Overview

The Body Systems Team within Scout includes Body Structures, Closures, Ladder Frame, Interior and Exterior Trim, Lighting, Accessories, and Safety. This role is specifically assigned to the Body Structures team.

The BIW Materials Specialist is responsible for leading the evaluation of Body-in-White automotive materials, including metals, coatings, sealers, adhesives, and paint, to ensure they meet industry standards, regulatory requirements, and performance expectations. The Specialist will collaborate with engineering, suppliers, and the quality team to assess material performance and resolve issues related to material properties and processing. This role will involve the creation and/or assessment of material specifications and test procedures.  

What you’ll do

Become part of an iconic brand that is set to revolutionize the electric pick-up truck & rugged SUV marketplace by achieving the following:

• Serve as the subject matter expert and lead the development and/or evaluation of new sheet metal materials, coatings, sealers, and adhesives for automotive applications, ensuring compatibility with design and manufacturing processes.
• Ensure materials meet industry (e.g., ASTM, ISO, SAE, VDA, etc) and internal standards and regulatory requirements for safety, sustainability, and performance. Author new standards, test procedures, and requirements as necessary.
• Evaluate test results on automotive materials to assess strength, durability, corrosion resistance, and other critical properties.
• Lead the investigation of material failures and defects in components, determining causes such as fatigue, stress, or environmental exposure to determine root causes and recommend corrective actions.
• Collaborate with design, manufacturing, and quality teams to support material selection, testing protocols, and process improvements.
• Support the manufacturing team by working with engineers and suppliers in optimizing material processing techniques such as welding, casting, and stamping to improve cost efficiency, sustainability, performance and reduce defects.

Location & Travel Expectations:

• This role will be based out of the Scout Motors location in Charlotte, NC. 
• This role requires 4-5 days per week in the office, with regular in-person meetings and events. 
• Applicants should expect that the role will require the ability to convene with Scout colleagues in person and travel to participate in events on behalf of the company from time to time.

What you’ll bring 

We expect all Scout employees to have integrity, curiosity, resourcefulness, and strive to exhibit a positive attitude, as well as a growth mindset. You’ll be comfortable with change and flexible in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. You’ll take a collaborative approach to achieve ambitious goals. Here's what else you'll bring: 

• Bachelor's degree in Materials Science, Metallurgy, Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Materials Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years as a Materials Engineer supporting steel and aluminum parts for an automotive OEM or Tier 1 supplier.
• Experience in an automotive or materials testing laboratory environment preferred.
• Experience with material characterization techniques (e.g., X-ray diffraction, thermal analysis).
• Knowledge of automotive industry standards and testing methods.
• Strong knowledge of material characterization techniques (e.g., SEM, XRD, FTIR, DSC, TGA, hardness testing).
• Understanding of BIW automotive materials, including metals, coatings, sealers, adhesives, and paint.
• Ability to work with cross-functional teams, including design, manufacturing, and suppliers
• Proficiency in data analysis and reporting tools (e.g., MATLAB, Minitab, Excel).
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.

Work Environment:

• Collaboration with cross-functional teams in engineering, manufacturing, and quality assurance.
• Potential travel to suppliers or manufacturing facilities for material assessments.

The benefits of joining Scout include the chance to build products and a company from the ground up.  This is a chance to create something new and lasting – with an iconic brand at its foundation.  In addition, Scout provides competitive compensation and benefits to support your physical, mental, and financial wellbeing. Program specifics are detailed in company policies and employee benefit guides, select highlights:

• Competitive insurance including:
  • Medical, dental, vision and income protection plans
• 401(k) program with:
  • An employer match and immediate vesting
• Generous Paid Time Off including:
  • 20 days planned PTO, as accrued
  • 40 hours of unplanned PTO and 14 company or floating holidays, annually
  • Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave for biological and adoptive parents of all genders
  • Paid leave for circumstances related to bereavement, jury duty, voting time, or military leave

Pay Transparency

This is a full-time, exempt position eligible to receive a base salary and to participate in an annual performance bonus program. Final salary offered will be determined based on factors including but not limited to the candidate's skills and experience. The annual performance bonus program is preset and not candidate dependent.

