REQ ID: 123802
JOB TITLE: Lead Engineer - Power Electronics Validation
SALARY: £42,000 - £66,000
POSTING START DATE: 10/06/2024
POSTING END DATE: 24/06/2024
LOCATION: Gaydon & Whitley, UK
We’re re-examining our vehicles and what a vehicle means in the emerging world of automation, connectedness, electrification and the shared economy. New ideas, new technology, and new approaches to mobility are our business. Join a team of next generation thinkers.
WHAT TO EXPECT
We are pursuing an accomplished Lead Engineer, poised to play a pivotal role in advancing our Power Electronics Validation.
You will be responsible for determining the appropriate content for our internal and supplier test implementation. You will also assist the delivery teams towards best-in-class test techniques.
You will be at the forefront of traction inverter test, covering the virtual and physical environments, in support of software, hardware, system and vehicle level prove-out. As part of that journey, we need to tailor our process & methods with a new toolchain, adding more best practice, and delivering greater throughput.
Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities
- Support the test process during the development and production release phases for Power Electronic components. Ensuring that any required test methods are created and released on time
- Process refinement for optimal use of X-Ray (JIRA-based test manager) alongside Enovia TRM, supported by ‘Global Test Platform’ (central team for standardised process & tools)
- Supporting alignment with specialist (sister) Chapters for reliability engineering, data analytics, CAE and on-board diagnostics
- Support the test facility (operations) team by ensuring the rig interfaces to the component are documented and that the test content is clear and plausible for the rig operation and rig capability
- Mentor and coordinate team members, including junior engineers and apprentices, some of whom will be working from different locations / different time zones
WHAT YOU’LL NEED
- Strong experience in Automotive Powertrain Engineering in a Systems Engineering environment covering requirements approval and test design
- Familiarity with powertrain software/system functional testing and fault insertion
- Working Knowledge of Problem Resolution Techniques e.g. 8D and 5Y process
- Strong people skills and the ability to work individually and in cross-functional teams
- Understanding of control systems hardware, including sensor technology, control software and diagnostics
SO WHY US?
Bring all this to the home of premium innovation, and you’ll find the opportunities to further your career with a world-class team, a discounted car purchase and lease scheme for you and your family, membership of a competitive pension plan and performance related bonus scheme. All this and more makes JLR the perfect place to continue your journey.
This role may offer the opportunity for hybrid working where you can split your time between working from home and in the office. At JLR, hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement providing employees with more choice and flexibility around how, when and where they work, if suitable for their role. Further details can be discussed with the Hiring Manager at interview stage.
JLR is committed to equal opportunity for all.
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