Controls & Test Manager – Flexible EV Manufacturing

JLR; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted car purchase

Maternity/Paternity leave

Pension

Performance bonus

Education and training funding

Employee networks

Life Assurance

Flexible working

Job summary

JLR is recruiting a Controls & Test Manager for its Electric Propulsion Manufacturing Centre in Wolverhampton. You will lead a team of controls, test and manufacturing systems engineers, shaping how propulsion systems are designed, tested and improved with safety prioritized.

The role covers automation platforms, Siemens and Rockwell PLCs, Python and C#, and driving digitalisation and data-driven decision making to boost quality, efficiency and sustainable growth.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in controls, automation, test engineering and industrial software development in high-volume manufacturing.
• Experience leading technical teams within manufacturing systems, controls, automation or test engineering.
• Expertise across Siemens and Rockwell PLC platforms, industrial communications and system integration.
• Experience developing software solutions using Python, C#, SQL and related industrial applications.
• Experience with advanced manufacturing technologies, robotics, data analytics; propulsion or battery manufacturing knowledge advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of controls, test and manufacturing systems engineers with coaching and hands-on problem solving.
• Drive improvements in manufacturing performance reducing downtime, scrap and variation.
• Define and standardise controls, automation and reporting architectures across manufacturing facilities to enhance reliability and scalability.
• Deliver digitalisation initiatives for visibility, traceability and decision-making through data-driven insights.
• Act as SME for controls, automation, test engineering and manufacturing systems with safety as a priority.

Skills

Controls

Automation

Test engineering

Industrial software

Data analytics

Tools

Siemens PLC

Rockwell PLC

Python

C#

SQL

Industrial communications

Job description

JLR is recruiting a Controls & Test Manager for its Electric Propulsion Manufacturing Centre in Wolverhampton. You will lead a team of controls, test and manufacturing systems engineers, shaping how propulsion systems are designed, tested and improved with safety prioritized.

The role covers automation platforms, Siemens and Rockwell PLCs, Python and C#, and driving digitalisation and data-driven decision making to boost quality, efficiency and sustainable growth.