Quality & Product Support Engineer - Birmingham (KYU-103907)

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Quality & Product Support Engineer
Birmingham, West Midlands, England

Our client is a major supplier of advanced electronic controls, wiring and body electrical systems to the automotive industry, whose Electronics Engineering division designs and develops Electronic Control Units for many different applications including Electric Steering and Powertrain. We are looking for someone to take on a key position in our Electronic Engineering Quality and Product Support Group. You will be responsible for a range of safety critical, mass produced (in excess of 1 million units per year) applications from the post production launch phase onwards. The highly varied work will involve both the investigation of complex failures from field returns, together with the management of changes to the products. You will have the opportunity to travel globally to both production and supplier facilities.

What you ll do
Diagnose analogue and digital failures, including microprocessor failures
Write detailed diagnostic reports
Present findings to vehicle manufacturers
Liaise with Suppliers
Support Manufacturing issues: test yield, quality, change, etc
Project management and planning of validation and change programs
Provide technical support to the companies systems site

Essential:
Logical and robust approach to problem solving
Ability to work on own initiative
Ability to read and understand electronics at schematic level
Good working knowledge of standard electronic components
Good communication skills (both verbal and IS based)
Willing to travel (both UK and abroad)

Desirable:
Degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant discipline
Software skills and experience
Working knowledge of communication protocols in automotive
Micro-controller diagnostics / fault finding
Motor control and monitoring experience
Experience of a production environment
Six Sigma Green Belt, or other relevant experience in statistical analysis of data

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.