Design Release Engineers (PMST)

Recruiter
Confidential
Location
Warwickshire
Salary
Competitive
Posted
18 Nov 2020
Closes
16 Dec 2020
Sectors
Engineering, Design
Contract Type
Contract
Hours
Full Time
RLE-FutureMotiv is currently seeking a highly experienced Design Release Engineers (PMST) to work in their Warwickshire location and WFH.

Design Release Engineers (PMST)

The Candidate must have automotive industry experience and an understanding of automotive industry requirements and standards. We are looking for a hands-on engineer, who will embrace the company's cultural and professional business environment and will work directly with our customers and with the suppliers involved in developing and releasing low voltage system / component designs for Electrical and Electronic (EE) vehicle systems.

The responsibilities of the Design Release Engineers (PMST) position will include, but not be limited to:

• Work with customer requirements/requests and deliver engineering solutions.

• Perform electrical system design solutions to achieve customer requirements.

• Perform electrical system bench / vehicle tests and provide analysis on issues found.

• Work out solutions to engineering issues within the FutureMotiv EE team and report to the customer as required

• Technical Documentation

To be responsible for generating all technical documentation necessary to deliver the system and align with the gateway processes. This includes - but is not limited to - technical specifications, DFMEA worksheets, functional safety work products, design validation plan (DVP), testing standards and software specifications. It is expected that the DRE be capable of autonomously driving requirements as required with minimal support required day-to-day outside of sign-off.

• Deliverable and Task Tracking

The Design Release Engineers (PMST) is expected to track all open tasks within a project plan and open issues list (likely shared with external partners and reviewed as part of regular project meetings). This plan should clearly demonstrate the required tasks to completion as well as provide a clear status of the system/component live.

the DRE should establish the requirements for future gateways and manage the deliverables within the plan to achieve "Green" status with evidence at the appropriate events.

The DRE will have experience managing external suppliers and managing system/component plans which detail the various phases of a successful program delivery

• Responsibility for BoM Part/System Maintenance

To be responsible for the structure and associated parts (including correct coding and part data) to establish a BoM which reflects the required maturity throughout the program.

Ideally the Design Release Engineers (PMST) will have demonstrated previous ownership of parts managed inside an OEM/Tier 1 part maintenance structure.

• Software Definition and Requirements Capture

The Design Release Engineers (PMST) is responsible for defining and capturing the software requirements within the a specified toolchain (e.g. Jama) and overseeing the supplier product development to deliver software against the planned vehicle platform releases.

It is expected that the DRE shall understand the software life-cycle and have hands-on experience developing automotive modules with complex software requirements within an OEM or Tier 1 application.

• Tier 1 Supplier Management

It is expected that the Design Release Engineers (PMST) will be required to engage directly with third party Tier 1 suppliers to take responsibility for the systems allocated to them. As such, it is a core requirement that the DRE shall be confident communicators on all technical topics and able to directly engage with third parties as a representative of FutureMotiv and its customers.

Requirements of the position are:

Personal attributes • Strong hands on, "can do" EE engineering skills.

• Ability to learn fast and to quickly pick up new skills and engineering concepts.

• Ability to follow tasks provided by engineering leads.

• Ability to effectively operate and communicate in a multi-cultural environment.

• Excellent organization and prioritization skills.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Technical attributes

• Minimum 3 years of experience in automotive EE systems / component engineering, development & testing.

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical / Electronic Engineering (or related professional accreditation).

• Familiarity with automotive (OEM) specifications and standards.

• Knowledge of LVE product development • Experience in the design, build and test of structures for LVE applications

• Familiar with Engineering Diagnostic Tools. • Knowledge of Vector Canoe / Canalyser; Analysis of CAN, LIN, Ethernet communication busses.

• Perform safety management activities to relevant standards during all project phases including preliminary hazard analysis, S/DFMEA, qualitative and quantitative fault tree analysis, safety goal generation.

• Ensure effective communication, containment and action plans with regards to quality related issues.

• Support effective root cause analysis and permanent corrective actions are implemented for quality issues.

Applicants MUST have proof of immediate, on-going and valid eligibility to work full time in the UK without the need for Sponsorship and travel within the EU.

**NO AGENCY CALLING