Exterior Lighting & Mirrors - Lead Engineer

EDAG Group; Gaydon; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health cash plan

Pension 5%

Hybrid working

25 days annual leave

Bike2Work

Octopus EV

Job summary

EDAG Engineering Limited is seeking a Lead Engineer – Exterior Lighting & Mirrors to own cross-functional delivery for lighting and mirror systems across vehicle programmes. You will manage DFMEA, BOMs and ECR/ECN changes, ensuring 100% validation sign‑off and alignment with quality, weight and cost targets.

You will lead supplier reviews, guide DFMEA activities, and coordinate across Design, Vehicle, Styling and Manufacturing teams, while maintaining project documentation and milestones in a

Qualifications

• 8+ years in automotive engineering, exterior lighting and/or mirror systems.
• Strong knowledge of lighting tech: LED, Matrix LED, adaptive lighting.
• Experience with camera-monitor systems and ADAS integration.
• Proficiency in Siemens NX and PLM tools (Teamcenter preferred).
• Experience leading cross-functional engineering teams and supplier reviews.
• Good understanding of automotive product development and vehicle integration.

Responsibilities

• Own domain delivery for exterior lighting & mirrors across vehicle programmes.
• Provide DFM guidance and manufacturing feasibility support.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and engineering standards are met.
• Structure and manage system BOMs; control ECR/ECN changes.
• Plan and manage validation testing (virtual and physical) to 100% sign‑off.
• Deliver targets for quality, cost, timing and vehicle attributes.
• Maintain system-level documentation and milestones.
• Run DFMEA activities and coordinate cross-functional teams and risk mitigations.
• Interface between engineering and wider vehicle development org; manage deliverables per RFC.
• Plan projects, manage suppliers, drive programme delivery and budget control.

Skills

Exterior lighting

Mirror systems

ADAS integration

Supplier management

Cross-functional leadership

DFM guidance

Regulatory compliance

DFMEA

Cost optimisation

GD&T

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Siemens NX

Teamcenter PLM

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.