System Integration Lead Engineer

Order Ref: 36227144

Position Title: System Integration Lead Engineer

Duration: Contract

Location: Gaydon

*Applicants MUST have proof of immediate, on-going and valid eligibility to work full time in the UK and travel within the EU.*

About the company

I am currently recruiting on behalf of an automotive OEM, based in Gaydon, who are seeking a System Integration Lead Engineer to join their team

Duties:

• The Central Systems Integration Team are accountable for the integration of all customer features and functions into our customer products.
• The team ensures that seamless cross-functional working happens to execute all phases of feature, systems and software delivery - creation of design requirements and specifications, requirements exchange and agreement, network design finalisation and test case execution, to introduce features and software in the target electrical architecture(s) in a planned and controlled way.
• Within the CSI team, the System Integration Lead Engineer is accountable for the maturation and delivery of customer features into current and future Vehicle programmes to sign-off level in line with programme gateways.
• Working across the business functions, all cross-functional delivery steps to deliver the features must be understood and communicated to domains as time-based goals to co-ordinate their integration into vehicles and test assets.
• Working with the delivery domains in Agile methodology, System Integration Lead Engineer ensures that all elements of feature and system implementation happen in a timely manner, spotting any threats that arise, removing roadblocks and resolving any cross-functional disconnects to allow the overall plan to succeed.
• To support transparency of status to the wider business, the System Integration Lead Engineer is responsible for maintaining the Mainline Integration Plan (MIP) within the JIRA toolset, co-ordinating inputs and producing the weekly consolidated Integration Report.
• Together these provide all stakeholders with full view of plans for feature and function availability and maturity, so that functionality for vehicles and test properties is continually understood.
• The progress of the Integration Report is presented out via bi-weekly Showcases to company leadership and senior stakeholders which the System Integration Lead Engineer supports.

Key responsibilities:

• Manage bring up of feature and systems on test assets.
• Support the Technical Group Lead in delivery of integrated SW to Vehicle Programmes
• Participates and lead cross-functional teams to solve complex integration problems (timing and technical)

Skills:

• Thorough understanding of the Systems Design Life Cycle - system definition, system architecture development, requirements specification, design reviews, systems integration, system assessment and acceptance;
• Excellent technical project management skills, with ability to deliver complex mechatronic systems at a whole vehicle integration level.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, able to collaboratively influence delivery teams across the engineering function;
• Understanding and experience of using CANalyser, Wireshark, Diagnostic Tools etc

Education:

• Preferably degree level
• Experience of engineering product delivery using project management techniques;
• Experience of programme and project delivery processes under Agile methodology and JIRA;
• Experience in the integration and delivery of electrical, electromechanical or software systems;

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