ADAS Application Engineer Lead in Basildon

We are Bertrandt, an independent, international engineering service provider with decades of expertise. We create technological solutions across the entire value chain, focusing on digitalization, e-mobility, and autonomous systems for the automotive, aerospace, defense, and mechanical engineering industries.

We are recruiting for an ADAS Application Engineer Lead for our customer. The role will be 4-5 days onsite with a maximum of 1 WFH per week. Please note this role is a 12-month contract.

Role And Responsibilities:

• Lead development and delivery for ADAS Technology Applications for Eu EV and CV programmes.
• Support feature definition for new programme content - interfacing with Planning, Marketing and Program Management to establish business cases for new DAT technologies.
• Lead engineering tasks to support GPDS milestones and gateways: design, develop, release, test and launch content to meet specification requirements and program targets.
• Source and lead commodity suppliers to project manage commitments and delivery.
• Lead ADAS hardware and sensors interface compatibility and trade-off studies.
• Develop and capture new EV, Transit and Commercial Vehicle customer specific requirements.
• Ensure that assigned systems, components, attributes, deliverables comply with regulatory and safety requirements.
• Support packaging of parts to meet CAD and CAE requirements.
• Plan, coordinate and test design verification and sign-off testing at component and vehicle level.
• Define and support target setting for program objectives (attributes, cost, quality, and timing).
• Ensure adequate specifications and quality records are defined and maintained.
• Support launches and prototype builds resolving issues for vehicle assembly and production.
• Support systems, manufacturing, diagnostics, and end of line compatibility.
• Use lessons learnt, and FMA process for continuous improvement.

Skills Required:

• Knowledge of Ford Global Product Development System and Ford Engineering Tools and Processes: VSEM, GPDS, eFDVS, AVBOM, WERS, AIMS, Teamcenter.

Experience Required:

• Experience in electrical or electronic systems, hardware and/or software development and Project Management.
• PD processes, design methodologies, software and requirements management.

The candidate must have:

• A valid driving license for use in the UK, mainland Europe, and the ability to travel, without restriction, to mainland Europe and to any of Ford Motor Company’s development sites or Manufacturing locations worldwide.

Education Required:

• Relevant Automotive, or Engineering degree.

Education Preferred:

• Electrical / Electronic Engineering Degree.

At Bertrandt, we place great importance on equal treatment and equal opportunity. Our hiring decisions are based on the experience and skills of the applicants. People with severe disabilities or those deemed equivalent under SGB IX are warmly welcomed and will be given preference in hiring if equally qualified.