Our OEM Client based in Whitley, Coventry, is searching for a Project Design Engineer to join their team, Inside IR35. This is a contract position until 31st March 2026.
Umbrella Pay Rate: £27.03 per hour.
Key Responsibilities:
Team Leadership and Management:
Participate in regular KPI reviews on the allocated projects and ensure on time delivery. Understand and promote Scrum values, helping team members embrace these values.
Complete training programs assigned on time and as per business needs.
Participate in regular check-ins with reporting manager and address any concerns.
Showcase success stories in each sprint to the wider team and celebrate success.
Technical Expertise and Mentoring:
Collaborate with key stakeholders to gather testing requirements.
Address all the technical queries and escalations on time.
Deliver system rig design as per the design standards within project timelines.
Create system Rig Design artefacts and deliver to meet First Time Right metrics target.
Promote Scrum values and help team members embrace these values.
Decompose test requirements to architect systems supporting development and validation activities.
Quality Management and Process:
Capture Lessons Learned from projects and share it with the team.
Maintain our client's way documents updated and as per audit compliance.
Support activities for positive audit outcomes (e.g., IATF 16949, ISO 45001, ISO 14001).
Follow established processes to ensure quality delivery.
Implement continuous improvement projects to enhance team performance and output quality.
People Management and Delivery:
Deliver high-quality system designs, including requirements capture, system architecture, network architecture, wiring designs, cooling circuit schematics, bill of materials, and simulation requirements.
Embrace agile methodology and follow scrum values for incremental product delivery.
Deliver quality design specifications within agreed timelines and budgets.
Work with lead operations engineers to hand over system designs for implementation and operation.
Identify and resolve risks early to prevent project obstacles.
Demonstrate experience in Agile Methodology, including Scrum and Kanban.
Stakeholder Management and Collaboration:
Ensure alignment with technical requirements and standards through cross-functional collaboration.
Update the design pack as per the audit feedback.
Practice servant leadership and be flexible to changes, embracing Agile principles.
Maintain JIRA stories updated and escalate any impediments on time and proactively.
Maintain clear and concise communication with all stakeholders.
Flexibility:
Undertake directed tasks in alignment with job requirements.
Essential Skills:
Experience delivering projects and developing complex systems in an Agile environment, ideally with Scrum implementation.
Experience designing and/or validating electrified powertrains.
Experience integrating complex systems.
Ability to challenge existing ideas and processes to improve team performance.
Ability to present complex technical ideas or project issues clearly to diverse audiences.
Desirable Skills:
Degree or equivalent experience in Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics, Controls, or Systems Engineering.
Proficiency with Microsoft Visio and Excel.
Strong communication skills with a customer-focused attitude.
Scrum Master qualifications.
Experience with automotive networks, electrical distribution systems, voltage instrumentation, hardware-in-loop simulation, and cooling systems.
Six Sigma or problem-solving training and certification.
Understanding of relevant automotive standards and health and safety regulations.
Essential Personal Skills:
Passion for delivering complex projects and supporting team members, aligning with our client's Creator's code.
Resilient and enthusiastic, able to respond constructively to new ideas and challenge existing thinking positively