Exterior Lighting & Mirrors - Lead Engineer

EDAG; Gaydon; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health cash plan

Company pension 5% employer

Hybrid working arrangement

25 days’ annual leave + 8 bank hols

Bike2Work scheme

Octopus EV scheme access

Job summary

EDAG Engineering Limited in the United Kingdom is seeking a Lead Engineer – Exterior Lighting & Mirrors to drive cross-functional program delivery, cost, timing, and supplier management for lighting and mirror systems across a vehicle programme. You will own domain responsibilities, DFMEA, validation, and documentation, and collaborate with Design, Vehicle, Styling, and Manufacturing teams.

A degree in engineering and 8+ years in automotive lighting or mirrors are required; hybrid working

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Mechanical, Automotive or Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
• 8+ years in automotive engineering with exterior lighting/mirror systems experience.
• Strong knowledge of lighting technologies (LED, Matrix LED, adaptive lighting) and camera-monitor mirror systems.

Responsibilities

• Own domain ownership and deliver cross-functional program activities.
• Provide DFM guidance and manufacturing feasibility support.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and engineering standards across lighting and mirrors.
• Manage system BOMs and engineering changes (ECR/ECN).
• Define and manage validation testing, including virtual and physical validation to 100% sign-off.
• Deliver targets for quality, weight, cost, and timing.
• Maintain system-level deliverables and documentation at milestones.
• Lead DFMEA activities and cross-functional reviews.
• Interface between engineering and wider vehicle development teams.

Skills

Domain ownership

Lighting systems

ADAS integration

Supplier management

DFMEA

APQP/PPAP

Project leadership

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline

Tools

Siemens NX

Teamcenter

Job description

EDAG Engineering UK is a small but growing collaborative team who are currently focusing on some key UK Customers whilst at the same time having access to large multidisciplinary teams globally. Within the group, we are over 9,000 employees located across the world whose core business is to provide engineering solutions to major automotive companies and their suppliers.

We are looking for a Lead Engineer – Exterior Lighting & Mirrors to join the team. As a Lead Engineer your primary focus would be cross-functional program delivery, cost, timing, and supplier management for the entire Lighting & Mirrors of a vehicle programme.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for domain ownership, supporting Design Engineering, Vehicle Engineering, Styling, and Manufacturing teams.

• Responsible for providing domain-specific Design for Manufacture (DFM) guidance and manufacturing feasibility support.

• Responsible for domain-specific legislative compliance, regulatory requirements, and engineering standards.

• Responsible for complete system BOM structuring and management of engineering changes through the ECR/ECN process.

• Responsible for defining, compiling, and managing Validation testing and documentation activities, including virtual and physical validation, through to 100% sign-off.

• Responsible for delivering system targets for quality, perceived quality, weight, cost, timing, and vehicle attribute requirements.

• Complete and maintain system-level deliverables and technical documentation at each vehicle development milestone.

• Complete and manage domain-specific DFMEA activities, coordinating cross-functional engineering teams and risk mitigation actions.

• Act as the primary interface between engineering team and the wider vehicle development organisation, managing deliverables in accordance with project RASIC.

• Responsible for domain-specific project planning, supplier management, programme delivery, and budget control in line with Vehicle/Product Development process requirements.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related discipline.

• 8+ years of experience in automotive engineering, with significant experience in exterior lighting and/or mirror systems.

• Strong understanding of lighting technologies, including LED, Matrix LED, adaptive lighting systems, light guides, and illuminated features.

• Experience with exterior mirror systems, including camera-monitor systems and advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) integration.

• Proficiency in Siemens NX and PLM tools (Teamcenter preferred).

• Experience leading cross-functional engineering teams and supplier technical reviews.

• Good understanding of automotive product development processes and vehicle integration.

• Experience in component validation, DVP&R, DFMEA, APQP, PPAP, and engineering change management.

• Knowledge of GD&T, tolerance analysis, DFM/DFA principles, and cost optimisation.

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with experience using structured engineering methodologies.

• Working knowledge of automotive lighting regulations, FMVSS, ECE, and OEM standards.

• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.

• Great work environment and competitive compensation.

• Playing a key role in EDAG Engineering Limited’s growth and service offering through business development.

• The opportunity to improve status and career development and training in a leading, independent and international Engineering Company.

• The opportunity to work with different vehicle manufacturers around the world on the latest vehicles and technologies.

• Access to a health cash plan following successful completion of probation.

• A 5% employer pension contribution to support your future financial wellbeing.

• The flexibility of hybrid working to support a healthy work-life balance.

• 25 days’ annual leave plus 8 bank holidays to ensure a good balance between work and personal time.

• Generous absence cover to provide additional support when you need it.

• Enhanced family-friendly support through company maternity, adoption and paternity pay provisions.

• The opportunity to participate in the Bike2Work scheme.

• Access to the Octopus EV scheme to support sustainable travel options.

EDAG Engineering Limited is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.