Feature Integration Engineer

Futura Design; Gaydon; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Futura Design is seeking a Feature Integration Engineer for an OEM client in Gaydon. This contract role is Inside IR35 with an end date planned for 31 March 2027. Umbrella pay rate is £35.80 per hour, reflecting automotive feature integration responsibilities.

You will ensure feature content is defined, delivered and signed off, coordinating across Marketing and Vehicle teams, and reporting readiness and risks throughout the programme, leading demonstrations for customer experience assessment.

Qualifications

• Good understanding of software/feature integration and systems engineering principles.
• Experience planning and integrating complex electrical and software systems in automotive or similar.
• Experience leading engineering product delivery using project management techniques.
• Proven ability to interpret technical data for decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Oversee that feature content for a vehicle programme is defined, delivered and signed off to target.
• Coordinate with Marketing, Programme Management and Vehicle teams to align feature plans.
• Report status via consolidated reports and organise feature demonstrations for customer experience assessment.

Skills

Software integration

Systems engineering

Project management

Data-driven decision making

Interpersonal skills

MS Office (Excel/PowerPoint/Outlook/TE

Education

Relevant degree or equivalent

Job description

Our OEM Client based in Gaydon, is searching for a Feature Integration Engineer to join their team, Inside IR35. This is a contract position with a proposed end date of 31st March 2027.

Umbrella Pay Rate: £35.80 per hour.

Duties

A vacancy for a Feature Integration Engineer has arisen, to be responsible for overseeing that the software feature content for a specific vehicle programme is clearly defined, delivered and signed off to target. This involves understanding the customer experience offering of each feature, agreeing this offering across stakeholders such as Marketing, Programme Management and Vehicle teams and then aligning plans with the technical domains that will deliver it. Throughout the vehicle programme, the Integration Engineer works with the technical domains to manage the feature’s design specification development to assess and report out on readiness for deployment and subsequent testing progression through all of its maturity levels through to launch. The role includes regular discussion with feature owners to collate and understand risks and plans for new features and regularly reports out a full status via a consolidated report, as well as organising feature demonstrations so that the customer experience can be assessed.

Essential Skills, Knowledge And Experience Required

• Good understanding of software / feature integration and systems engineering principles;
• Experience in the planning and integration of complex electrical and software systems in an automotive or similar discipline.
• Experience of leading engineering product delivery using project management techniques.
• Proven ability to interpret and use technical data along with business skills for decision-making.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills – able to collaboratively influence across all business functions and at different levels.
• Competent user of Microsoft Office software applications - Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams etc…

Essential Education Required

Relevant Degree or equivalent level qualification or experience in a relevant field