Initial base salary range = $110,000.00 - $135,000.00
Internal leveling code: IC9

What you’ll do

Become part of an iconic brand that is set to revolutionize the electric pick-up truck & rugged SUV marketplace by achieving the following:

• Responsible for design and release of the body-in-white (BIW) static sealing and adhesive system for new products, ensuring innovative and optimized solutions for Scout trucks and SUVs
• Deliver program milestone requirements on time while meeting cost, weight, quality, and functional targets
• Support the development of new specifications, requirements, and quality documents (Boundary diagram, p-diagram, DFMEA, etc.) related to BIW sealing/adhesives
• Contribute to the design of production facilities for body and paint systems of the Scout trucks & SUVs
• Develop prototypes for virtual and physical verification, including lab and field testing
• Lead/participate in the root cause analysis and resolution of issues related to air and water leaks and static sealing supplier part quality
• Lead/participate in the testing and approval of new and innovative materials for the BIW static sealing/adhesive system
• Proactively stay attuned to the customer experience and propose system improvements accordingly
• Manage resources efficiently including infrastructure, financial, supplier partners, and people
• Support the creation of new Best Practices and Lessons Learned
• Be a key team member and liaison with all Scout functions

Location & Travel Expectations:

• This role will be based out of the Scout Motors location in Novi, Michigan or based out of the Scout Motors corporate headquarters in Charlotte, NC.
• This role requires 4-5 days per week in the office, with regular in-person meetings and events. 
• Applicants should expect that the role will require the ability to convene with Scout colleagues in person and travel to participate in events on behalf of the company from time to time.

What you’ll bring 

We expect all Scout employees to have integrity, curiosity, resourcefulness, and strive to exhibit a positive attitude, as well as a growth mindset. You’ll be comfortable with change and flexible in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. You’ll take a collaborative approach to achieve ambitious goals. Here's what else you'll bring: 

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in mechanical engineering, systems engineering, chemical engineering, or a relevant field
• 5+ years of experience in static sealing (vehicle tightness), body structures, or a related field
• Skilled in using utilizing CATIA for designing and developing detailed parts
• Experience working with a full service-supplier
• Strong technical skills and expertise in sealing and structural adhesives, coupled with a 1^st principles approach to problem solving
• Familiarity with computer-aided engineering (CAE) or direct experience in this field
• An ability to build strong working relationships with people across all organizational levels
• Minimum of High School Diploma, GED or equivalent required for all roles at Scout Motors, Inc.

What you'll gain

The benefits of joining Scout include the chance to build products and a company from the ground up.  This is a chance to create something new and lasting – with an iconic brand at its foundation.  In addition, Scout provides competitive compensation and benefits to support your physical, mental, and financial wellbeing. Program specifics are detailed in company policies and employee benefit guides, select highlights:

• Competitive insurance including:
  • Medical, dental, vision and income protection plans
• 401(k) program with:
  • An employer match and immediate vesting
• Generous Paid Time Off including:
  • 20 days planned PTO, as accrued
  • 40 hours of unplanned PTO and 14 company or floating holidays, annually
  • Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave for biological and adoptive parents of all genders
  • Paid leave for circumstances related to bereavement, jury duty, voting time, or military leave

Pay Transparency

This is a full-time, exempt position eligible to receive a base salary and to participate in an annual performance bonus program. Final salary offered will be determined based on factors including but not limited to the candidate's skills and experience. The annual performance bonus program is preset and not candidate dependent.

Initial base salary range = $110,000.00 - $135,000.00

Internal leveling code: IC9

Principal Duties/Responsibilities:

· Extensive travel required. (Local, National, International)

· Promotes and adheres to the ATS safety culture.

· Engages in various work environments and industries to lead reliability centered maintenance efforts.

· Mentors, coaches, and provides reliability best practices for applications in customer facilities, by customer personnel

· Identifies top potential issues leading to lost production and preventable maintenance spending. Communicates findings with leadership.

· Provides solutions to root cause deficiencies and demonstrates economic benefits to their correction.

· Actively drives the implementation of equipment improvement projects.

