Role: Software Integration Defect Lead
Work location (City): Gaydon, UK
Duration of the contract: 1 year Fixed term employment
Salary: 45k/year
No of positions: 1
Hybrid work model: Min 4 days from client location
This role is responsible for Issue Management using structured problem-solving techniques, to ensure Software issues are correctly managed across all EVA25 Programs within the Motion and Propulsion Domain.
Key Performance Indicators:
* Issues review to progress ageing and high priority issues .
* Agreement with Feature / ECU owners of ICA and PCA in place.
* Link Issues to Propulsion pack releases and SW drops for delivery.
* Reporting issue status with priority and escalation
* Approval of SIMS issue closure with Assignee
* Create, maintain, and improve dashboards, filters, reports, and KPIs for delivery teams and leadership.
* Support cross-functional program reporting across Domain, CSI, and business units.
Key Responsibilities:
* Responsible for Issue management using structured problem-solving techniques.
* Responsible for defining and governing the issues management process for Motion & Propulsion SW Controls.
* Works with Integration Teams, ECU Squads and ITP teams to triage issues and identify relevant squad for each issue.
* Investigates complex system issues to create a Standard Problem Definition and lead root cause analysis.
* Tracks issues to ensure fixes are robustly validated and deployed.
* Identifies gaps in system diagnostic strategies to drive design improvements.
Essential Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
* Good relevant experience of working in a Systems Engineering environment - ideally within the Automotive Sector.
* Relevant experience of Integrated system testing.
* Knowledge of problem-solving techniques: DMAIC, 6 Sigma, 8D
* Deep expertise in Jira administration, workflow design, user governance, automation, and cross team collaboration
* Strong communication, requirements gathering, and stakeholder management skills.
* Strong grasp of Jira workflows, schemes, automation, and administration tools.
* Ability to produce formal documentation to a highly professional standard.
* Full driving licence
* Relevant degree or equivalent experience preferred