Responsibilities
* Offering expert technical guidance across system/hardware design, component selection, feasibility analysis and resolution of complex engineering issues
* Supporting programme delivery, ensuring supplier milestones and engineering deliverables are met in line with the customer’s internal expectations and gateway process
* Managing supplier technical reviews, design validation activities, and ensuring compliance with relevant standards and customer requirements
* Conducting technical analysis, documentation support, component readiness tracking and risk assessments
* Acting as the primary interface for day‑to‑day delivery support, providing regular status updates, escalation management and coordination between the customer’s engineering sub‑teams
* Ensuring that all activities are carried out in alignment with the customer’s Cockpit Electronics technical roadmap, ensuring consistency of approach and reuse across vehicle programmes
* Technical assessments of Cockpit Electronics components (clusters, displays, HUD, HMI modules, domain controllers, input devices)
* Supporting build phases — prototype, mule and VP builds — validating parts, software, configurations and tracking issues
* Supplier coordination: design reviews, technical sign‑off, 8D problem solving, validation evidence collection
* Preparation of engineering documentation: test reports, risk registers, technical summaries, decision‑making packs
* Tracking and reporting of delivery readiness aligned with programme milestones and gateway deliverables
* Conducting technical benchmarking, technology assessments, and recommendations for Cockpit Electronics improvement or harmonisation
* Supporting cross‑functional integration (UX/UI, Systems, Software, Functional Safety, Cybersecurity, Body Electronics, Chassis teams)
Deliverables
* Technical Assessment Report
* Released documentation of MTS, DFMEA, DVP, 2D Drawings, 3D data within SAP, DFM, ECL
* RAT update, Phased Releases in SAP, PRs as required, BDRs, RRLs
* RFI/RFQ, Hardware Specifications, Software Specifications, Supplier DFMEA, Design Reviews, Timing Plans, 8D Reports, QCR, DVP&R, Open Issue List, Boundary Diagrams
* Decision Matrix, DVP&R, ECRs
* BDR, ER/RRL, ROR
* Benchmarking Reports, Commodity Strategy Documents
* Open Issues List and Tracking Documentation including minutes of meetings
Requirements
* Engineering degree 2:1 or above
* Ability to overcome cultural barriers
* Strong customer, team & supplier management skills
* Capacity to work effectively under pressure and manage time under tight deadlines
* Minimum 8–10 years specialised experience in commodity areas (e.g., Infotainment, Audio, Microphone, Switches, Interior Controls)
* Deep commodity domain expertise including hardware definition, complex issue resolution, supplier technical management and compliance with TS16949, ISO 26262, ISO 21434, and customer‑specific guidelines
* Subject‑matter authority for the customer, providing technical direction, strategy definition, trade‑off assessments, and risk identification across multiple programmes
* Proven experience in cross‑functional technical leadership, supporting design reviews, validation planning, DV/PV execution and technical sign‑off activities
* Rapid technical assessment of supplier proposals, design changes and feasibility of new technologies
* Proficiency in tools (JIRA, JAMA, DOORS, Confluence, VDI environment) and support for engineering/technical documentation to customer standards
* Experience working with tier‑1 suppliers across global locations, ensuring technical alignment and traceability
* Excellent communication skills and ability to present complex engineering details to a mixed‑competency audience at all levels
* Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project, Visio
Benefits
* Health cash plan, following successful probation
* 5% employer pension contributions
* Hybrid working
* 25 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays
* Generous absence cover
* Cycle 2 Work scheme
* Octopus EV scheme
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