Navigation & Connected Car - Engineer (Test)

Bedfordshire

Permanent

 

At this OEM there’s a wide range of unique opportunities available to suit some of the best people and brightest minds in our industry. 

So, if you’re looking for a key role in shaping the future of the car industry, we’ve got the stage and the tools necessary for you to make it happen.

 

Mission & Main Objectives

To successfully deliver company quality targets & secure a successful launch of vehicle projects into the European & AIME market. As part of the Vehicle Validation team you will be responsible for validating the End to End telematics systems on-board & off board the vehicle against company specifications and regulatory requirements.

 

Main Tasks and responsibilities

• Confirm End to End system validation for telematics systems through all gateways within the on-board and off-board environment.

• Collaboration with Off Board Connected Car team, hardware design teams, test teams (both on board and off board) and customer orientated engineering team to define project development and testing plans

• Develop testing methods & procedures that comply with comopany specifications and regulatory requirements to ensure robust validation on various navigation and telematics systems.

• Confirm vehicle level quality, function & reliability standards are maintained with changes of Navigation & Telematics HW & SW

• Cross functional working with project quality, management and engineering teams to ensure early response & transparency to concerns

• Conduct Root cause investigation of complex concerns on vehicles under the guidance of the component or system engineer

• Creation of test reports in line with vehicle development schedule / Gateways

• Provide technical support to the production plant.

• Some management of suppliers and hosting of guest engineers

 

 

Background and Experience

• Be degree qualified (or equivalent) in a relevant engineering discipline

• Have relevant experience in automotive electrical and electronic development relating to vehicle body electronics, navigation and telematics systems or be able to demonstrate equivalent experience on a major development program, e.g. in aerospace, telecoms or similar.

• Have knowledge of the electrical architecture of modern vehicle electronics and experience of fault finding.

• Understand electrical theory and the operation of electronic devices

• Be able to risk assess hardware & software modifications and develop appropriate test plans

• Understand network communications and multiple bus principles (CAN, LIN)

• Be able to operate CANalyzer software or similar and interpret the results

• Be able to follow system circuit diagrams and identify electrical connections

• Be able to demonstrate and have practical experience in problem solving tools and techniques

• Be conversant with digital oscilloscopes, and basic electrical test equipment.

• Have good written and verbal communication skills.

• Competent with PC applications including Microsoft excel and Microsoft project.

• Have ability to prioritise and multitask between multiple projects simultaneously

• Be self-motivating and self-managing. Pro-active. Positive. Energetic personality and flexible regarding working practice and working hours.

• Be able to travel abroad, typically a few days to 2 weeks, but on rare occasions travel may be long distance and or at short notice.

• Valid UK/European driving licence is MUST.