Senior Electronics Engineer

Location Warwickshire
Job type: Contract
Salary: £33.25p/h UMBRELLA
Contact name: Vicki Martinson

Contact email: vmartinson@select-engineering.net
Contact phone: 01245403560
Job ref: 39996
Published: about 1 month ago
Duration: 12 Months
Expiry date: 12 Sep 2025 23:59
Startdate: ASAP

​Position Description:

  • This is a maternity cover position - joining the electrical distribution system (EDS) team working on HV Battery wiring harness & junction box design.

Responsibilities to include:

  • Lead the delivery of the HVJB commodity including geometry, cost, weight, quality, validation, sourcing and functional performance, providing technical guidance to the junior engineers working on the design.

  • Ownership of core Design Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (DFMEA), including related documents (e.g. boundary and interface analysis).

  • Drive a robust integration between 3D CAD, Circuits, complexity and 2D drawings ensuring the full alignment Create / provide all the required documentation / plans to support virtual builds, validation plans (PDP181, 5 step validation plan)

  • Liaison with key suppliers to develop technology roadmap and support standards development and issue resolution.

  • Lead cross functional root cause analysis and resolution of issues using 8D / Six Sigma Methodology.

  • Escalate and communicate issues and roadblocks for arbitration suggesting solutions to powertrain and vehicle management.

Skills Required:

  • Previous experience of engineering components in automotive sector (or equivalent engineering sector - e.g. aviation / marine / motorsport), or on a research / technical position developing component / material specifications.

  • Experience of design and / or validation of electrical components.

Ideal skill set is prior knowledge of:

  • Wiring Harness / High Voltage Junction box / Fuse box, willing to consider transferrable skills from other electrical parts.

  • Some evidence of ability to do Failure Mode Avoidance & work focusing on engineering quality and validation.

Any out of:

  • FMEA / DFMEA / PFMEA / authoring design rules / requirements / validation of component against requirements

Experience Required:

  • Degree in STEM subject - some experience of subsequent design work on electrical components.

Experience Preferred:

  • Desirable experience of working with High Voltage components