Project Design Engineer - J

Job Title:Project Design Engineer

Location:Whitley, Coventry

Rate: £27.21ph via an Umbrella Company (Inside IR35) or £20.35ph PAYE

Employment Type: Contract (31.3.26)

Hours: Standard 40 Hours Per Week

Reference:J

Duties:

Key Responsibilities:

1.Team Leadership and Management:

• Participate in regular KPI reviews on the allocated projects and ensure on time delivery.
  
• Understand and promote Scrum values, helping team members embrace these values.
  
• Complete training programs assigned on time and as per business needs.
  
• Participate in regular check-ins with reporting manager and address any concerns.
  
• Showcase success stories in each sprint to the wider team and celebrate success.

2. Technical Expertise and Mentoring:

• Collaborate with key stakeholders to gather testing requirements.
  
• Address all the technical queries and escalations on time.
  
• Deliver system rig design as per the design standards within project timelines.
  
• Create system Rig Design artefacts and deliver to meet First Time Right metrics target.
  
• Promote Scrum values and help team members embrace these values.
  
• Decompose test requirements to architect systems supporting development and validation activities.

3. Quality Management and Process:

• Capture Lessons Learned from projects and share it with the team.
  
• Maintain our client's way documents updated and as per audit compliance.
  
• Support activities for positive audit outcomes (e.g., IATF 16949, ISO 45001, ISO 14001).
  
• Follow established processes to ensure quality delivery.
  
• Implement continuous improvement projects to enhance team performance and output quality

4. People Management and Delivery:

• Deliver high-quality system designs, including requirements capture, system architecture, network architecture, wiring designs, cooling circuit schematics, bill of materials, and simulation requirements.
  
• Embrace agile methodology and follow scrum values for incremental product delivery.
  
• Deliver quality design specifications within agreed timelines and budgets.
  
• Work with lead operations engineers to hand over system designs for implementation and operation.
  
• Identify and resolve risks early to prevent project obstacles.
  
• Demonstrate experience in Agile Methodology, including Scrum and Kanban.

5. Stakeholder Management and Collaboration:

• Ensure alignment with technical requirements and standards through cross-functional collaboration.
  
• Update the design pack as per the audit feedback.
  
• Practice servant leadership and be flexible to changes, embracing Agile principles.
  
• Maintain JIRA stories updated and escalate any impediments on time and proactively.
• Maintain clear and concise communication with all stakeholders.

6. Flexibility:

• Undertake directed tasks in alignment with job requirements.

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience: Essential:

• Experience delivering projects and developing complex systems in an Agile environment, ideally with Scrum implementation.
  
• Experience designing and/or validating electrified powertrains.
  
• Experience integrating complex systems.
  
• Ability to challenge existing ideas and processes to improve team performance.
  
• Ability to present complex technical ideas or project issues clearly to diverse audiences.

Desirable:

• Degree or equivalent experience in Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics, Controls, or Systems Engineering.
  
• Proficiency with Microsoft Visio and Excel.
  
• Strong communication skills with a customer-focused attitude.
  
• Scrum Master qualifications.
  
• Experience with automotive networks, electrical distribution systems, voltage instrumentation, hardware-in-loop simulation, and cooling systems.
  
• Six Sigma or problem-solving training and certification.
  
• Understanding of relevant automotive standards and health and safety regulations.

Personal Attributes:

Essential:

• Passion for delivering complex projects and supporting team members, aligning with our client's Creator's code.
  
• Resilient and enthusiastic, able to respond constructively to new ideas and challenge existing thinking positively.
  

Additional Information: This role is INSIDE IR35 = Do not miss out on your chance of interview - APPLY NOW! Our Clients are unable to provide sponsorship for Tier 2 General Visas; therefore, only candidates eligible to work in the UK need apply! Caresoft Global Limited operates as an Employment Business and Employment Agency.
We are an independent highly-experienced recruitment consultancy dedicated to specialist markets within the Automotive, Aerospace, Agricultural & Construction Industries. No terminology within this advert is intended to unlawfully discriminate on the grounds of age, sex, race or disability and we welcome all applications.