Principal Electronics Engineer - Chassis Systems - West Midlands (889149)

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Principal Electronics Engineer - Chassis Systems
West Midlands, England

Principal Electronics Engineer Electronic Vehicle Systems

The Role:

The Advanced Core development team is a specialised group defining and developing next generation concepts and ECU (Electrical Control Units) designs for a range of products covering this OEM's portfolio of electrical power steering and powertrain products. This team consists of key design specialists covering many key design skills (e.g. Microprocessors (16 and 32 bit), Power Supplies, Power Filtering and Switching, Motor Control, ASIC design and development, analogue design, EMC - Electro-Magnetic Compatibility) and systems knowledge (e.g. Automotive, Safety, Sensors, EPS (Electric Power Steering), EPHS (Electrically Powered Hydraulic Steering) and Powertrain). This role will be directly involved in design and development activities for EPS, EPHS and Powertrain. The key skills being sort for this role, are primarily expertise in Power Electronic design (Motor Drives, Power Filtering, Power Supplies etc.) with a level of Management experience, but a good understanding of general electronic design, processes and tools is, also, required.

Core Tasks:

As part of this team, you will apply and develop your expertise in:

- Electronic Circuit Design: Creation of new electronic circuit designs, covering a wide range of digital and analogue technologies, for high volume, safety critical automotive control systems. Good understanding of electronic components and manufacturing assembly techniques and processes
- Electronic Circuit Analysis: Tolerancing and worse case using various simulation (eg. Saber, Spice) and analysis tools (eg. Excel, Mathcad)
- Safety and Reliability Analysis: Performing FMEA, FTA, reliability analysis in support of ISO 26262/IEC61508 work packages and analysis
- Generation of Requirements and Test Documents: Generating documentation in support of company procedures and engineering design and development activities
- Verification and Test: Generate test plans and conduct test/verification programmes to ensure designs are fit for purpose and conform to design requirements
- Manage other team members and contact functions/Manage programmes and component development activities

We are looking for

Essential:

- Educated to degree level (in a relevant subject)
- Experienced in electronic design (inc. skills in Power Electronics) in a high volume and/or high reliability market
- Experience in key safety analysis processes (e.g. FMEA)
- Willingness to push existing boundaries and learn/develop new skills

Desirable:

- Self motivated and able to work with or without direct supervision
- Excellent communication skills, particularly reporting
- Member of relevant professional body (e.g. IET)
- Willing and able to travel overseas
- Automotive system and design experience (e.g. requirements, processes and tools)

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.