Senior Electronics Engineer - Architecture Transformation

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REQ ID: 106335JOB TITLE: Senior Electronics Engineer - Architecture TransformationSALARY: £45,000 - £53,000POSTING END DATE: 31/05/23LOCATION: GaydonJaguar Land Rover is harnessing technology to make driving smarter, safer and cleaner. You can help create a world in which responsible, sustainable vehicles revolutionise the driving experience for generations. Our vision is to leverage the incredible potential of technology to build vehicles that not only offer a premium, all-encompassing digital experience, but that also make our customers lives better.What To ExpectThis role is an exciting opportunity for the highly enthusiastic individual to be part of the automotive electronics revolution. You will make a critical contribution to shaping and designing Jaguar Land Rover’s cutting-edge electrical architecture, enabling us to deliver the world’s most desirable luxury vehicles for the most discerning of customers.The expectation from the onboard electronics across the industry is growing at a fast pace, and to a much greater degree for Jaguar Land Rover where we strive to delight our customers with leading features and highest quality. The challenge is on engineering teams to find innovative ways in architecting the platform to establish a software defined vehicle capable of seamlessly integrating to the customer’s digital ecosystem while transforming to a highly autonomous and electrified drive. Substantial portion of the challenge lies in architecting the onboard electronics to enable this transformation.You will be part of the Engineering Semiconductor Strategy team who are leading the long-term strategy on transforming the way we engage with partners in architecting our vehicle electronic systems with a heavy emphasis on critical semiconductor devices.Key Responsibilities include:

• Work as part of a large cross functional team in developing the concepts for the onboard electronics for future generations of vehicles.
• Capture and align domain roadmaps with the architecture capability to shape the concepts.
• Create opportunities for saving cost, material and complexity from the architecture while increasing capability and flexibility.
• Support and lead projects enabling consolidation of electronic hardware in the architecture.
• Lead, and support the rest of product engineering functions to review partner and supplier portfolios and roadmaps to provide future requirements.
• Drive and enable collaborative technology development between engineering functions and partners and suppliers.
• Support engineering functions to work with partners and suppliers on proof of concepts and technology demonstrators.
• Drive and support technical engagements with partners and suppliers.

What You’ll NeedAs the Senior Electrical Architecture Engineer, you will need; To hold a formal qualification such as Degree in Electronics, Communication, Software or similar. You will need to be Problem solver with an agile way of working, knowledge of agile principles, ceremonies and artefacts. You will need extensive knowledge and working experience of electrical architecture of complex distributed systems (ideally in automotive), and/or specific vehicle electronic systems such as chassis controls, body electronics, power supply, infotainment, connectivity, networks, powertrain electronics, driver assistance sensing and computing, preferably in a System Architect role.Essential:

• Creative thinking in generating automotive architectural concepts and being able to comfortably present ideas to wider technical and non-technical audiences at an operational and executive environment.
• Significant knowledge of platform composition of individual modules and their interfaces within complex and critical (preferably automotive) environments.
• Significant knowledge of control and communication of subsystems (chassis, lighting, connectivity electronics, sensors, audio, restraints, etc.).
• Understanding of implications of functional safety and cyber-security on architecture and working with relevant functions.
• Understanding of robust, reliable, real-time processing and communication.

Desireable:

• Knowledge, skills and experience of semiconductor portfolios, developing these to the needs of customers, choosing and applying semiconductors (System on Chip, Processors, Integrated Circuits, Discrete components, etc) to fulfil a customer’s application.
• Knowledge, skills and experience of architecting and designing electronic hardware, including identification and selection of semiconductors (System on Chip, Processors, Integrated Circuits, Discrete components, etc).

SO WHY US?Bring all this to the home of premium innovation, and you’ll find the opportunities to further your career with a world-class team, a discounted car purchase and lease scheme for you and your family, membership of a competitive pension plan and performance related bonus scheme. All this and more makes Jaguar Land Rover the perfect place to continue your journey.This role may offer the opportunity for hybrid working where you can split your time between working from home and in the office. At Jaguar Land Rover, hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement providing employees with more choice and flexibility around how, when and where they work, if suitable for their role. Further details can be discussed with the Hiring Manager at interview stage.Please be aware that we may close this vacancy for applications before the stated deadline if we receive a high volume of interest. We strongly advise you to submit your application as early as possible.Jaguar Land Rover is committed to equal opportunity for all.