Project Engineer (Automotive Lighting)

Location:Royal Leamington Spa based with regular travel to the customer site(North West)

Area:Electrical Engineering(Lighting)

• Lead and coordinate the lighting project across engineering,production and supplier teams.

• Manage task distribution within the EDAG project team, ensuring smooth collaboration and clear responsibilities.

• Serve as the technical interface to the customer, including onsite support if issues arise during vehicle assembly.

• Monitor and track project timelines,milestones and deliverables.

• Manage cross-functional teams from concept to launch.

• Work closely with design and engineering teams to integrate lighting solutions into vehicle designs for oncoming vehicles.

• Expertise in selecting and optimizing lighting technologies.

• Ensuring compliance with OEM standards.

• Achieving aesthetic and functional objectives.

• Deliver exterior lighting commodity plan to achieve on-time program milestones with 100% design release adherence.

• Manage supplier design and validation activities.

• Support ECU software integration and vehicle validation, enabling 100% functional compliance across ECU networks.

• Coordinate R48, FMVSS 108 certification and on-road validation.

• Own and deliver the commodity plan to quality,cost and time.

• Liaise with OEM Engineering /Manufacturing departments throughout the development and launch process.

• Achieve all certifications vehicle and components requirement.

• Lead suppliers to assist in concept/production ready design & development requirements

• Manage product launch till J1+90.

• Ensure all appropriate standards and requirements are met throughout the development process.

• Resolve issues with component and sub-system engineering and vehicle attribute teams, to develop designs that meet targets.

• Contribute to the development of product specification books, test plans, DVP&R, DFMEA, Control Plans and Quality Assurance requirements.

• Identify risks,initiate corrective actions and proactively solve issues throughout the project lifecycle.

• Conduct product evaluation and design reviews during prototype and pre-production development phases.

• Develop prototypes for virtual and physical verification testing, including field testing.

• Ensure all program targets, including Piece Cost, ED&D Budget, Timing, Weight and Quality, are met.

• Other tasks as assigned by your manager.

The Company is open to considering alternative engagement arrangements, including a self-employed basis, subject to mutual agreement.

Requirements

• Knowledge of automotive lighting systems,standards and validation processes.

• Experience working with OEMs or Tier 1 suppliers in the automotive industry.

• Proven project coordination or team leadership experience in an automotive environment.

• Degree educated in relevant field.ECUK registration would be beneficial.

• Minimum five years of related Project Engineer experience within automotive lighting industry.

• Experience of CATIA V5,PLM system and electrical documentation.

• Effective teamwork skills in a global team environment.

• Effective in solving quality challenges.

• Automotive Product Development Processes (V-model).

• High level of analytical ability, where problems are unusual and difficult.

• Proven body engineering experience within a matrix organization.

• MS-Office proficiency.

• Willingness to travel to customer location as required,local and global.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English,with German as a plus.

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