Vehicle in the Loop (ViL) Engineer

Job description

POSTING END DATE: 07/06/2017
ADVERTISED SALARY: £31,500 - £41,500
An ever-evolving heritage. A truly exciting future. Two of the world’s most iconic brands. Jaguar Land Rover is revered across the globe. Continually pushing the boundaries of innovation and redefining the benchmark for excellence, we set the standards others want to follow. We want to keep it that way too. Which is where you join the journey.

LOCATION: Gaydon, Warwickshire

WHAT TO EXPECT

Here, you’ll design, develop and shape the future of our electronic systems by helping us find visionary developments in everything from hybrid vehicles and infotainment to advanced electronic systems integration and electrics.

Vehicle in the Loop (ViL) is a platform allowing testing on a full-vehicle scale enabling the detection of software issues before Job 1 and the investigation of issues found in the field post Job 1. Vehicle in the Loop uses a full production vehicle with modifications to switch packs to enable the replication of customer interaction. This new role is to be the lead technical interface into vehicle platforms representing vehicle-level testing requirements to be cascaded into ViL automated testing deployment.

In this role, you’ll take an innovative approach to the creation of the vehicle interface hardware and support the promotion of ViL to other areas of Jaguar Land Rover such as Manufacturing, Quality, and Service. You’ll also need to support the development, implementation, and sustainability of an appropriate ViL test procedure into the requirements management process. Besides proactively supporting the writing of a business case and preparing new ViL technology requirements to support new vehicle technology delivery in future model years, you’ll engage with EESE DVP owners to develop test cases and capabilities to be deployed within ViL.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

You'll come to this position with real passion for your projects and great people skills. You'll need to be good at speaking with stakeholders, and you’ll have a history of delivery within the automotive industry. As well as being versed in software and simulation development processes and the associated real-time technologies such as dSPACE and National Instruments, you’ll be able to understand and manage complex issues using a structured approach and to manage their resolution in a robust manner.

Besides previous experience of working within a cross-functional team, you’ll need an ability to work with open problems, formulate solutions, and drive them through to delivery in a validated manner. Excellent time management and communication skills will also be essential for this role.

BENEFITS

Bring all this to the home of premium innovation, and you’ll find the opportunities to further your career with a world-class team, a discounted car purchase and lease scheme for you and your family, membership of a competitive pension plan, and a performance-related bonus scheme. All this and more makes Jaguar Land Rover the perfect place to continue your journey.

Jaguar Land Rover is committed to equal opportunity for all.

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