One of our top clients in the Automotive Sector are looking for a Design & Application Engineer to be based at their Cranfield site. The role is for an initial 12-month contract, and they are looking for someone to start ASAP.
Key Responsibilities:
- Implement on-board telematics systems for all vehicles manufactured in Europe and Russia.
- Generate and release TCU configuration data for complex applications.
- Manage Tier 1 suppliers to deliver products to Quality, Cost & Timing targets.
- Coordinate in house and supplier validation of TCU to standards ahead of new releases.
- Collaborate with Off Board Connected Car team, test teams (both on board and off board) and customer orientated engineering team to confirm end to end system performance.
- Collaborate with Sales and Marketing teams to ensure technical solution supports business objectives & with purchasing team to support sourcing and cost definition/reduction tasks.
- Collaborate with related vehicle engineering sections to ensure all system components are packaged and connected correctly to meet system design and regulation requirements.
- Status reporting to management at all levels.
- Understanding and experience of telematics system developments or similar.
- 5+ years’ experience in automotive electrical and electronic development or be able to demonstrate equivalent experience on a major development program, e.g., in aerospace, telecoms or similar.
- Experience managing Tier 1 suppliers in the development of complex electronic products.
- Solid understanding of both IOT and vehicle level protocols (MQTT, TCP/IP, CAN, UDS, Ethernet).
- Experience co-ordinating complex BOM releases.
- Ability to communicate effectively in a cross cultural and cross functional team.
- A pro-active approach and ability to self-manage.
- Flexibility regarding working practice and working hours.
- Availability to travel abroad, typically a few days to 2 weeks, but on rare occasions could be longer.
- Competency with PC applications. MS office, Image editing etc.
- Competitive hourly rate
- Long term contract
- Opportunity to gain experience with a well-known Automotive brand.
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