Electrical Update Engineer - Flamingo

Contechs Consulting; Crewe; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A premium automotive manufacturer is seeking an Electrical Update Engineer to provide technical leadership in scripting and testing update packs using the Flamingo tool. This long-term contract role involves collaboration with project teams, compliance with UNECE regulations, and addressing vehicle diagnostics. Ideal candidates will have a proven track record of electrical fault finding and significant experience with complex integrated vehicle systems. The position is onsite in Crewe, UK and requires eligibility to work in the UK.

Qualifications

• Understanding of country matrix as to assign standard and option PR codes.
• Knowledge of ZDCs and ability to resolve coding errors.
• Full understanding of UNECE 155 and 156 and application to CP TOOL.
• Proven track record in electrical fault finding and vehicle diagnosis.
• Significant experience in specifying complex integrated vehicle systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical lead for scripting and delivering update packs.
• Attend EE-Change Control Board, liaise with project teams.
• Generate Beta and Final update packs for project vehicles.
• Perform backend analysis on Flamingo updates.
• Work with Aftersales and Quality to ensure UNECE compliance.

Skills

Understanding of country matrix for PR codes

Knowledge of ZDCs and coding errors

Full understanding of UNECE 155 and 156

VW Standards for regulatory compliance

Proven track record in electrical fault finding

Experience in vehicle diagnosis

Experience with VAG diagnostic tool

Experience with CANalyzer/CANoe

Experience with multi-network dataloggers

Experience with vehicle configuration tools

German language preferable

Understanding of SFD process

Tools

VAG diagnostic tool

CANalyzer/CANoe

Multi-network dataloggers

Vehicle configuration tools

Job description

Position Title: Electrical Update Engineer - Flamingo

Location: Crewe, Cheshire

Contract, Outside IR35, 35 hours per week

On-site

*Applicants MUST have proof of immediate, on-going and valid eligibility to work full time in the UK and travel within the EU.*

I am currently recruiting on behalf of a premium automotive manufacturer who are looking for a Electrical Update Engineer to join their team on a long term rolling contract basis.

Job description

• You will provide a technical lead for scripting, testing and delivering updates packs to the wider business using the automated update tool, Flamingo.
• Attending the EE-Change Control Board (CCB), liaising with project teams to understand specifics, generating a bespoke test script and confirming suitability to associated baselines and System 42.
• Liaising with the CP-Tool Manager and highlighting any discrepancies which are found when using D2C2.
• Generate Beta, and Final update packs for requested project vehicle.
• Identify and create the test requirement for each Flamingo Work Package in-line with the changes (severity).
• To prove out the Flamingo updates on the allocated fleet vehicles and identifying integration dependencies and checking compatibility.
• Perform back end analysis on the allocated Flamingo results which were subject to a Flamingo update and oversee resolution of issues preventing the roll-out of these updates.
• Work with Aftersales, Quality and Version Management to ensure compliance to UNECE regulations relating to the update of vehicles to baselines.
• Attend the ICCB meetings to obtain advance information on new parts and ZDCs and SW that will be required in Flamingo.
• Work with the test and build support team to understand physical updates of a vehicle in advance of Flamingo scripts.
• Perform and analyse Flamingo traces.
• Understanding of failures during ZDC development.
• Participate in the resolution of ZDC failures using UDS Error Codes.
• Liaise with engineers within the department to ensure fixes are put in place to ensure failures are not experienced by customers. - shadow fixes
• Provide Flamingo related support and EE recommendations to the Durability, Quality, Press & Special, and Aftersales functions when required.

Qualifications/Skills needed

• Understanding of country matrix as to assign standard and option PR codes to ECUs within the part structure for each project.
• Knowledge of ZDCs, what they do, how they are structured. Help to resolve coding errors with users and engineers.
• Full understanding of UNECE 155 AND 156 and its application to CP TOOL.
• VW Standards for regulatory compliance.
• Proven track record in electrical fault finding and vehicle diagnosis.
• Significant experience in specifying and validating complex integrated vehicle systems.
• VAG diagnostic tool.
• CANalyzer/CANoe.
• Multi-network dataloggers.
• Vehicle configuration tools.
• German language preferable.
• SFD Process understanding.

Why work through Contechs?

Contechs is a leading Automotive, Design, Engineering, Technology and Innovation Recruitment Consultancy. Founded in 1997, with an inhouse Contractor Care Team to support all external employees, acts as an employment agency for permanent and contract recruitment.

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