Lead Project Engineer - Charging Software

About the job

REQ ID: 119861
JOB TITLE: Lead Project Engineer - Charging Software
SALARY: £45,500 - £60,200 + Additions & Benefits
POSTING END DATE: 24/01/2024
LOCATION: Gaydon, Warwick, UK
We’re re-examining our vehicles and what a vehicle means in the emerging world of automation, connectedness, electrification and the shared economy. New ideas, new technology, and new approaches to mobility are our business. Join a team of next generation thinkers.

WHAT TO EXPECT

We are actively in pursuit of an accomplished Lead Project Engineer, poised to play a pivotal role in advancing our Charging Software realm.

This individual will manage and coordinate all activities including planning, development, testing, and validations. You will manage this between project stakeholders to enable the delivery of JLR’s next-generation Battery Management Control Module (BMCM).

Your mission? To work alongside Product owners, subject experts, software delivery engineers, in-house software teams and external suppliers to secure on-time releases for our next generation of electric vehicle applications. Strong leadership will be required to guide our teams towards successful deliveries.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities

• Manage communication of software status and timings
• Coordinate daily activities to deliver all application projects
• Manage programme requirements, evaluate resource impacts and build plans accordingly
• Lead product issue resolutions
• Maintain project plans, resource usage trackers, reporting project status
• Lead interactions across our propulsion domain.
• Secure resources to enable project plan (ECUs, Test Properties and consumables)

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Essential – 

• Capability of cross-functional coordination and management
• Relevant degree or equivalent experience preferred
• Project Management of embedded software projects, interacting with diverse cross-functional teams
• Agile mindset
• Issue resolution methodology
• Previous experience in Powertrain technical project leadership
• Jira and Confluence, Powerpoint, Excel experience
• Ability to deliver presentations to work groups and senior management

SO WHY US?

Bring all this to the home of premium innovation, and you’ll find the opportunities to further your career with a world-class team, a discounted car purchase and lease scheme for you and your family, membership of a competitive pension plan and performance related bonus scheme. All this and more makes JLR the perfect place to continue your journey.

This role may offer the opportunity for hybrid working where you can split your time between working from home and in the office. At JLR, hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement providing employees with more choice and flexibility around how, when and where they work, if suitable for their role. Further details can be discussed with the Hiring Manager at interview stage. 

Please be aware that we may close this vacancy for applications before the stated deadline if we receive a high volume of interest. We strongly advise you to submit your application as early as possible.

JLR is committed to equal opportunity for all.