· Identifies and implements current and new processes / technologies to increase equipment performance and uptime

· Champions systems and best practice procedures towards a proactive manufacturing culture.

· Analyzes equipment performance, failure data, and corrective maintenance history to develop and deploy engineering solutions, improved maintenance strategies, preventative maintenance optimization, and other reliability techniques.

· Provides technical service to operations and manufacturing personnel on equipment related troubleshooting efforts.

· Utilizes predictive, preventative, and precision maintenance technologies and strategies designed to identify or control risks prior to failure and ensure optimum maintenance execution.

· Collaborates with the maintenance team to prioritize assets and actions by determining failure probabilities and evaluating the risk of compliance, supply, strategy, and cost.

· Provides training and coaching in Root Cause and Reliability Analysis and takes ownership for ongoing corrective action tracking, implementation and follow up to ensure that all Root Cause Analysis projects are documented.

· Ensures compliance with regulatory requirements and ATS policies and procedures.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities (KSAs), & Competencies:

Essential KSAs:

· Bachelor’s degree in engineering (ABET accredited)

· Eight or more years of reliability experience across 2 or more manufacturing sites

· Demonstrates ability to perform full array of reliability tool sets

· Strong technical understanding of electrical or mechanical components, tools, and designs

· Ability to complete a failure mode effects analysis, cause and effect diagrams, root cause failure analysis, life-cycle costing, and risk analysis

· Ability to research and apply new equipment technology / trends

· Robust problem solving, mathematical, analytical, and decision making skills

· Proficiency with computers, maintenance systems, and applications, including Microsoft Office

· Excellent verbal communication, facilitation, and presentation skills

· Strong reporting and technical writing capability

· Ability to build and maintain positive, professional relationships

Desirable KSAs:

· Desire to develop into a leadership role

· Experience with data trend analysis, vibration analysis, motor current analysis, oil analysis, lubrication and hydraulic testing, laser alignment, nondestructive testing, infrared thermography, ultrasound technology, acoustic reliability technology, Weibull analysis, and Six Sigma or Lean Manufacturing methodologies

· Knowledge of various government regulations such as, Current Good Manufacturing Practice (cGMP), National Electrical Testing Association (NETA), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

· CMRP certification

· Green Belt certification

· STS certification

Competencies:

· Drive & Motivation

· Interpersonal Skills

· Task Management

· Strategic Skills

· Customer Focus

· Self-awareness

· Management & Leadership

Physical Demands and Working Conditions:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands/fingers to handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb, ascend/descend or balance to heights that may require a ladder or lift; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl in confined spaces; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move more than 50 pounds. The employee is regularly required to use close vision and color vision. The employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions and risk of electrical shock. Work is typically performed in a factory environment and is usually very loud. In the factory environment, the employee may be exposed to hazardous materials and/or greasy or slippery factory floors.

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About Lucid Bots

Lucid Bots is an AI robotics company building the world’s most productive and responsible robots. Our mission is simple: extend human reach. We design intelligent machines that take on dangerous, demanding, and repetitive work—so people don’t have to.

Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, we design, engineer, manufacture, and support our products in the United States. Our production-ready robots are deployed by customers around the world to improve safety, increase productivity, and elevate operational standards.

We are one of the fastest-growing manufacturing companies in the United States, recently ranked fourth nationally. Backed by leading investors including Y Combinator (S19), Cubit Capital, Idea Fund Partners, Danu Ventures, and others, we are scaling quickly at the intersection of AI, hardware, and real-world impact.

We’re building more than robots—we’re building the future of physical AI.

Our Core Values and How We Work Together

At Lucid Bots, we’re building something extraordinary - and how we work matters just as much as what we build. These values guide how we hire, grow, and show up for one another.

• Expedition Behavior - We climb as one. No silos, no “that’s not my job.” We protect the team and share the load.

• Grow with Humility - We’re relentless learners. We seek feedback, own mistakes, and get better every day.

• Lift People Up - Humans come first. We care fiercely, speak honestly, and design for real people in real conditions.

• Build the Extraordinary - We take ownership, reject the ordinary, and run toward hard problems.

