Electrical Systems Engineer

The Norton Owners Club Limited; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Electrical Systems Engineer to lead the design of innovative electrical architectures for motorcycles. This role involves overseeing the technical direction and delivery of vehicle communication systems, including CAN and LIN protocols. You will create system requirements for ECUs and ensure compliance across vehicle networks. Collaborating with various teams, you will contribute to defining software development processes and support integration engineers during vehicle development. If you are passionate about electrical engineering and want to make an impact in the motorcycle industry, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience in designing electrical systems for vehicles.
• Strong collaboration skills with ability to manage suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design of electrical architectures across all products.
• Develop testing requirements and conduct bus load usage schedules.

Skills

Electrical Architecture Design

Vehicle Communication Systems (CAN, LIN)

Requirements Creation

Testing Requirements Development

Supplier Management

Education

Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

dSPACE HIL Toolchain

Vector Canalyzer

CANoe

Canape

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The role

You will be responsible for leading the design of new electrical architectures across all Norton products. You will lead the technical direction, specification, and delivery of vehicle communication systems such as CAN and LIN. Alongside this, you will be involved with the creation of system requirements for all ECUs and the entire vehicle networks.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Create requirements for wake-up, post-run, shutdown, and power management of motorcycle communication systems.
• Develop testing requirements and test plans for the Test Team.
• Schedule and conduct bus load usage for all network ECUs to meet system requirements.
• Responsible for overall vehicle network sign-off and compliance of all ECUs.
• Maintain motorcycle network topology diagrams.
• Support concern reviews with progress reports and updates to electrical concerns.
• Contribute to defining the software development process.
• Work with Engineers within wider teams to ensure all requirements are captured.
• Support integration Engineers during vehicle development to identify and resolve issues promptly.

Personal Specification

• Knowledge of dSPACE HIL toolchain.
• Advanced knowledge of Vector Canalyzer/CANoe/Canape tools (desirable).
• Ability to collaborate with wider departments and manage suppliers; including selection of suitable suppliers and components.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Experience with exterior lighting (advantageous).