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REQ ID: 119892
JOB TITLE: Steering Integration Lead Engineer
SALARY: £46,000 - £58,000
POSTING END DATE: 15/03/2024
LOCATION: Gaydon
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
This position will provide you with an exciting opportunity to join a diverse team of passionate, highly skilled and motivated people working in an area of rapid growth and technological advancement. As a Steering Integration Lead Engineer, you will be responsible for co-ordinating the design, development, testing and introduction of the complete software and functionality of the steering system. This entails requirements capture, vehicle testing, software calibration, supplier management, software delivery and full system sign-off of Electric Power Assisted Steering (EPAS) and/or Rear Wheel Steering (RWS).
In this role you will be able to drive the vehicles with a direct hands-on approach to the steering assessment, managing the supplier, and interacting with other systems and attributes on the vehicle. You will work closely with both the supplier and internal teams such as Vehicle Dynamics, ADAS, Networks and Diagnostics to co-ordinate the design, development, testing, commodity plan and introduction of Electric Power Assisted Steering (EPAS) software and functionality into existing and new vehicles.
Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities
In this role, you will be delivering EPAS Power Pack system functionality to the required timings and gateways and managing vehicle test plans, including the detailed planning of test and development stages through to sign off, and supporting Engineering test teams with rectification of issues.
Further responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Driving the vehicles with the development software to evaluate and debug issues to enable a road release onto public roads, working cross-functionally with internal stakeholders.
Work closely with vehicle attribute teams and the EPAS supplier to develop software functionality and calibrations to achieve targets.
Working collaboratively with ADAS lateral motion systems to develop system controls.
Debugging and investigation of customer warranty issues.
Liaising with the engineers to design and develop test cases and structured diagnostic flows, then testing the diagnostic flows on the HiL rig.
WHAT YOU'LL NEED
Knowledge, Skills, and Experience
Essential:
Good understanding of mechatronic systems such as EPAS, Brakes or active suspension.
Basic level of software diagnostics experience
Basic knowledge of automotive network protocols and control systems (open & closed-loop)
Vehicle Dynamics/NVH appreciation or experience
Problem solving experience (Including fault debugging techniques)
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.
JLR is committed to equal opportunity for all.
