Battery Unit & Systems Engineer - £22.32 per hour, rising to £26.82 per hour – Inside IR35

Our automotive OEM Client based in Dunton; Essex in the United Kingdom are searching for a Battery Unit & Systems Engineer to join their innovative team.  This is a 4-month contract until 31st December 2024 with option of extension at end of year renewal. Details of this can be provided on request.

Job Description

This is an opportunity for a Battery Unit & Systems Engineer to be part of the European Electrified Propulsion Engineering team (EPE). The EPE team is responsible for the integration of high voltage components to help deliver the future powertrain solutions for our Client. You will have responsibility for the system design and validation of the HV battery unit and to ensure that product development deliverables and program attribute targets are met for Battery Units on the next generation of Electric Vehicles.

Skills Required

• Demonstrable experience of working with little supervision.
• Experience of attribute trade off and management.
• Good working knowledge of GPDS process and utilisation of our Client’s Product Development toolset such as: Teamcenter, FEDE Workbench, VSEM, G8D & DFMEA.
• Robustness & Reliability toolset.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Self-motivated with excellent team working skills.
• Has an enthusiasm for electrification with awareness of other vehicle area requirements and the integration conflicts that they present to deliver a vehicle level solution that meets all attributes, is desirable.

Experience Required

• 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.

Education Required

• 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 you have experience/skills you feel are relevant and beneficial to the role, we’re interested to hear from you.