Project Engineer (Automotive Lighting)

Location: Royal Leamington Spa based with regular travel to the customer site (North West) 

Area: Electrical Engineering (Lighting) 

• Lead and coordinate the lighting project across engineering, production and supplier teams.  

• Manage task distribution within the EDAG project team, ensuring smooth collaboration and clear responsibilities.  

• Serve as the technical interface to the customer, including onsite support if issues arise during vehicle assembly.  

• Monitor and track project timelines, milestones and deliverables.  

• Manage cross-functional teams from concept to launch. 

• Work closely with design and engineering teams to integrate lighting solutions into vehicle designs for oncoming vehicles. 

• Expertise in selecting and optimizing lighting technologies.  

• Ensuring compliance with OEM standards.  

• Achieving aesthetic and functional objectives. 

• Deliver exterior lighting commodity plan to achieve on-time program milestones with 100% design release adherence. 

• Manage supplier design and validation activities. 

• Support ECU software integration and vehicle validation, enabling 100% functional compliance across ECU networks. 

• Coordinate R48, FMVSS 108 certification and on-road validation. 

• Own and deliver the commodity plan to quality, cost and time. 

• Liaise with OEM Engineering /Manufacturing departments throughout the development and launch process. 

• Achieve all certifications vehicle and components requirement. 

• Lead suppliers to assist in concept/production ready design & development requirements  

• Manage product launch till J1+90. 

• Ensure all appropriate standards and requirements are met throughout the development process. 

• Resolve issues with component and sub-system engineering and vehicle attribute teams, to develop designs that meet targets. 

• Contribute to the development of product specification books, test plans, DVP&R, DFMEA, Control Plans and Quality Assurance requirements. 

• Identify risks, initiate corrective actions and proactively solve issues throughout the project lifecycle. 

• Conduct product evaluation and design reviews during prototype and pre-production development phases. 

• Develop prototypes for virtual and physical verification testing, including field testing. 

• Ensure all program targets, including Piece Cost, ED&D Budget, Timing, Weight and Quality, are met. 

• Other tasks as assigned by your manager.  

The Company is open to considering alternative engagement arrangements, including a self-employed basis, subject to mutual agreement.

Requirements

• Knowledge of automotive lighting systems, standards and validation processes.  

• Experience working with OEMs or Tier 1 suppliers in the automotive industry.  

• Proven project coordination or team leadership experience in an automotive environment. 

• Degree educated in relevant field. ECUK registration would be beneficial. 

• Minimum five years of related Project Engineer experience within automotive lighting industry. 

• Experience of CATIA V5, PLM system and electrical documentation.  

• Effective teamwork skills in a global team environment. 

• Effective in solving quality challenges. 

• Automotive Product Development Processes (V-model). 

• High level of analytical ability, where problems are unusual and difficult. 

• Proven body engineering experience within a matrix organization. 

• MS-Office proficiency. 

• Willingness to travel to customer location as required, local and global. 

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, with German as a plus. 

Benefits

• Health cash plan, following successful probation
• 5% employer pension contributions
• Hybrid working
• 25 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays
• Generous absence cover

• Cycle 2 Work scheme

• Octopus EV scheme