Energy Management Lead Engineer

Our OEM Client based in Gaydon, is searching for an Energy Management Lead Engineerto join their team, Inside IR35. This is a contract position until 31st March 2026.

Umbrella Pay Rate: £33.64 per hour.

Duties:

The Integrated Energy Management Lead Engineer will take a leading role in:

• Supporting the Efficiency Product Owner in the delivery of data-driven, intelligent, optimised energy nodes (sources of energy conversion) in pursuit of Vehicle Efficiency attributes (e.g. real world and homologated driving range and energy consumption) befitting modern luxury.
• Collaborating with a wide range of Business Stakeholders and Engineers to deliver vehicle programmes against the teams Quality Operating Schedule (QOS; client's framework for attribute delivery).
• Identifying risks and opportunities in a robust data-driven manner with the purpose of informing and influencing business decisions and engineering direction related to vehicle energy nodes.

Reporting to the Vehicle Architecture's Efficiency Product Owner and working within our client’s Agile Operating Model, responsibilities will include:

• Supporting squads to plan and share work through facilitating focused and engaging scrum events.
• Conduct daily stand-ups, sprint planning, and retrospectives.
• Identifying and facilitating in the removal of impediments and risks.
• Facilitating Stakeholder collaboration wherever required.
• Co-ordinating and contributing towards Vehicle Efficiency attribute verifications and data analysis.
• Supporting effective Vehicle Efficiency attribute governance throughout Vehicle Programmes, identifying and making recommendations for how to handle risks and opportunities as they arise.
• Collaborating with tools and methods teams to support development of Vehicle Efficiency attribute.
• Where programme delivery imperatives allow, contribute and add value to continuous improvement project work.
• Undertaking any other work as directed by their Line Manager in connection with their job as may be requested.

Essential Skills Required:

• Knowledge and/or experience of working with Agile Operating Principles.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Evidence of a methodical, structured approach to problem solving.
• Strong presentation skills with the ability to use data and visualisations to articulate complex risks, opportunities and recommendations in an easily digestible way.

Desirable Skills:

• Technical engineering background.
• Experience of Vehicle Attribute and/or Vehicle System Delivery.

Education Required:

• Educated to Degree Level (ideally with a focus on Mechanical or System Engineering).