Senior Electronic and Mechanical Integration Engineer

Our OEM Client based in Gaydon, is searching for a Senior Electronic and Mechanical Integration Engineer to join their team, Inside IR35. This is a contract position with a proposed end date of 31^st March 2027.

Umbrella Pay Rate: £33.64 per hour.

Duties:

Responsible for design and integration of electronic and mechanical components and their interfacing during the development of electro-mechanical systems:

• Participates in cross-functional teams to define requirements, analyse feasibility, and propose solutions that meet customer needs.
• Conducts system analysis to resolve tradeoffs and drives integration of system engineering tools and processes across platforms to optimize performance.
• Managing large projects or processes with limited oversight from manager.
• Problems faced are difficult and often complex.
• Creating & compiling requirements – populating relevant systems with programme requirements, authoring new requirements as necessary.
• Is able to design, build & test machine learning features to be incorporated into driver modes and attribute features.
• Creating and defining new attribute related features - supporting the demand process and leading from initial concept to delivery.
• Develops Simulink models, functional requirements documentation, and test cases.
• Setting targets – definition of full suite of feature and component targets for programme to include cascading to module groups and target negotiation / attribute balancing as necessary. Futuring targets for post Job 1 programme derivatives by consideration of PALS positioning & potential future competitor actions.
• Definition of test plan – work in conjunction with project teams to define test plan for testing in UK & hot & cold climatic conditions. Test to plan and maintain overall target spend levels against budget.
• Management of multi-functional team to carry out the test plan.
• Reporting to senior management on the project status at regular milestone reviews – represent the team at gateway events.
• Carry out robust lobbying of other CoC's to ensure attribute targets are met, support project and program meetings VIT, PST, 'Must Resolves', Technical Issues, L1 reviews etc. All reporting out to be completed within gateway timing requirements of project.
• Carrying out benchmark exercises – competitor & product benchmark drives to be carried out. Competitor analysis (over & above benchmarking), desk top data collection & physical measurement of vehicles.

Skills Required:

• Experience with software integration, calibration and delivery.
• Experience of feature delivery & demand process.
• Machine learning and experience of using motion detection, prediction and scanning.
• Experience and knowledge of ADAS system design and integration.
• Highly self-motivated engineer with proven inter-personal communication/networking skills.
• Proven project and time management skills and able to work to a high standard with minimum supervision.
• Demonstrable people-management, team working, organisational and budget management skills.
• Demonstrating a robust scientific approach with knowledge of design of experiments.
• Good working knowledge of vehicle engineering, test & development, and experience of whole vehicle evaluation.
• Confident presentation & report-writing skills; competent use of MS Office.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with strong influencing and engagement skills
• A flexible approach to work beyond normal hours as required.
• Reasonable flexibility to support overseas testing.

Education Required:

• Educated to degree level or working to obtain a degree.