Electrical Project Engineer

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Electrical Project Engineer

Assignment Type:Temporary, ongoing basis where you will be engaged via Hays

Location: Chichester

Working Environment:Hybrid, part office based on site at client offices/ part home based

Pay type: Competitive hourly pay rate

Electrical Project Engineer, Chichester, Competitive Hourly Rate, leading Automotive company

Our Client

Everything starts with passion at our luxurious automotive client. It turns a profession into a vocation. It drives them to keep reinventing mobility and to bring innovative ideas onto the roads. Enthusiasm for joint projects turns a department into a strong team where every opinion is valued. It is only when expertise, highly professional processes and enjoyment of work are united that they can shape the future together.

Your new role

Hays are recruiting for an exciting opportunity for an experienced Electrical Project Engineer to join our client on an ongoing long-term temporary assignment for an approximate duration of 12 months (rolling, reviewed annually).

The Electrical Project Engineer role is responsible for the management and delivery of component and system development activities across the relevant multi-departmental process-chain to ensure on time introduction and integration into Bespoke vehicle content. You will be responsible for project planning and delivery engineering activities to the required detail in support of the tasks assigned by the Lead Engineer for the Electrical Engineering team.

Key accountabilities includes:

• To manage and carry out engineering activities including; Researching initial Concepts, Engineering Costing, Engineering Design, Risk Analysis, Centre of Competence Alignment, Test Planning & Validation, Project Planning and on-time Release of product parameters (product properties & function, costs, weight, quality, timing) as defined by feature sheets assigned by the Lead Engineer.
• Be familiar with Software and/or Hardware design and manufacturing processes, including schematics & pcba.
• Electronics Laboratory skills, including use of scopes, signal generators, Vector CAN tool set.
• Familiarity with Automotive Software development processes & Functional Modelling techniques.
• Be able to solve Complex Problem Investigation techniques, Problem Resolution reporting Working closely with Suppliers & managing the supplier to deliver to plan.

Additional responsibilities include:

• Leading the design & development of the bespoke components including the generation of Bill of Material, Specification documents, checking of CAD Data & wiring/pinning drawings and prepare information for Engineering System Release.
• Communicate with Series engineering stakeholders to agree the required Legal, Safety & group requirements the component or feature must adhere to and ensure the component designs are integrated within the series product packaging.
• Lead the Simultaneous Engineering Team for a commodity, carry out project management activities within the team of stakeholders from other functions and mediate any conflicts within the process chain.
• Establishing, agreeing, documenting tasks and requirements and assigning them to the correct stakeholders within the "Bespoke Engineering Team" and supporting the tasks assigned from the Lead Engineer
• To financially evaluate bespoke features for Engineering relevant budget costs including Make-or-Buy, Testing, Engineering Manpower, Development Materials, etc, and manage the budget in the feature sheets as the project develops.
• Creation and maintenance of the necessary risk analysis steps, including Risk filters, DFMEAs, and ensure associated Legal, Safety & company standard requirements are brought into DVPs, Specifications, and other engineering documents
• To ensure requirements necessary for manufacture are implemented into the design and associated documents.
• Determine the needed quality requirements from an engineering perspective working with design & quality functions.
• Validate the product to all homologation/Legal Regulation requirements before preparing information for Engineering Release.
• To create and maintain project status information to support the reporting objectives of the Lead Engineer as required.
• Continually improve department processes and process “Building Blocks” in conjunction with colleagues throughout the complete bespoke organisation
• To actively participate in departmental strategic improvements and initiatives

What you will need to succeed

• Degree in Automotive/Electrical Engineering or equivalent
• Sufficient and relevant experience in an Automotive Engineering development environment
• Knowledge of Automotive Manufacturing End of Line and Configuration Processes
• Experience in automotive engineering project engineering and leading cross-functional teams (without man-management responsibility)
• Knowledge of international automotive legislation and homologation requirements

What you will get in return

• Competitive hourly rate along with an annual performance related bonus.
• Hybrid working.
• Hybrid parking on-site with access to a subsidised restaurant.
• Hays Go1 training platform which offers a library of over 70,000 courses.
• Access to Ben – a flexible employee benefits portal offering support across wide range of topics such as mental health well-being, financial or legal matters.

What you need to do now

If you are interested in this role, click ‘apply now’ to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now on 0116 261 5001.