Head Of Software Integration in Gaydon, Warwickshire

Are you an experienced Software Integration seeking a new permanent role? We are supporting a permanent position that is Based in Gaydon. You will lead the electrical Integration programme delivery, integration, change control, testing and error tracking teams.

Responsibilities
* Responsible for the operational control and delivering the integration of all EE content
* Manages the vehicle line integration teams to maintain the software release process
* Lead the testing team in the planning of software integration testing and DVP activities to ensure feature delivery programme
* Commodity testing and sign off
* Provide overall governance to the change management process by leading the change management board
* Lead the support of build issue containment and resolution
* Ensure there are sufficient resource & skills within each area to support delivery requirements
* Deployment of external consultants into team, where required to fill skill and knowledge gaps
* Business Planning: Determine investment & resource required to deliver product content and put in place team requirements to deliver it
* Is the point of escalation for issues
* Manages programme top issue resolution
* Support commodity team leaders with QCWFT trade-off decisions & other roadblocks
* Review and challenge both programme and commodity timing to confirm delivery

Requirements
* Extensive experience of delivering integrated EE content in automotive vehicle programmes
* Extensive knowledge of software/feature delivery
* Experience and knowledge of change management principles, methodologies and tools (including communications, engagement and behavioural and cultural change)
* Experience of electrical automotive engineering change management control
* Experience of EE integration and bundled releases
* Experience of leading a department with significant team size
* Knowledge of EE testing methodologies and processes
* Understanding of the financial impacts of change
* Experience of automotive programme delivery processes
* Experience of working in a cross functional team to tackle complex issue resolution
* Experience of automotive pre-production build environments
* Knowledge of, or experience in delivering Electrical or Electronics commodities/systems, including quality, cost, function, weight and timing
* Knowledge of automotive development systems e.g. releasing, concerns, containments, gateways and sign off documentation
* Supplier management and negotiation experience
* Technical engineering background and a knowledge of using calculation and analysis to drive decisions
* Knowledge of the manufacturing processes to create and assemble components or systems
* Knowledge of automotive quality tools and processes
* Appropriate Electrical Engineering degree
* 2nd degree / further learning
* Membership of appropriate Professional Organization
* Project management and planning skills

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.