Electrical Development Engineer - Washington, United Kingdom - Kelly Services

Kelly Services

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Washington, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Electrical Development Engineer:

Tyne and Wear_

Our client is one of the UKs leading Automotive Engineering companies and has an immediate opening for an Electrical Engineer to join the motor Development & Validation team.

Main Purpose of Role:

Key Activities:

Provide detailed input to the design and manufacturing engineering teams to ensure the end product meets all the requirements and make recommendations for product design changes.
Create and maintain Design Verification Plans for new products.
Create internal test procedures and external test requests at the system, subsystem and component levels.
Analyse test data and create test reports.
Support product compliance with applicable regulations and standards.
Track and solve technical issues and work with the design team to implement corrective actions.
Assess motor performance and correlate to simulation results.
Collaborate with mechanical engineering teams to ensure products work as a whole.
Review and define requirements for new products.

Education/Qualifications Required:

A degree in Electrical / Electronics / Mechatronics Engineering or similar.
Suitable extensive experience in a development and validation function could be considered in lieu of degree

Experience Required:

16 years' experience in a development or test engineering role
Practical experience working on vehicles and/or electrical systems.
Experience with requirements management, DVP+R, FMEA and issue resolution procedures is beneficial.
Knowledge of accelerated life testing methods is desirable.

Skills & Attributes Required:

A detailed understanding of electric motors and inverters including electromagnetic principles and sensor feedback.
A detailed understanding of electrical systems, preferably automotive.
Practical electrical skills for prototyping, fault diagnosis and repair of electrical systems.
A systems Vmodel approach to development and validation.
Skilled at interpreting test results and referencing analysis predictions.
Familiarity with communication standards such as CAN/LIN/Flexray would be useful.
An understanding of basic mechanical engineering principles.
Knowledge of Matlab/Simulink would be an advantage.
Ability to work autonomously in a multifunction team.
High attention to detail and a practical approach to problem solving.
Highly organised and ability to work to deadlines

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