Principal Engineer – Electrical Systems in Warwick, Warwickshire

Gordon Murray Design Limited currently has an exciting opportunity for a Principal Engineer - Electrical Systems to join our Design, Development and Engineering Centre based in Warwick or Shalford.

The Role:

• Engineering leadership for the development of all electrical/electronic systems for current and future vehicles.
• In conjunction with the systems engineers, manage the development of electrical, interior, body, chassis and powertrain electronic systems in order to support the vehicle requirements for functional content, performance, weight, cost and package.
• Supervision and guidance to ensure that systems are developed in accordance with environmental, electrical performance, EMC, packaging, functional safety and any other certification or legislative requirements.
• Represent the Electrical Systems activity at all levels of the business.
• In conjunction with the Chief Engineer, support the resourcing of the Electrical Systems team to the levels agreed with the senior management team.
• Champion process driven development.
• Responsibility for ensuring that technical deliverables, project plans and open issues decks are in place to the required standards.
• Review and approve requirements specifications in conjunction with other function groups, our technical partners and Tier 1 suppliers.
• Lead or participate in system review, verification & validation activities including FMEAs, DVP planning, ISO26262 functional safety, ISO 21434 cyber security, EMC and related activities throughout the development lifecycle.
• Lead the supplier nomination process from a technical perspective and prepare/approve Electrical System Requirements sections of all relevant documentation used during the RFQ process.
• Tier 1 supplier management and co-ordination including support for Procurement, Logistics and Quality throughout the project lifecycle.
• Provision of support and training to Manufacturing and Service departments including development of service procedures and diagnostic functionality.

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