Engineering Technical Lead

Expleo; Preston; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Expleo Academy

Competitive benefits

Team environment

Job summary

Expleo, a trusted partner for engineering and digital transformation, is seeking an Engineering Technical Lead in Preston. You will lead a team of software, testing and delivery engineers from requirements through testing to release of embedded software.

Work within an agile V-cycle delivery framework, ensuring customer requirements are met on time. You will mentor engineers, manage risks, and coordinate with customers to deliver robust, well-documented software.

Qualifications

• Degree (BEng / MEng) in Electronic Engineering, Embedded Systems, Software Engineering or closely related discipline.
• Functional Safety (ISO 26262) awareness training desirable.

Responsibilities

• Serve as technical authority across all assigned work packages, leading production and review of software architecture documents, design artifacts, Simulink models and testing activities.
• Manage the engineering team ensuring all deliverables are achieved on time and to quality, contractual and legislative requirements.
• Lead stand‑ups and sprint ceremonies for the Expleo team.
• Identify, assess and elevate technical risks, proposing clear mitigation actions.
• Ensure resource capability and skill allocation are suitable for the project.
• Be the technical focal point of the team and build good working relationships with customers. Manage continuous improvement.
• Line‑manage and mentor team of software and test engineers.

Skills

MATLAB/Simulink

Automotive embedded software

Model-based development

Unit/HiL testing

IBM Doors

Polarion

Jama

V-cycle software development

Team leadership

Excellent communication

Education

BEng / MEng in Electronic Engineering or Embedded Software

Tools

IBM Doors

Polarion

Jama

Job description

Overview

Expleo is a trusted partner for end-to-end, integrated engineering, quality services and management consulting for digital transformation. We help businesses harness unrelenting technological change to successfully deliver innovations that will help them gain a competitive advantage and improve the everyday lives of people around the globe.

The Engineering Technical Leadwill serve as the primarycustomerinterface andlead a team of software, testing, and delivery engineers from requirements, through testing to release of the embedded software.Working within an agile V-cycle delivery frameworkthe teamis responsible forsoftware architecture, MATLAB/Simulink model development, unit testing,componentandHiLintegration testing.Close collaboration and clear communication to the team and the customer is essentialensuring customer requirements are meton time.

Responsibilities

• Serve as technical authority across all assigned work packages, leading production and review of software architecture documents, design artifacts, Simulink models and testing activities.
• Manage the engineering team ensuring all deliverables are achieved on time and to quality, contractual and legislative requirements.
• Lead stand‑ups and sprint ceremonies for the Expleo team.
• Identify, assess and elevate technical risks, proposing clear mitigation actions.
• Ensure resource capability and skill allocation are suitable for the project.
• Be the technical focal point of the team and build good working relationships with customers. Manage continuous improvement.
• Line‑manage and mentor team of software and test engineers.

Qualifications

• Degree (BEng / MEng) in Electronic Engineering, Embedded Systems, Software Engineering or closely related discipline.
• Functional Safety (ISO 26262) awareness training desirable.

Essential skills

• Hand‑on experience in model‑based automotive embedded software development using MATLAB/Simulink.
• Demonstrable experience developing Simulink application software development for body domain.
• Experience with automotive unit, component and HiL testing.
• Familiarity with requirement management tools such as IBM Doors, Polarion, Jama or similar.
• Understanding of V‑cycle software development methodology within the automotive industry.
• Proven track record leading a team of software and testing engineers.
• Experience in technical review and approval.
• Ability to interpret complex functional requirements and translate them into clear technical designs for a development team.
• Skilled in project delivery, experience in operating within an agile sprint delivery model with the ability to balance multiple concurrent work package deliveries.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present technical status and issues clearly to both engineers and managers.

Desired skills

• Heavy duty automotive experience.
• Knowledge of Euro7 emission legislation and its software/control implications.
• Experience working directly with OEM or Tier 1.
• Experience managing distributed teams.

Experience

• Detail‑oriented with a commitment to deliver robust and well documented software.
• Pragmatic and solutions‑focused with a measured approach to risk.
• Collaborative and transparent.
• Self‑motivated with a continuous improvement mindset.

Benefits

• Collaborative working environment – we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and ourpeers through good times and challenges
• We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects
• ExpleoAcademy - enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses
• Competitive company benefits
• Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo

• As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committed to:
  • Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
  • Communicating and promoting vacancies
  • Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job
  • Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
  • Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long‑term health condition, enabling them to stay in work at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people

“We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age”.

We treat everyone fairly and equitably across the organisation, including providing any additional support and adjustments needed for everyone to thrive