EV maker Lucid Motors is ramping up hiring as it prepares to begin full-scale production of its vehicles in Saudi Arabia while developing a new mid-size platform that will underpin three upcoming fully electric models.
As of Monday, the Newark, California-based company had 742 open positions across the United States, Saudi Arabia, and Europe.
Of the current openings, about 80 are in manufacturing, nearly 100 in service, and 155 in the digital division, which includes roles in advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), infotainment, and software engineering.
In late March, Lucid listed roughly 640 openings — about 100 fewer than now. In August last year, the company had 474 open roles.
Lucid employed approximately 6,800 full-time staff worldwide at the end of 2024, up from about 6,500 at the end of 2023, according to its latest SEC filings.
The company reduced its workforce by about 6% — or around 400 jobs — in May 2024, following a larger round of layoffs in March 2023 that cut roughly 18% of staff, or about 1,300 positions.
As of the end of 2022, Lucid had about 7,200 employees globally.
The company held a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week for its new Innovation Hub in Phoenix, Arizona, at a facility previously used by bankrupt EV startup Nikola.
Lucid agreed earlier this year to acquire select Nikola assets and said it planned to hire more than 300 former Nikola employees in roles spanning manufacturing engineering, software, assembly, vehicle testing, and warehouse support at its Arizona sites.
Interim CEO Marc Winterhoff said last week that about 250 of those former Nikola workers have already joined Lucid.
Lucid began on Wednesday rolling out the 2.7.0 over-the-air software update bringing Android Auto integration for its Lucid Air electric sedan.
Lucid sold 28 vehicles across its four markets in Europe, seven additional units when compared to the 21 sedans it sold a year ago.
As of the time of writing, Lucid shares are trading 6% higher at $2.22. Year to date, the stock is down 26%.
