HV Battery EDS Engineer in Essex

Order Ref: 55823

Position Title: HV Battery EDS Engineer

Duration: 12 Month Rolling Contract

Location: Dunton, Essex

Division: Product Development

Position Description:

HV Battery Design and Release Engineer
The Clients' Model e is being established to provide clean-sheet design, launch and delivery of breakthrough electric vehicles and connected technologies at scale
The Electrified Systems Engineering team are growing to enable this vision.
The Client will help you build the experience you need and together you will move fast, be open to risk and create solutions with passion.
An opportunity has opened for a Battery Design and Release Engineer as part of the Model e organisation.
You will be responsible for the design of battery unit components including, thermal, structural and electrical functions.

Skills Required:

R&Rs include the following: Manage GPDS deliverables for battery components.
Manage engineering deliverables for Quality, Cost, Weight and Function.
Complete Failure Mode Avoidance process for battery components primarily injection moulded structural and electrical components.
Enter HV battery inputs for all gateways and engineering milestones including engineering deliverable reviews with the North American Core Technical Specialists.
Manage supplier timing for battery unit components and ensure quality parts on time for both prototype and launch build phases.
Ensure HV battery components / systems meet system and vehicle level functional and attribute targets.
Specify DV test and validation requirements for inclusion in battery unit and vehicle level DVP's, help with DV planning and execution.
Participate in battery unit component and systems design reviews as required.
Interface with US ESE core team, unit team, CAD team, CAE team, component suppliers as required.
Manage releasing and change management via WERS and FEDE BOM.
Track key open items / issues, develop, and implement action/resolution plans with ESE Engineering functional areas and x-functional teams to resolve.
Track open issues via AIMS & Concerns and adhere to LQOS during launch.

Skills Preferred:

Track open issues via AIMS & Concerns and adhere to LQOS during launch.
Lead team of 4 and support program sourcing strategies in line with Purchasing, Finance and Program timing needs
Knowledge of HV battery technology, design and validation is desirable, however we will help you build the experience you need.
Demonstrated ability to plan and execute technically complex projects working cross functionally.
Good working knowledge of GPDS process and utilisation of the Clients' Product Development toolset such as: TeamCentre o Global Integrator, FEDE BoM / WERS, G8D, DFMEA, Robustness & Reliability toolset
Some experience of injection moulding and electrical components is desirable
Some experience / knowledge of tolerance stacks, DVA / VSA is desirable.

Experience Required:

Demonstrable experience of working with little supervision.
Ability to quickly obtain and grow knowledge in a rapidly developing technology.
Strong oral and written communication skills.
Self-motivated with excellent team working skills.
Education is important to us; ideally, you will have a Degree in Engineering Discipline (or equivalent) in hand, or you have completed two third of formal study towards degree course and commitment to complete studies.
However, if that is not the case and you have experience/skills you feel are relevant and beneficial to the role, our Client is interested to hear from you.

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