We live Above the Line: we take responsibility, create solutions, and shape the future.
If these values energize you, you’ll thrive here. If they feel like too much, this may not be the right climb - and that’s okay.

Mission

Raise Lucid Bots’ next round of private capital, get the company into an auditable position, build the financial architecture to scale our Robots-as-a-Service business, and lay the foundation for an eventual public market process.

Who You Are

You have worked inside a manufacturing company at low 8-figures in revenue and helped scale it to 9-figures. You have raised private capital, negotiated venture debt terms, and sat across the table from lenders and leasing partners to structure deals that funded fleet growth or hardware subscriptions. You know what it takes to get a company through its first real audit and you have done it.

You do not make slide decks about what someone else should build. You build it. You own the banking relationships, the capital structure, and the financial narrative. You are not looking for a caretaker role. You are looking to build something.

Outcomes

What success looks like in this role, measured against results, not activities.

Year 1

• Lead and close the next fundraise. Own the financial model, investor materials, data room, due diligence process, and investor communications. Deliver a round that funds the next phase of growth on terms the board supports.
• Scale the financial engine behind Lucid Refresh. We are already deploying robots as a service. The CFO owns what comes next: lead the banking relationships, negotiate venture debt terms, and source financing partnerships with lending and leasing companies to fund fleet growth. Structure recurring revenue contracts so the unit economics work for Lucid Bots and the financing partners.
• Get the company audit-ready. Establish the internal controls, GAAP-compliant processes, and documentation standards required to pass a formal audit. Monthly close within 15 business days. Quarterly board packages delivered on time with numbers leadership and investors trust completely.
• Make gross margin visible and improvable. Deliver clear unit economics across every hardware product line (Sherpa, Lavo, Power Tether). Identify and execute at least one meaningful margin improvement initiative.
• Deploy AI across as many finance workflows as possible. Forecasting, close automation, anomaly detection, reporting. Show what a lean, high-performing finance team looks like with the right tooling.
• Scale the finance function without scaling headcount proportionally. Mature the systems, processes, and operating cadences already in place. ERP (Acumatica) utilization should be a driver of reporting speed and data integrity, not a bottleneck.

Years 2 to 3

• Diversified, stable capital structure with financing vehicles matched to each business line.
• Lucid Refresh operating as a financially mature RaaS business with proven unit economics and established financing partnerships that support fleet growth.
• Financial infrastructure, governance, audit history, and reporting standards that put the company in a credible position to pursue a public market process.
• High-performing Finance team with clear development paths and strong cross-functional trust.
• Multiple years of clean, completed audits. Forecasts consistently within target variance range. Strong internal controls that scale with the business.

Competencies

The traits and capabilities that predict success in this role.

• Manufacturing Financial Mastery: Deep expertise in cost accounting, COGS structure, gross margin analysis, and operational finance in a physical-product manufacturing environment. Has lived inside the complexity of hardware margins and knows how to improve them.
• Capital Strategy and Fundraising: Has led or co-led a private fundraising process of meaningful scale, both equity and debt. Has negotiated venture debt facilities and built relationships with lending and leasing partners to finance hardware fleets or subscription models. Knows what it takes to set a private company on a credible path to the public markets.
• AI Fluency: Actively uses AI tooling in their work today. Has a concrete point of view on how AI changes what a lean finance team can accomplish. Not watching from the sidelines.
• Execution at Pace: Comfortable in a fast-moving, resource-constrained environment. Does not wait for perfect conditions. Moves quickly, makes good decisions with incomplete information, and follows through.
• Communication and Financial Storytelling: Translates complex financial information into clear, actionable narratives for executives, board members, and investors. Can own the financial narrative externally.
• Leadership: Leads with high standards and direct feedback. Builds a team that owns execution so the CFO can focus on strategy and capital. Models Lucid Bots values, especially Expedition Behavior and Build the Extraordinary.

