Lead Engineer - Electrical Systems

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Lead Engineer – Electrical Systems

Location:Skelmersdale

Come join Alexander Dennis on our mission to save the planet. We are transforming public transport globally by designing, manufacturing, and servicing greener, more eco-friendly, buses and coaches.

Our people are our biggest asset, making us the hugely successful company we are. We are transforming how we work, offering team members more flexibility around how they live and work.

What does that mean for you?

• Generous salary package – we reward our people at the level they deserve
• A half day every Friday. Yes, a long weekend, every weekend. Giving you more time at the weekend to do the things you love with the people you love
• A 37-hour working week, with flexible working options, giving you that much needed work/life balance
• Annual leave entitlement which increases with tenure
• Pension scheme to help you save for the future
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme which offers practical, impartial support on issues impacting your life
• Cycle to work scheme, discounted gym membership, and regular meditation sessions as your health and wellbeing is important to us.
  
  

Interested and want to find out more? Check out our YouTube channel here!

Your Dream Role

• An exciting opportunity for a Lead Engineer – Electrical Systems to join our successful, international business.
• Lead activities to design, develop, verify, and maintain whole vehicle electrical systems, ensuring compliance in global markets.
• Use your engineering skills to provide technical expertise and guidance to a team of engineers, ensuring that solutions are technically fit for purpose, reliable, serviceable, and meet appropriate legislation.
• Ensure customer requirements are met and exceed; developing innovative solutions to achieve them through a Systems Engineering approach.
• Plan and organise the deployment of internal and external resource to deliver the electrical and control aspects of your project to milestones.
• Partner with stakeholders in Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Operations, and Aftermarket to support the successful introductions of your designs into production and the field.
• Opportunities like this don’t come along often – you will have the opportunity to innovate and be exposed to complex projects across the organisation.
• Learn from the best. All of this will give you the right skills and experience to develop your career further.
  
  

What you will bring:

• Educated to degree level in Electrical Engineering or have equivalent relevant experience.
• A self-starter who takes personal pride in all work from start to finish.
• Experience working in a similar position within a complex and challenging business.
• Ideally your experience will be gained in the automotive industry and in particular; bus, coach, HGV, specialist vehicles or tier-1 suppliers.
• We would also welcome those from mobile plan, rail and rolling stock, aerospace, marine, or other similar electrical and control systems engineering environments.
• Strong people management and planning skills with the ability to guide a multidisciplinary team both on site and remotely.
• Relationship building will come easily to you, with the ability to influence stakeholders across all levels of seniority.
• A competent user of Electrical and Mechanical CAD, ideally Zuken E3 and Solid Edge respectively.
• Strive for continuous improvement – always looking for ways to do things better.
• Driven, curious, with a positive attitude and a can-do approach to problem solving.
• Things can be hectic here. You will thrive on being busy and be an expert multi-tasker.
• Generally, someone who is approachable, with a strong work ethic and a desire to succeed.
  
  

Next steps:

If this sounds like you, and you’re interested in coming ‘aboard’, then we would love to hear from you. Alongside uploading your CV, please share a short covering letter detailing why you’re interested and why we should hire you!

• Recommend a Friend is applicable for this role.
  
  

Please note – if you are an internal applicant, you must notify your line manager of your application.

We care deeply about being inclusive and we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Due to the volume of vacancies and applications, we would prefer that you submit your application online. If however, you require an alternative method of applying, please give us call on +44 1324 621 672 or send an email tocareers@alexander-dennis.com