At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the architecture of complex automotive systems from design to production.
- Company: Join a leading automotive organisation with a focus on innovation.
- Benefits: Competitive contract rates, flexible working options, and the chance to work on cutting-edge technology.
- Other info: Opportunity for career growth in a dynamic and technical environment.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in the automotive industry with your expertise in system architecture.
- Qualifications: 15+ years in automotive engineering with strong systems architecture experience.
The predicted salary is between 63000 - 77000 £ per year.
Senior Automotive System Architect - ECU/HIL/Production - Contract. Inside IR35/London/Onsite/Remote. A leading automotive organisation is looking for an experienced
System Architect to join their engineering team on a long-term contract.
This is a senior technical position for an experienced automotive systems engineer with a strong background in
ECU/System Architecture, validation and production environments .
You will take ownership of the
System Under Test (SUT) architecture , working across hardware, software, validation and manufacturing to ensure systems are fully integrated, testable and production-ready.
Key Responsibilities
- Own and maintain the
SUT architecture across hardware, software and test environments.
- Translate product requirements into complete, consistent and testable system requirements .
- Define
ECU architectures supporting integration, validation and production.
- Ensure systems provide observability, controllability, diagnosability and scalability .
- Work closely with validation teams across
SIL, HIL and EOL environments.
- Define architecture and requirements for
ECU flashing, provisioning, diagnostics and fault detection .
- Define interfaces between
ECUs, vehicle networks, test systems and manufacturing systems .
- Support production readiness and ramp-up .
- Provide technical leadership across systems engineering, software, validation and industrialisation teams.
Essential Experience
15+ years' automotive engineering experience .
- Strong
Systems Engineering/System Architecture background.
- Proven experience with production ECU/system architectures .
- Experience across integration and validation .
- Strong understanding of
SIL, HIL and EOL testing.
- Experience with
ECU flashing, diagnostics and provisioning .
- Strong knowledge of automotive networks including
CAN/CAN FD and Automotive Ethernet .
- Experience taking systems through development into production/SOP .
- Ability to operate as a senior technical authority across multiple engineering disciplines.
Desirable
- AUTOSAR
- ISO 26262/Functional Safety
- Automotive Ethernet/SOME/IP
- Production test/manufacturing systems
- DOORS, Polarion or similar requirements tools
- Distributed ECU architectures
The Opportunity
This is a highly technical contract position offering the opportunity to work on complex automotive systems from architecture and integration through to validation and production .
If you are an experienced
Automotive System Architect/Lead Systems Engineer with substantial production ECU experience and are available for contract work, we'd like to hear from you.
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