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Job Description:
Vehicle – Systems Integration Engineer
Rate: £35-£40 per hour (6 month contract)
Location: Lighthorne, Warwick
We are looking for a Vehicle Systems Integration Engineer to join our Team.
The Candidate must have direct automotive industry experience and understanding of automotive processes. We are looking for a hands-on engineer who will embrace the company’s cultural & professional business environment and will work directly with our customers and with the suppliers. The vehicle system integration engineer will be involved to support build and commissioning of vehicles / lab-cars and to identify, manage and resolve quality/warranty issues in ongoing vehicle programs.
The responsibilities of this position will include, but not be limited to:
Oversee the build of development vehicles and lab-cars.
Plan vehicle / lab-car commissioning bring up sequence.
Support the commissioning of all vehicle systems as they are sequentially brought up during a commissioning program.
Knowledge of typical vehicle control systems and an understanding of their internal operation.
Analysis of quality & warranty data from various sources such as Analytical Warranty System (AWS), Durability testing, customer feedback and dealer communications.
Perform root cause analysis, including testing where required, to identify cause & resolutions for field issues, and to validate the effectiveness of corrective actions
Work with component/system owners, suppliers, manufacturing teams to implement corrective actions for identified issues.
Manage implementation of software and hardware changes to provide new function implementation and to improve product build efficiency.
Report out to customer & company-internal parties
Personal attributes
- Strong hands on, “can do” EE engineering skills.
- Ability to learn fast and to quickly pick up new skills and engineering concepts.
- Ability to effectively operate and communicate in a multi-cultural environment.
- Excellent organization and prioritization skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Able to communicate clearly with those for whom English is not a first language.
- Ability to report to senior management and report accurate information in a clear and concise manner
- Technical attributes
- Minimum 5 years of experience in automotive EE systems / component engineering, development & testing.
- Background in electrical design and / or software implementation
- Direct experience of vehicle system integration in an OEM/Tier 1 environment
- Able to commission and test system architecture, manage feature implementation with Electrical Architect and Suppliers
- Able to test and validate the system features on various platform such as rigs, lab-car, vehicle.
- Able to create support the development and execution of vehicle DVPs
- Highly familiar with Vector Canoe / Canalyser; Analysis of A2B, CAN, LIN, Ethernet, LVDS communication busses.
- Fully familiar with typical vehicle power distribution topologies, with an ability to test and debug power supply related issues.
- Familiar with HV working procedures, preferably with accreditation in the operation of HV component maintenance procedures.
- Familiar with software downloading processes.
- Ensure effective communication, containment and action plans with regards to quality related issues.
- Support that effective root cause analysis and permanent corrective actions are implemented for quality issues.
- Good working knowledge of all low-voltage electrical systems within a vehicle platform.
If you have any of the above knowledge and experience, and are interested in hearing more about the opportunities, please apply now.
Additional information:
Travel will be required to client sites – therefore a full UK driving licence is required.
Please note: Sponsorship is not offered for this role and you must have the right to work in the UK
