Systems Engineer – Homologation & Safety in Oxford

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.

An opportunity has arisen for a Systems Engineer specialising in Homologation & Safety to support the delivery of high-performance vehicle programmes within a complex automotive engineering environment. This role focuses on ensuring that vehicle systems—particularly those related to Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and automated driving—meet all applicable regulatory, safety, and type approval requirements. The successful candidate will play a key role in implementing safety frameworks, managing regulatory compliance, and maintaining traceability from legislation through to system validation and certification.

Working at the intersection of systems engineering, regulatory compliance, and vehicle development, this position requires strong technical knowledge, structured thinking, and the ability to coordinate across engineering teams and supply chain partners.

• Support the implementation and continuous improvement of a Safety Management System (SMS) across the organisation.
• Identify, interpret, and document all relevant homologation and type approval requirements, particularly for ADAS and automated driving systems.
• Ensure regulatory requirements are clearly translated into engineering deliverables, system requirements, and validation activities.
• Maintain full end-to-end traceability between:
• Regulatory and legislative requirements
• System and vehicle-level requirements
• Verification and validation activities
• Certification and type approval evidence
• Cascade regulatory obligations to internal engineering teams and external suppliers, ensuring clarity, alignment, and compliance.
• Support the development and compilation of type approval documentation and evidence packs.
• Collaborate with systems, software, hardware, and vehicle engineering teams to ensure compliance is embedded throughout the development lifecycle.
• Participate in technical reviews, audits, and regulatory assessments.
• Monitor changes in automotive legislation and standards, assessing impact on current and future programmes.
• Support risk identification and mitigation related to safety and homologation compliance.
• Contribute to programme delivery by ensuring regulatory milestones are met in line with project timing plans.

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Systems Engineering, or a related discipline.
• Strong academic or professional background in automotive systems and vehicle development.
• Good understanding of systems engineering principles and lifecycle processes (V-cycle).

• Strong knowledge of automotive homologation, type approval processes, and regulatory frameworks.
• Understanding of ADAS and automated driving systems, including associated legislation and standards.
• Ability to interpret complex regulatory requirements and translate them into technical engineering requirements.
• Experience with requirements management and traceability tools/processes.
• Familiarity with functional safety principles and safety management systems.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to communicate technical and regulatory concepts clearly.
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage complex documentation and compliance activities.
• Analytical mindset with strong attention to detail and accuracy.

• Familiarity with global automotive regulations (e.g. UNECE, EU, UK, or other regional frameworks).
• Experience supporting or implementing Safety Management Systems (SMS).
• Knowledge of functional safety standards (e.g. ISO 26262) and/or SOTIF (ISO 21448).
• Experience with requirements management tools (e.g. DOORS, Polarion, Jama).
• Understanding of vehicle certification processes for advanced or autonomous systems.
• Experience working with regulatory authorities or certification bodies.

• Proven experience within the automotive industry, ideally in systems engineering, homologation, safety, or compliance roles.
• Experience working with ADAS, automated driving systems, or vehicle electronics.
• Demonstrated experience supporting type approval or regulatory compliance activities.
• Experience maintaining traceability across requirements, validation, and certification artefacts.
• Experience working in cross-functional engineering teams and coordinating with suppliers.
• Exposure to vehicle programme delivery environments, including timing and milestone management.

• 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.

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.