Fusebox Engineer in City of London

Fusebox Engineer to be based at Warwick office, with regular visits to our customer site.

Our Engineering Research and Development department (ER&D) is a fast-growing function within Tata Technologies Limited that is assembled to work on exciting projects globally for multiple customers. It comprises highly specialized engineers across Automotive, Aerospace and Industrial Heavy Machinery., We are seeking an experienced

Fusebox Engineer

to support the end-to-end delivery of automotive power distribution and circuit protection systems. The successful candidate will lead the development, sourcing, validation, industrialisation, and production release of fusebox and power distribution hardware, working closely with engineering teams, suppliers, and programme stakeholders.

This role requires strong technical expertise in

electro-mechanical hardware design ,

power distribution systems , and supplier management within an automotive product development environment.

The engineer will be responsible for ensuring delivery of high-quality, production-ready hardware from concept through to vehicle launch and production sign-off.

The position requires ownership of component delivery activities, coordination of cross-functional engineering reviews, management of supplier activities, and support of vehicle builds to ensure programme milestones are achieved.

Area of Responsibility

Product Development & Engineering

Lead the development of fusebox and power distribution hardware systems throughout the product lifecycle.

Support hardware design and development activities for new and existing vehicle programmes.

Drive technical delivery from concept generation through to production release.

Review and approve design technical (DT) documentation and engineering submissions.

Prepare and submit DT documentation for Power Distribution Boxes (PDBs).

Support design reviews, engineering assessments and technical decision-making activities.

Participate in EBER reviews with Engineering Management teams.

Ensure alignment with vehicle electrical architecture, circuit protection requirements and power distribution strategies.

Supplier Management & Sourcing

Support sourcing activities for newly tooled components and assemblies.

Lead supplier onboarding activities and ensure compliance with programme requirements.

Manage supplier technical deliverables and performance throughout development programmes.

Conduct APQP reviews and supplier readiness assessments.

Drive issue resolution and supplier escalation where required.

Support tooling kick-off activities and manufacturing readiness reviews.

Validation & Quality

Develop and manage component-level and vehicle-level validation plans.

Coordinate validation execution and ensure successful completion of testing activities.

Support EMC, environmental, durability and functional validation activities.

Manage engineering alerts and quality concerns through to closure.

Ensure delivery of Production Submission Warrant (PSW) documentation.

Support engineering sign-off and production approval activities.

Systems & Programme Management

Manage programme deliverables within engineering systems and tools.

Maintain and update project documentation and technical records.

Manage RMDV activities including:

• DOORS
• RTC
• X-Ray
• TRM

Support AIMS management activities.

Track programme status, risks, actions and deliverables.

Ensure compliance with automotive product development processes and governance requirements.

Prototype & Build Support

Provide on-site support during prototype and production vehicle build events.

Investigate and resolve build-related engineering issues.

Support launch readiness and problem-solving activities.

Work closely with manufacturing, quality and supplier teams to ensure successful vehicle builds.

Proven experience delivering

automotive fusebox, power distribution or circuit protection systems .

Strong understanding of:

• Circuit protection technologies
• Power distribution architectures
• Electrical distribution systems
• Vehicle electrical systems

Demonstrated experience in

electro-mechanical hardware design and development .

Full product lifecycle delivery experience including:

• Concept development
• Requirements definition
• Supplier sourcing
• Design release
• Design freeze
• Tool kick-off
• Simulation review
• Component validation
• Vehicle validation
• PSW submission and approval
• Experience with Power Distribution Control Systems (PCDS).
• Knowledge of component manufacturing processes, tooling development and supplier industrialisation.

Automotive Processes & Tools

Experience of automotive development processes and tools, ideally within Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) programmes: PACN / iCREATE, WERS, 3DX Commodity Plan, APQP, EBER, RTC, DOORS, TRM, X-Ray, AIMS, GRADE / EMC processes

Supplier & Programme Delivery

• Proven supplier management and technical leadership experience.
• Ability to manage multiple engineering deliverables simultaneously.
• Experience working within cross-functional automotive engineering teams.
• Strong problem-solving and issue resolution skills.
• Experience supporting prototype, pre-production and production vehicle builds.

Bachelor's Degree (or relevant experience) in Automotive, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Mechatronics Engineering

Key Competencies

• End-to-end component ownership
• Technical leadership
• Supplier management
• APQP and quality methodologies
• Risk and issue management
• Validation and verification planning
• Cross-functional stakeholder management
• Automotive product development processes
• Strong communication and presentation skills

At Tata Technologies we make product development dreams a reality by designing, engineering and validating the products of tomorrow for the world's leading manufacturers. Due to our continued growth we are now recruiting for a

Preferred: On-site presence to support engineering and build activities.

Remote candidates may be considered provided they:

• Work within UK business hours.
• Are readily available for virtual collaboration.
• Can travel when required to support programme and build activities.

In return for bringing your expertise to our business we offer a competitive salary along with excellent benefits including:

• Pension Scheme - We match employee contribution up to 5% of salary