Technical Expert - Displays and HUD

Responsibilities

• Offering expert technical guidance across system/hardware design, component selection, feasibility analysis and resolution of complex engineering issues.
• Supporting programme delivery, ensuring supplier milestones and engineering deliverables are met in line with the customer’s internal expectations and gateway process.
• Managing supplier technical reviews, design validation activities, and ensuring compliance with relevant standards and customer requirements.
• Conducting technical analysis, documentation support, component readiness tracking and risk assessments.
• Acting as the primary interface for day‑to‑day delivery support, providing regular status updates, escalation management and coordination between the customer’s engineering sub‑teams.
• Ensuring that all activities are carried out in alignment with the customer’s Cockpit Electronics technical roadmap, ensuring consistency of approach and reuse across vehicle programmes.
• Technical assessments of Cockpit Electronics components (clusters, displays, HUD, HMI modules, domain controllers, input devices).
• Supporting build phases — prototype, mule and VP builds — validating parts, software, configurations and tracking issues.
• Supplier coordination: design reviews, technical sign‑off, 8D problem solving, validation evidence collection.
• Preparation of engineering documentation: test reports, risk registers, technical summaries, decision‑making packs.
• Tracking and reporting of delivery readiness aligned with programme milestones and gateway deliverables.
• Conducting technical benchmarking, technology assessments, and recommendations for Cockpit Electronics improvement or harmonisation.
• Supporting cross‑functional integration (UX/UI, Systems, Software, Functional Safety, Cybersecurity, Body Electronics, Chassis teams).

Deliverables

• Technical Assessment Report.
• Released documentation of MTS, DFMEA, DVP, 2D Drawings, 3D data within SAP, DFM, ECL RAT update, Phased Releases in SAP, PRs as required, BDRs, RRLs.
• RFI/RFQ, Hardware Specifications, Software Specifications, Supplier DFMEA, Design Reviews, Timing Plans, 8D Reports, QCR, DVP&R, Open Issue List, Boundary Diagrams.
• Decision Matrix, DVP&R, ECRs BDR, ER/RRL, ROR Benchmarking Reports, Commodity Strategy Documents.
• Open Issues List and Tracking Documentation including minutes of meetings.

Requirements

• Engineering degree 2:1 or above.
• Ability to overcome cultural barriers.
• Strong customer, team & supplier management skills.
• Capacity to work effectively under pressure and manage time under tight deadlines.
• Minimum 8–10 years specialised experience in commodity areas (e.g., Infotainment, Audio, Microphone, Switches, Interior Controls).
• Deep commodity domain expertise including hardware definition, complex issue resolution, supplier technical management and compliance with TS16949, ISO 26262, ISO 21434, and customer‑specific guidelines.
• Subject‑matter authority for the customer, providing technical direction, strategy definition, trade‑off assessments, and risk identification across multiple programmes.
• Proven experience in cross‑functional technical leadership, supporting design reviews, validation planning, DV/PV execution and technical sign‑off activities.
• Rapid technical assessment of supplier proposals, design changes and feasibility of new technologies.
• Proficiency in tools (JIRA, JAMA, DOORS, Confluence, VDI environment) and support for engineering/technical documentation to customer standards.
• Experience working with tier‑1 suppliers across global locations, ensuring technical alignment and traceability.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to present complex engineering details to a mixed‑competency audience at all levels.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project, Visio.

Benefits

• Health cash plan, following successful probation.
• 5% employer pension contributions.
• Hybrid working.
• 25 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays.
• Generous absence cover.
• Cycle 2 Work scheme.
• Octopus EV scheme.