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Details of Vacancy for Electrical Engineer - EDS
Title: Electrical Engineer - EDS
Department: Electrical
Salary: £
Job Purpose: Design, development and production release of the electrical package and wiring systems for our range of vehicles.Supplier visits, test and development activities worldwide are a requirement of this position
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and development tasks relating to wiring and fusing systems, component packaging and electrical power distribution including the creation of specifications, drawings, reports and sign-off documentation.
- Systems packaging – Control unit and component packaging in accordance with project requirements for cooling, orientation, EMC, and DVP requirements.
- Systems engineering – Hazard analysis and risk management, DFMEA, verification and validation planning.
- Supplier management – Engineering, timing, cost and weight in order to achieve program targets.
- Preparation and presentation of information to support both external and internal project status reviews and the project management team as necessary.
- Practical vehicle fault analysis and electrical harness modification.
- Roll-out to production of an electrical wiring system, including support for production and guidance for installation and rework by Manufacturing and Service departments.
- Support of UK and overseas whole vehicle and component testing activities including functional, environmental and EMC.
Knowledge and Experience required:
- Demonstrable experience of electrical distribution system development - specifically circuit design, wiring/fusing systems and electrical packaging.
- Experience of full product lifecycle activities including cost & weight target achievement.
- Experience of system/component delivery within a APQP, six sigma or similar framework (FMEA, quality planning, PPAP etc).
- Demonstrable experience of working within a cross-functional team environment.
- Experience of working in/for low–medium volume vehicle projects (less than 5,000 units per annum).
Essential Criteria:
- Excellent communication and co-ordination skills.
- Flexible, enthusiastic individual who is self-motivated and able to work well under own initiative.
- Capable of representing a world class automotive brand to the highest levels.
- Working knowledge of good EMC practice and electrical durability test methods.
- CATIA (visualisation via DMU)
- PC literate in use of Windows XP based applications (Microsoft Office etc)
- Experience of using software based off-board diagnostic tools.
- Practical experience of harness development and rework.
- Experience of harness modelling/analysis tools (e.g. VeSys)
- Degree level education preferred (other recognised electrical engineering qualifications combined with relevant significant experience may be considered).
Closing Date: 28th October 2011
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