Electrical Integration Engineer
| Posting date: | 30 July 2024 |
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| Salary: | £40,000 to £50,000 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Plus benefits |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 August 2024 |
| Location: | Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, CV31 1FQ |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Ricardo |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 2024-2390_1722323880 |
Summary
Role: Electrical Integration Engineer
Location: Leamington Spa, UK (Midlands Technical Centre)
Job ID: 2024-2390
Salary: £40,000 - £50,000 per annum plus benefits
Automotive and Industrial, part the Ricardo PLC Group is a trusted global engineering services partner for clean and efficient integrated propulsion and energy systems.
Our experience and history over more than 100 years at the forefront of mobility innovation, enables us to deliver solutions to the most complex challenges, allowing our customers across all global transport sectors to achieve a sustainable zero-carbon future.
Purpose
An opportunity exists within the Automotive and Industrial Electrical, Electronic and Electrification Systems Team for a Principal Electrical Engineer to lead and deliver on-going client technology projects.
This is an opportunity for an experienced engineer to work with a leading consultancy on new concept automotive and marine electrical systems. Suitable profiles could include (but not limited to) previous experience and leadership in:
- Electric, Hybrid and Fuel Cell Vehicle Design
- Low Voltage Electrical Vessel Powertrain Design
- Electric Powertrain Integration
- Energy Storage Systems
- Vehicle Management Systems
Please note, this position is biased toward electrical engineering of vehicle systems rather than mechanical engineering.
Key accountabilities
- Deliver technical content of client projects in the areas of marine and automotive systems electrification.
- Develop electrical architectures for bespoke client projects with multiple complex power systems and drivetrains.
- Lead detailed electrical design tasks for main EDS components such as wiring schematics, harnesses, power distribution & protection modules.
- Engineering sign-off for calculations for vehicle systems up to 1kV.
- Lead communication network development with knowledge of CAN, LIN, flexray, etc.
- Electrical design integration of electrification systems from prototype through to full series production on client hybrid and electric vehicle projects.
- Customer facing role in medium to large electrical integration projects for a range of vehicle applications, directly interfacing with clients on technical issues.
- Working as part of the client engineering team at any one of the Ricardo offices and occasionally at the client site.
- Liaise with suppliers/subcontractors to agree the specification of purchased components and delivery requirements for ongoing projects.
- Lead 8D and Root Cause Analysis (RCA) on prototype and pre-production vehicles.
- Ownership of electrical DFMEA and its flow into requirements and design validation plans.
- Develop and implement test plans for electric vehicle testing and validation.
- Support power electronics and e-machine development teams within Ricardo with electrical technical input.
- Provide electrical knowledge, mentoring and design support to the wider electrification teams within Ricardo.
- Work to client quality procedures and validation processes.
- Support the development of future products and services.
- Support business development activities and proposals with technical input.
Working with Ricardo
You will be warmly welcomed into our workplace where every voice matters. We are diverse thinkers and doers, coming together to create a culture of inclusion. We will support you to find your place.
We will encourage you to use your passion and expertise to make a positive impact through the projects you work on. Your knowledge and desire to bring about change will be invaluable in helping deliver innovative solutions that support communities across the globe in becoming safer and more sustainable.
Wellbeing and work life balance
Wellbeing is at the core to our culture, allowing employees to flourish and to achieve their full potential. Our People are important to us, and we take pride in our wellbeing programs and policies that support individuals including flexible working, careers policy, mental health first aiders and readily available support through our extensive Employee Assistance program.
Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person's potential, and we'll help you reach yours. We have an ambitious diversity, equality, and inclusion approach as explained here. We value diversity; recognising that a more diverse workforce creates a richer and more varied working environment.
Diversity also drives innovation, by allowing us to offer our clients the best consultancy service that we can. As part of our commitment to engage positively and pro-actively with all our employees and to ensure an inclusive culture, we are a recognised as a 'disability confident' employer.
Next steps
Once you have submitted your application a member of our Recruitment Team will be in touch. Please be aware that the timing can vary dependent on the volume of applications that we receive for each role and in some cases, we may start to review applications prior to the closing date.
Ricardo is a Disability confident employer please advise the recruitment team via if you require any adjustments to support you throughout the recruitment process.
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