experience with CAD-based, 3D modeling tools such as 3DS Enovia (Composer, Work Instructions) • Strong working knowledge of Atlassian Confluence and JIRA • Previous experience illustrating for an automotive or manufacturing company 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. Base Pay Range (Annual) $89,300-$122,760 USD Compensation & Benefits: Lucid offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance; life and disability coverage; paid time off; paid holidays; and a 401(k) retirement plan. Eligible employees may also participate in Lucid's equity program and/or a discretionary annual cash incentive program. Incentive and equity awards, if applicable, are determined based on individual performance, role scope, market considerations, and overall company results, in accordance with the terms of the applicable plans.

About Lucid Motors

Lucid Motors is an American electric vehicle manufacturer that designs and produces luxury electric cars. The company's flagship vehicle, the Lucid Air, is a high-performance electric sedan that is designed to compete with other luxury electric vehicles such as the Tesla Model S. The Lucid Air is expected to have a range of over 500 miles on a single charge and will be available in several different configurations. The company was founded in 2007 by Bernard Tse and Sam Weng and is headquartered in Newark, California.
Learn more about Lucid Motors
Size
2,000 employees
Market Cap
$10.7 billion
Industry
Founded
2007
NASDAQ

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