Expert – EMC in Gaydon, Warwickshire

Are you an experienced Expert - EMC seeking a new permanent role? We are supporting a permanent position that is Based in Gaydon. Work with one on the most iconic automotive brands in the world.

Responsibilities
Design
* Create and Maintain design best practice requirements & cascade them to component engineers.
* Create and maintain component, system & vehicle level corporate EMC Standards and cascade requirements.
* Lead Design reviews with engineers & suppliers to ensure best practice is applied using expert experience as well as formal requirements.
* Advise/review component packaging /location doesn't cause any possible near field interference with on-board active antennas, which could affect performance or quality with radio reception. Progress through concept and prototype phase.
* Ensure robustness of RF technologies for attacks and threats. By specification and testing methodology. Working closely with Cyber Security team.
* Provide EMC design expertise to Tier one & Tier two suppliers to ensure they meet EMC/Electrical component test requirements.
Component test
* Create corporate component test procedures & standards to the latest international standards (Magfield test directive 2013, ISO-11452-9 portable transmitters, ISO-16750-1, ISO-16750-2) to ensure AML components pass relevant legal and corporate level requirements to ISO and CISPR test standards.
* Creation of own environmental (post EMC test) component test specification and align across the company with different departments to standardize component test processes. (replacing legacy Ford SDS/WCR )
* Manage and approve detailed Component level EMC test plans and delivery with component/system owners, prior to commencing any testing to ensure components are tested in their worse possible case of operation.
* Validate improvements at component level prior to performing any vehicle level testing.
* Ensure component tests are completed early enough to resolve issues before certification tests.
* Review test results & approve results to ensure components meet legal & corporate standards. Includes gap analysis of test results from supplier carryover parts in applications.
* Resolve issues that arise in component testing and assist with management and mitigation of the product to resolve problems.
* Testing robustness of RF technologies for attacks and threats.
* Manage and improve internal EMC/RFI engineering test equipment requirements/capability.
Vehicle design & standards
* Create whole vehicle test specification to cover the following test specifics - Radiated Immunity off-board and on-board susceptibility ISO standards, Radiated off-board emissions Annex's, on-board Emission CISPR
* Produce standard vehicle radiated Immunity event level classification matrix depending on class of component importance, critical (safety), Non-Critical, Convenience.
* Create wiring specification for CAN, LIN, & Flex-ray standards.
* Develop and produce Test procedures for road testing process, SDARS sign-off testing
* Benchmark and reverse engineering of competitors vehicles for EMC performance to improve understanding of best practice.
Vehicle EMC certification & customer acceptance testing
* Select external test facilities - Develop facilities requirements, utilization, capabilities and impact to business. Recommending facility hire, internal test requirements or outsource.
* Manage testing to ensure certification & customer acceptance approval is achieved on time - create Vehicle Test plan detailing specific vehicle test modes of operation to ensure vehicle operates as expected without any degradation to vehicle performance. Includes full budget control.
* Attend and support EMC whole vehicle signoff testing with VCA authority, testing to Reg10.05, and 56/2 Taiwanese approval & Reg116 authorities, present to witness testing.
* Resolve EMC vehicle problems to ensure vehicles pass both Legal legislation and corporate level test requirements. Assist with management and mitigation of the component issues with engineers & suppliers to resolve problems.
* Produce EMC whole vehicle corporate level technical test reports throughout the design life cycle. Including full vehicle certification reports.
* Capture knowledge into revised design standards etc.
* Support Antenna development new design and technology, support testing where appropriate. Audio testing interference, DAB edge of service.

Requirements
* Extensive Experience and development of EMC requirements.
* Excellent knowledge of Relevant EMC Homologation Regulations/technical directives and approvals.
* Proven management of EMC test plans.
* Extensive knowledge of Automotive EMC design Principles
* Developed/managed EMC testing and facilities.
* Extensive knowledge and experience in problem resolution and solving techniques.
* Technically competent in EMC analysis and counter measures.
* Problem solving: capable of careful analysis of different probable courses of action and then selecting the best solution for implementation.
* Expert with Spectrum Analyser and Waveform generation tools.
* Expert of using EMC receivers.
* Be able to monitor Vehicle data bus using networking tools. (CANalyser/CANoe)
* Conversant with vehicle diagnostic tool.
* In Depth knowledge of FMEA/FTA Hazard analysis.
* Competent in Microsoft Office toolset.
* Collaboration - Collaborates with own team as well as cross-functional teams to achieve their purpose. Passionate about team effectiveness and its delivery which is reflected in results.
* Customer focus - always focuses on high attention to detail & demonstrates accuracy in their work. Continually strives for excellence by critiquing own work and seeking constructive feedback from others to improve.
* Communication - ensures communication has a clear purpose, is factual, accurate & provided at the right time. Proactively shares information with colleagues & stakeholders. Excellent written communication skills for requirements writing & concerns management. Able to verbally communicate at all levels.
* Commitment - takes ownership of objectives, work activities & behavior, & makes informed decisions backed by data. Monitors own projects and work activities against deadlines, holding themselves accountable
* Continuously challenge & improve - Challenges the status quo- considers traditional ways of thinking and seeks to improve and develop them. Actively challenges self and others in order to stimulate creative thinking and continuous improvement
* Technically acute in EMC analysis and counter measures.
* Problem solving: capable of careful analysis of different probable courses of action and then selecting the best solution for implementation.

Disclaimer:

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission.