Automotive Systems Engineer in Preston

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. We are looking for an Automotive Systems Engineer to drive forward the Automotive sector with Electrical and Embedded Systems. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference to the projects that you lead, combining technical leadership with customer engagement, whilst helping Expleo to grow the automotive sector within Electrical and Embedded Systems.

Responsibilities

• Understand new feature requests from marketing and then develop technical concepts and undertake a feasibility study which takes into account cost, weight, timing, packaging, and harnessing.
• Work with other client stakeholders to promote and get feasibility approval.
• Develop requirements using DOORS NXG to industrialise feasibility study.
• Applicate electrically new components into existing truck applications to ensure that the client meets its legislative targets by writing requirements into DOORS NXG.
• Support client with any current product quality issues.
• Experience with DOORS NXG required and Rhapsody in C desirable.
• Good communication skills.
• Position is mostly remote with occasional travel to North-west England but sometimes stays of up to a week may be necessary.

Qualifications

• Engineering Degree in applicable discipline.

Essential skills

• Must have developed electrical vehicle systems through the whole process from concept to launch as systems engineer.
• Must be able to demonstrate good understanding of vehicle electrical architecture.
• Must be able to describe systems in a clear concise way using requirements in DOORS NXG or any other applicable tool.
• Must have good communication skills and be able to chair meetings with other company stakeholders.
• Able to report status and tracking in an effective way.
• Need to be able to take initiative and work in an environment (similar to a start-up) which does not have many developed processes and be comfortable designing with a ‘clean sheet of paper’.
• Must have a UK driving license or similar.

Experience

• Working knowledge of the Systems Engineering V-model.
• Experience within different automotive network standards and the associated tools, e.g., CANbus and CANalyser, or Automotive ethernet and CANape.
• Knowledge of the V&V automotive cycle with experience of Unit Test, SIL, MIL and HIL Testing.

Benefits

• 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.