Senior Electrical Engineering Consultant - Co. West Midlands, United Kingdom - CONTECHS

Description

Job Description Position:
Senior Project Engineer
Electrical Modules
Permanent

Contechs are recruiting on behalf of their client who's mission is to drive technological advancements within the mobility sector.

They are seeking an experienced Senior Project Engineer who has a strong background of Electrical modules...

Engineering, development, integration and validation of various electrical modules (ECUs, Sensors and Actuators etc.) into the overall vehicle electrical architecture in collaboration with Functional Departments, technical partners and Tier 1 suppliers.

Central Compute Unit and Zonal Controllers within top of the range zonal architecture and Electrical Modules
Manage compliance with any necessary functional safety, legislative, electrical, environmental and EMC requirements.
Supplier management and co-ordination including support for Procurement, Logistics and Quality throughout the project lifecycle.
Responsible for Commodity attributes such as Quality, Costs, Timing, Weight
Responsible for DFMEA, DVP&R (Electrical & Mechanical), PV & Engineering sign-off.
Understanding Automotive New Product Development Process
Demonstrable experience of automotive electrical components' design, development and manufacture
Good experience and knowledge of vehicle electrical systems, ECUs and other electrically wired components
Working knowledge of CAN, FlexRay, automotive ethernet, LIN networks and vehicle diagnostics.
Experience in design for good electrical and EMC performance.
Established contacts within the automotive eco-system including Tier 1 and component suppliers.
Knowledge of hybrid and full-electric electrical vehicle architectures and wiring systems would be advantageous.
Experience of visualisation using CATIA V5 or V6 or lightweight file viewers would be useful, with excellent understanding of 2D drawings, electrical circuits

Experience in creating Engineering Change Requests and managing the implementation of the changes through design release internally and externally.

Experience of system/component delivery within an APQP, six sigma or similar framework (FMEA, quality planning, PPAP etc).
Experience in leading DFMEA and System (Electrical Interface) Reviews
Experience is harness testing & validation process and engineering sign-off
Ability to use various engineering development tools such JIRA, Polarion etc. and collaborative platforms such as Microsoft Office 365.
Honour's Degree in Electrical or similar areas such as Electronics, Control Systems, Automotive

Contechs are a leading Automotive, Design, Engineering, Technology & Innovation Recruitment Consultancy.

Founded in 1997, with an inhouse Contractor Care Team to support all external employee's, acts as an employment agency for permanent and contract recruitment.