Connected Car TCU Design Engineer - 00642

Connected Car TCU Design Engineer (Mass Production Cost and Quality Improvement) - 00642

Location - Cranfield

To start ASAP - 12 months assignment

Rate:  - £25.96/hr - £31.00/hr PAYE (depending on experience)

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 Deliverables

Project KPI’s (Cost, Quality, Delivery).
Component development schedule creation and management against quality timelines.
Cost optimisation idea generation and implementation.
Post SOP quality improvement activity management (issue analysis, countermeasure definition and implementation).
Telematics feature development.
Component and system design reviews.
Description

Development of TCU software improvements to support feature and quality improvements for mass production vehicle sold across the AMEIO region.
Establish a solid FOTA process to enable quick deployment to market.
Generation and release of TCU configuration data
Managing Tier 1 suppliers to deliver products to Quality, Cost & Timing targets.
Coordination of in house and supplier TCU validation to Nissan design standards ahead of new software releases.
Collaboration with Off Board Connected Car team, test teams (both on-board and off-board) and customer orientated engineering team to confirm connected car functionality & performance.
Collaborate with Sales and Marketing teams to ensure technical solution supports business objective.
Collaborate with purchasing to support sourcing and cost definition/optimisation tasks.
Collaborate with related engineering sections to ensure all system components are packaged and connected correctly to meet all system design and regulation requirements.
Status reporting to management at all levels
Company shall provide the following materials and equipment, which shall be returned at the end of the assignment.

•              Laptop and associated equipment

•              Test equipment (where required)

Qualifications, Skills and Training Requirements

2+ year's experience in automotive electrical and electronic development or be able to demonstrate equivalent experience on a major development program.
Understanding and experience of telematics system development is a must.
Experience managing Tier 1 suppliers in the development of complex electronic products.
Understanding of both IOT and vehicle level protocols (MQTT, TCP/IP, CAN, UDS, Ethernet).
Experience liaising with 3rd party telematics service providers and MNO’s.
Experience co-coordinating complex BOM releases.
Ability to communicate effectively in a cross cultural and cross functional team.
A pro-active approach and ability to self-manage.
Flexibility regarding working practice and working hours.
Availability to travel abroad, typically a few days to 2 weeks, but on rare occasions could be longer.
Competency with PC applications. MS office, Image editing etc.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
Ability to travel (business trips up to two weeks).
Work within company health and safety guidelines.
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