Qualifications

Required

• 12 to 18+ years of progressive finance experience in a high-growth startup or growth-stage manufacturing, hardware, or physical-product environment, including experience scaling a company from low 8-figures to 9-figures in revenue.
• Direct experience with cost accounting, standard costing, and COGS in a manufacturing company.
• Has led or co-led a private fundraising process (equity and/or debt) of meaningful scale.
• Direct experience negotiating venture debt facilities and building financing partnerships with lending or leasing companies.
• ERP experience required. Acumatica strongly preferred.
• Strong command of GAAP, financial modeling, and financial systems architecture.
• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.

Strongly Preferred

• Active, demonstrated use of AI tools in financial operations.
• Public market experience, IPO readiness, or S-1 familiarity.
• MBA or CPA.

Why Join Lucid Bots?

• Work directly with the founder of a fast-growing, venture-backed robotics startup.
• Be part of a team solving real-world problems with frontier technology.
• Get a front-row seat to fundraising, company building, and startup strategy at scale.
• Learn more in one year than most people do in five—this is a career accelerant.
• Help support the culture, pace, and systems of a company scaling fast and building things that matter.

Benefits:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• 3% retirement match
• 15 days of paid time off (PTO)
• 3 sick days 
• 11 paid holidays, with 3 of those being floating holidays
• Employee stock option plan

We Want to Meet You!

1. Why here? Why are you excited about Lucid Bots specifically?
2. Why you? What is the one thing about you that a resume can’t capture?

Position Overview 

Field Service Engineer II (FSE II) is responsible for the installation, preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of the Tablo Dialysis System. Reporting to the Manager, Field Service, this role requires a foundation in engineering principles and the ability to apply them in real-world settings to ensure optimal system performance.

As a key representative of Outset in the field, the FSE II works closely with clinical staff and patients, delivering responsive and professional support. This role involves diagnosing issues, identifying root causes, and implementing effective solutions. The FSE II also collaborates with cross-functional teams—including Production, Engineering, Marketing, and Sales—and provides valuable feedback to R&D to support continuous product improvement. In addition to core service responsibilities, the FSE II may be asked to contribute to the development of training materials, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and other documentation to support team knowledge.

This role requires accurate documentation of service activities in alignment with Outset’s Quality Management System and careful management of company assets including tools, equipment, and inventory.

Extensive travel with the United States may be required, including overnight stays.

Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities 

• Install, troubleshoot and repair Tablo Dialysis Systems at customer facilities or patient’s homes.
• Perform scheduled preventative maintenance that includes calibrations, hardware or software upgrades and verification of system specifications.
• Serve as a technical subject matter expert (SME) on the Tablo product, demonstrating deep product knowledge and supporting internal and external stakeholders.
• Deliver first and second level technical support to customers as needed, including after-hours, holiday, and weekend coverage.
• Accurately document all service activities, maintain spares inventory, and provide parts usage and failures within the ERP system.
• Complete all field service and expense reports according to functional standards.
• Support Marketing and Sales for seminars, trade shows, or demonstrations as required.
• Provide detailed feedback to R&D regarding performance, serviceability, and customer comments.
• Manage and maintain company assets required to perform all necessary job functions.
• All other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications 

• Associates degree (Electrical, Electronics, Mechanical or Fluidics) recommended or military equivalent.
• 5+ years Field Service/Industry experience required.
• Knowledge of electronic, mechanical, and fluids components.
• Must have valid driver’s license, good driving record, and have own methods for transportation until an Outset Medical fleet car is provided.
• Ability to charge travel expenses on a personal credit card to be reimbursed by the company.

Other Skills / Abilities:

• Ability to travel extensively within the United States, primarily by car, including overnight stays, as required by business needs.
• Ability to read, write, analyze, and interpret electronic and fluidics schematic diagrams and flowcharts.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to interact with customers, patients, and internal team members.
• Ability to respond in verbal or written form (email) to inquiries or complaints from customers or co-workers.
• Self-starter with the ability to multi-task and re-prioritize duties throughout the day.
• Computer and technology skills with regards to software applications, (Excel, Word, Outlook, Power Point) ERP databases, and technology innovation.
• Proper mobility techniques to perform physical activities such as standing, walking, climbing, stooping, kneeling, and crawling.
• Exposure to blood borne pathogens and/or hazardous materials possible.
• Routinely lift and/or move up to 75 pounds.

