Sr. Systems Engineer - Vehicle Health Management (VHM)

We are looking for an experienced Senior Systems Engineer to join the Vehicle Health Management (VHM) programme and play a key role in extending vehicle diagnostic and software update capabilities into the automotive manufacturing environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as the Systems Engineering lead and Manufacturing IO representative within the VHM programme.
• Work closely with manufacturing, plant operations, IT and engineering teams to understand business and technical needs.
• Elicit, analyse, document and manage system requirements throughout the programme lifecycle.
• Capture manufacturing requirements and ensure they are correctly translated into technical system requirements.
• Maintain requirements traceability and support requirements reviews using industry-standard tools such as DOORS/DOORS NG or equivalent platforms.
• Develop and maintain SysML models representing system architecture, interfaces, behaviour and interactions across manufacturing, diagnostics and software update solutions.
• Apply Systems Engineering and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) principles to complex automotive and manufacturing challenges.
• Define, document and agree system interfaces between vehicle diagnostic platforms, plant IT systems, manufacturing infrastructure, flash towers and remote diagnostic services.
• Analyse dependencies and interactions between vehicle systems and manufacturing systems to ensure effective end-to-end solutions.
• Support the integration of connected-vehicle technologies into manufacturing environments.
• Work with VHM engineers to support the introduction of wireless and remote diagnostic capabilities within production facilities.
• Help validate proposed solutions against plant operational requirements, manufacturing constraints and production objectives.
• Contribute to the technical roadmap and business case for in-plant software update and diagnostic innovations.
• Support strategies for flash-tower deployment and ECU software flashing, with a focus on achieving comprehensive module coverage within manufacturing.
• Identify system risks, technical dependencies, integration challenges and potential delivery issues at an early stage.
• Work with relevant engineering and programme teams to resolve issues using structured Systems Engineering processes.
• Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Facilitate discussions between VHM engineering teams and manufacturing/plant operations teams.
• Ensure manufacturing requirements, operational constraints and user needs are appropriately represented within the overall VHM technical solution.
• Support technical reviews, architecture discussions, requirements reviews and programme planning activities.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives aimed at improving production efficiency, RFT performance and manufacturing technology integration.

Essential Skills & Experience

• 8+ years of relevant automotive experience, with strong exposure to Systems Engineering.
• Proven experience working within an automotive and/or manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of Systems Engineering principles and their application across complex engineering programmes.
• Practical experience in requirements engineering, including requirements elicitation, analysis, documentation, validation, management and traceability.
• Experience working with requirements management tools such as IBM DOORS, DOORS NG or equivalent.
• Familiarity with SysML modelling and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE).
• Ability to understand and communicate system architecture, interfaces, dependencies and system behaviour.
• Experience working across multiple engineering disciplines and stakeholder groups.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to identify risks, dependencies and integration challenges.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to communicate confidently with engineers, systems architects, programme managers, manufacturing teams and plant operations stakeholders.
• Understanding of automotive manufacturing processes and the practical challenges associated with introducing new technology into a live production environment.
• Ability to translate manufacturing and business requirements into clear, actionable technical requirements for engineering teams.
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, multi-disciplinary engineering environment.

Desirable Experience

Why Join This Programme?

This is an opportunity to work on a high-impact automotive technology programme involving vehicle diagnostics, connected manufacturing, software updates and advanced production technologies. You will have the opportunity to influence how vehicle-platform diagnostic and software update capabilities are introduced into the manufacturing environment, including innovative solutions for remote diagnostics, wireless connectivity and large-scale ECU software flashing. The successful candidate will play a key role in connecting vehicle technology with manufacturing operations, helping deliver solutions that improve production efficiency, software update coverage, reliability and Right First Time performance. If you are an experienced Senior Systems Engineer with an automotive background and are interested in working at the intersection of systems engineering, connected vehicles and smart manufacturing, we would like to hear from you. Apply now to become part of the Vehicle Health Management programme and help shape the future of connected automotive manufacturing.