Subject Matter Expert - Warwickshire, United Kingdom - Service Service Employment Agency Limited

Service Service Employment Agency Limited

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Warwickshire, United Kingdom

6 days ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Subject Matter Expert - Battery Systems

Fantastic opporutnity offered to join a world leading cutting edge engineering firm that has the most magnificent and envied reputation.

This role is available in either WARWICK or SURREY, with some remote working too.

Responsibilities:

Responsible for the design and specification of Battery solutions for the Clients' electric and hybrid vehicles.
Perform the role of Battery Systems inhouse expert.
Create and evolve a development roadmap for automotive batteries, capturing chemistry, cooling and assembly methodologies.
Explore possibilities for marginal gains, to push the limits of what is technically possible.
Identify and develop IP that can be leveraged by the Clients' to create innovative products.
Develop optimal solutions for the Clients' projects and translate these into requirement specifications that can be presented to suppliers and partners.
Execute and interpret battery simulation and cell lifetime durability testing to aid selection of appropriate technologies.
Ensure that the technical strategy and vision of the solution is translated to relevant stakeholders, including Project Engineers who will be instrumental in delivering the technical solution.
Support of Project Engineers throughout the project lifecycle, which will include periods of taking responsibility for development activities during the programme.
Maintain technical oversight of all programmes to ensure that key components (e.g. structure, controllers, thermal) are correctly located and packaged in accordance with vehicle requirements.
Act as the authority in system review, verification & validation activities including leading FMEAs, DVP planning and ISO26262 compliance.

The Person:

Significant experience of battery systems within an automotive engineering environment.
Demonstrable understanding of energy storage architectures and underlying principles and technologies including thermal management, lifetime operation, cell degradation and control strategies.
Experience of development engineering with Tier 1 suppliers, preparation of project documentation and reports. Risk management, mitigation, and recovery planning.
Working knowledge of associated systems such as OBCs, DCDCs and Inverters.
Experience of system/component delivery within an APQP, six sigma or similar framework (FMEA, DVP, quality planning, PPAP etc.) and full product lifecycle activities.
Ability to communicate the requirements of the vehicle programme to a supplier and manage the cost/benefit/compromise when adapting and enhancing existing and new technologies.
Inspiring, articulate, selfmotivated, and able to work well on own initiative.
Able to influence and align stakeholders to our aspirations and vision moving forwards.
Possession of an Electronics, Control Systems, Automotive or similar honours engineering degree.
Post graduate qualifications are essential.
Other recognised engineering qualifications combined with relevant significant experience will be considered.
Full driving licence is essential.
No visa or other restrictions for working in the UK or travelling in the European Union.