Mission Critical Competencies:

1. Customer Focus - Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
2. Intellectual Horsepower - Is bright and intelligent; deals with concepts and complexity comfortably; described as intellectually sharp, capable, and agile.
3. Composure - Is cool under pressure; does not become defensive or irritated when times are tough; is considered mature; can be counted on to hold things together during tough times; can handle stress; is not knocked off balance by the unexpected; doesn’t show frustration when resisted or blocked; is a settling influence in a crisis.
4. Functional/Technical Skills - Has the functional and technical knowledge and skills to do the job at a high level of accomplishment.
5. Self-Knowledge - Knows personal strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and limits; seeks feedback; gains insights from mistakes; is open to criticism; isn’t defensive; is receptive to talking about shortcomings; looks forward to balanced (+’s and –‘s) performance reviews and career discussions.

Position Overview

McAdams is seeking a Project Engineer for our growing Hydraulic Design practice. This position will be involved in the planning and design of drainage elements for multimodal transportation projects for public and private clients. Projects will include hydraulic design and hydrologic analysis for roadways, side paths/multi-use paths, sidewalks, greenways, bicycle lanes, and other facilities. The ideal candidate will be able to perform hydrology, hydraulic design, permitting, and erosion control for transportation projects.  This position will assist in maintaining project schedules, ensuring high quality deliverables at project milestones, performing quality control on their projects as well as other projects

Essential Functions + Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality projects on-time and on-budget to our clients.
• Design, review, and oversee production of plans, contract documents, specifications and costs estimates suitable for publicly bid projects.
• Design, review, and oversee production plans for offsite roadway improvements for public roads associated with private development projects.
• Coordinate with other McAdams’ service lines (geomatics, water resources, site civil, etc.) to develop project plans. Effectively manage subconsultants.
• Participate in field reviews of projects to support alignment development and recommendations.
• Assist in advancing projects through feasibility analysis, to design, permitting, and successful bidding.
• Oversee design, technical analyses, and engineering calculations and prepare plans, submittal packages and permitting applications.
• Focus on quality project delivery through adherence to McAdams' quality assurance and quality control standards.
• Participate in business development activities including development of detailed proposal materials. Develop an understanding of key client's program and develop personal client relationships.  Develop and maintain relationships with key teaming partners.
• Supervise and coach/mentor junior staff.
• Actively participate in professional organizations. Attend/present at industry conferences.

Skills + Experience

• A bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or Biological and Agricultural Engineering or a related field
• North Carolina PE required (or ability to obtain within 6 months)
• 5+ years of experience related to hydraulics engineering, water resource engineering, and erosion and sediment control design, preferably on NCDOT projects
• Knowledge of MicroStation/Geopak/OpenRoads and/or AutoCAD/Civil 3D production workflows
• Technical proficiency in preparing hydrologic and hydraulic analyses and reports, scour investigations, erosion and sediment control plans and reports, drainage and stormwater management design
• HEC-RAS experience preferred
• Interest in multimodal transportation issues and design
• Consistent focus on clarity, accuracy, and completeness of work product
• Strong critical thinking abilities
• Excellent task and time management skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Enjoys working within a high performing team
• Active participation in relevant professional organizations a plus
• Knowledge of AASHTO, NCDOT and NC municipal guidelines, standards and procedures
• Valid driver's license

Work Environment + Physical Demands

The characteristics described below are representative of those encountered while performing the essential functions of this position. When properly requested and when feasible (without undue hardship to the company), reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

• Work will primarily be in an office setting with limited opportunities to be exposed to adverse environmental conditions.
• Work will be primarily working with fingers by picking, pinching, typing, and grasping often with repetitive motion.
• Must have visual acuity for viewing a computer screen, the ability to talk, hear and sit for extended periods of time.
• Must be able to carry, lift and push/pull up to 5 pounds frequently and up to 30 pounds occasionally.
• Additional physical duties may be required as necessary.

About Lucid Bots

Lucid Bots is an AI robotics company building the world’s most productive and responsible robots. Our mission is simple: extend human reach. We design intelligent machines that take on dangerous, demanding, and repetitive work—so people don’t have to.

Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, we design, engineer, manufacture, and support our products in the United States. Our production-ready robots are deployed by customers around the world to improve safety, increase productivity, and elevate operational standards.

We are one of the fastest-growing manufacturing companies in the United States, recently ranked fourth nationally. Backed by leading investors including Y Combinator (S19), Cubit Capital, Idea Fund Partners, Danu Ventures, and others, we are scaling quickly at the intersection of AI, hardware, and real-world impact.

We’re building more than robots—we’re building the future of physical AI.

Our Core Values and How We Work Together

At Lucid Bots, we’re building something extraordinary - and how we work matters just as much as what we build. These values guide how we hire, grow, and show up for one another.

• Expedition Behavior - We climb as one. No silos, no “that’s not my job.” We protect the team and share the load.

• Grow with Humility - We’re relentless learners. We seek feedback, own mistakes, and get better every day.

• Lift People Up - Humans come first. We care fiercely, speak honestly, and design for real people in real conditions.

• Build the Extraordinary - We take ownership, reject the ordinary, and run toward hard problems.

We live Above the Line: we take responsibility, create solutions, and shape the future.
If these values energize you, you’ll thrive here. If they feel like too much, this may not be the right climb - and that’s okay.

Goal of This Role

The Finance Associate will help build and maintain the financial foundation that keeps Lucid Bots accurate, forward-looking, and decision-ready as we scale. This role spans both FP&A and accounting — you'll be in the numbers every day, keeping the books close-ready while also helping translate financial data into the insights that drive real decisions.

It's not a siloed role. You'll see how the business actually works, and your work will matter to the people making calls on where we invest and where we grow. If you're someone who gets energy from solving problems in spreadsheets, wants to understand the business behind the numbers, and is ready to grow fast — this is a strong place to start.

What You'll Do:

• Prepare and maintain recurring financial reports, budget-vs-actual variance summaries, and departmental spending trackers
• Support monthly and quarterly forecast refresh cycles — gathering inputs, updating models, flagging variances
• Assist with month-end close activities: reconciliations, accrual support, data compilation
• Build and maintain dashboards, reporting templates, and data pulls from financial systems
• Support general ledger accuracy by reviewing transaction coding and flagging discrepancies
• Help prepare financial materials for leadership and internal stakeholders
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting accuracy and efficiency

Who You Are

• You've built fluency across both analytical finance (FP&A) and transactional finance (accounting) — through coursework, internships, or early-career roles
• You have a foundational understanding of financial statements and basic accounting concepts (debits/credits, reconciliations, accruals)
• You're strong in Excel and comfortable navigating multi-source data sets
• You're organized, detail-oriented, and disciplined about following structured processes
• You communicate clearly — in writing, in a meeting, and in a spreadsheet
• You raise issues early instead of sitting on them, and you take feedback well

What We Expect You to Achieve in This Role

• Reliably deliver accurate, on-time recurring financial reports with minimal rework within the first 90 days.
• Complete assigned month-end close support tasks on schedule and audit-ready by month 4.
• Support monthly and quarterly forecast refresh cycles by gathering inputs, updating models, and flagging variances.
• Build and maintain dashboards and reporting templates that reduce reliance on ad hoc requests over time.
• Identify at least 2 opportunities to improve reporting accuracy or efficiency and implement them with manager guidance.

Why Join Lucid Bots?

• Be at the forefront of revolutionizing safety and efficiency with robotics technology.
• Work with a passionate and innovative team that values creativity and collaboration.
• Enjoy opportunities for mentorship, continuous learning, and professional growth.
• Contribute to a values-driven environment that prioritizes innovation, excellence, and meaningful impact.
• Competitive salary and performance-based commission structure.
• Comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance and retirement plans.

Benefits:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• 3% retirement match
• 15 days of paid time off (PTO)
• 11 paid holidays
• Company employee option plan
• Other benefits

Additional Notes

This role is based in Charlotte, NC. Partial hybrid flexibility possible, but significant on-site presence is expected.

We’d Love to Hear from You!

1. Why here? Why are you excited about Lucid Bots specifically?
2. Why you? What is the one thing about you that a resume can’t capture?