EV Powertrain & Electrical Architecture Lead

Gerrell & Hard Ltd.; Royal Leamington Spa; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Gerrell & Hard Ltd. seeks an Electrification & Powertrain Lead to own electrical and propulsion system architecture for production vehicles.

You will manage HV/LV distribution, powertrain integration, controls, diagnostics, safety circuits, and EE system coherence, leading prototype builds, bring-up, debugging, and validation. Cross-functional coordination with engineering, software, design, manufacturing, and external partners will ensure safe, reliable, and consistent electrification

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Controls, Mechatronics, or related discipline.
• Strong experience with BEV electrical systems including HV batteries, inverters, DC/DC converters, EDUs, BMS, LV architectures.
• Hands-on experience commissioning and debugging powertrain systems (inverter/motor pairing, resolver issues, CAN mapping, torque control).
• Ability to diagnose software related issues (CAN traffic, calibration mismatches, state machine faults, ECU configuration).
• Experience developing or supporting vehicle electrical architectures (LV/HV distribution, CAN networks, safety circuits).
• Familiarity with L category vehicles, lightweight structures, or EV platforms (advantageous).
• Comfortable operating in a fast moving, early stage environment.

Responsibilities

• Own HV/LV electrical architecture and diagnostics across the vehicle platform.
• Define and maintain electrical ICDs, network maps, and system baselines.
• Own powertrain integration across motor, inverter, DC/DC, BMS, HV distribution, and auxiliaries.

Skills

Electrical engineering

Powertrain

BEV systems

Diagnostics

CAN networks

System architecture

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Job description

Gerrell & Hard Ltd. seeks an Electrification & Powertrain Lead to own electrical and propulsion system architecture for production vehicles.

You will manage HV/LV distribution, powertrain integration, controls, diagnostics, safety circuits, and EE system coherence, leading prototype builds, bring-up, debugging, and validation. Cross-functional coordination with engineering, software, design, manufacturing, and external partners will ensure safe, reliable, and consistent electrification