Lead Engineer - Security Systems

About the job

REQ ID: 114757
JOB TITLE: Lead Engineer - Security Systems
SALARY: £45,500 - £60,200
POSTING END DATE: 15/05/23
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

The system leader for locking systems is the lead engineer responsible for the detailed system design and engineering of the vehicle locking system on all Jaguar Land Rover vehicles in order to meet feature and attribute requirements. This role requires working closely with various stakeholders across the business including feature owners, other system owners, component and circuit engineering teams, as well as the security attribute team to ensure the solutions engineered are feasible, robust and secure and delivered in accordance with agile working methodology to regularly deliver value on time, on cost and on quality.

What You Will Need

In this exciting yet challenging position, you will be accountable for vehicle locking system covering use cases active and passive entry, phone-as-a-key, and other locking system interactions in line with feature and attribute requirements. You will be responsible for capturing requirements and working to Jaguar Land Rover system design best practices to produce robust system solutions.

Typical responsibilities will include requirements elicitation to support robust system design, following Jaguar Land Rover’s systems engineering process, supporting the rig and testing team with test case creation and execution for locking as well as leading the issue investigation on defects found during validation (rig or vehicle). Due to the seniority of this position, you will be expected to support team members as well as sharing best practices and knowledge with junior engineers when it comes to security features and systems. 

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Essential:

• Proven technical knowledge and experience of automotive systems engineering for complex electro-mechanical systems
• Experience of working with automotive electronics and electrical architectures and knowledge of communication bus types such as CAN, LIN and automotive ethernet
• Experience of working with electrical test and validation tools

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 Jaguar Land Rover 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 Jaguar Land Rover, 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.

Jaguar Land Rover is committed to equal opportunity for all.