Automotive Systems Engineer

Location: Preston, LNH, GB

Employment Type: OTHER

Overview

Expleo is a trusted partner for end-to-end, integrated engineering, quality services and management consulting for digital transformation. We help businesses harness unrelenting technological change to successfully deliver innovations that will help them gain a competitive advantage and improve the everyday lives of people around the globe.

 

We are looking for an Automotive Systems Engineer to collaborate with the OEM client in defining system architecture and writing system level requirements.

Responsibilities

• Interpret new feature requests from Marketing and translate them into a technical concept, conducting feasibility studies that account for cost, weight, timing, packaging, and harnessing.
• Develop new functional requirements in DOORS NXG, ensuring they are clearly defined and testable.
• Ensure robust ECU communications by applying industry best practices, including SAE J1939 and J1979.
• Prepare and execute test plans at both Labcar and vehicle level.
• Support the client on current product quality issues, including the review of requirements and/or CAN traces.

Qualifications

• Engineering Degree in applicable discipline.
• A chartered member of a relevant association. 

Essential skills

• Demonstrated strong understanding of vehicle electrical architecture.
• Ability to define systems clearly and concisely through requirements captured in DOORS NXG or an equivalent tool.
• Good working knowledge of Functional Safety and Cybersecurity principles.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to chair meetings with company stakeholders and report status and progress effectively.
• Self-motivated, with the ability to take initiative in an environment with limited established processes and to design confidently from a 'clean sheet of paper'.
• Valid UK driving licence or equivalent.

Experience

• Extensive experience as a Systems Engineer, developing electric vehicle systems through the full lifecycle, from concept to launch.
• Experience with CAN protocols such as SAE J1939 and J1979.
• Experience with diagnostic protocols such as UDS (ISO 14229)
• Experience with Rhapsody is desirable.
• Experience of commercial vehicle electrical systems.

Benefits

• Collaborative working environment – we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and our peers through good times and challenges
• We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects
• Expleo Academy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses
• Competitive company benefits
• Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo 

 

• As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committed to:
• Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
• Communicating and promoting vacancies
• Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job
• Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
• Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long term health condition, enabling them to stay in work at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people

“We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age”. 

 

We treat everyone fairly and equitably across the organisation, including providing any additional support and adjustments needed for everyone to thrive