Job Title: SW Integration Defect Lead Engineer
Location: Gaydon
Rate: £33.88ph via an Umbrella Company (Inside IR35) or £25.26ph on a PAYE basis
Employment Type: Maternity Cover Contract (31.3.2027)
Hours: Standard 40 Hours Per Week
Reference: J37161315
Position Description:
This role is responsible for Issue Management using structured problem-solving techniques, to ensure Software issues are correctly managed across all Programs within the Motion and Propulsion Domain.
Key Responsibilities:
- Responsible for SW Issue management using structured problem-solving techniques.
- Responsible for defining and governing the issues management process for Motion & Propulsion SW Controls.
- Works with Integration Teams, ECU Squads and ITP teams to triage issues and identify relevant squad for each issue.
- Investigates complex system issues to create a Standard Problem Definition and lead root cause analysis.
- Provide technical support across the operational team on topics relating to the integration and testing of multiple interconnected components including issue resolution and objective data analysis
- Tracks issues to ensure fixes are robustly validated and deployed.
- Identifies gaps in system diagnostic strategies to drive design improvements.
Process & Activities:
- Issues review to progress ageing and high priority issues.
- Agreement with Feature / ECU owners of ICA and PCA in place.
- Link Issues to Propulsion pack releases and SW drops for delivery.
- Reporting issue status with priority and escalation
- Approval of SIMS issue closure with Assignee
- Create, maintain, and improve dashboards, filters, reports, and KPIs for delivery teams and leadership.
- Support cross-functional program reporting across Domain, CSI, and business units.
Essential Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
- Good relevant experience of working in a Systems Engineering environment - ideally within the Automotive Sector
- Experience in applying Systems Engineering and in testing of complex technical systems using a structured approach
- Ability to produce formal documentation to a highly professional standard
- Excellent Collaborative skills
- Relevant experience of integrated system testing
- Full driving licence
- Relevant degree or equivalent experience preferred
** THIS POSITION IS CONFIRMED INSIDE IR35**
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