Feature Integration Engineer

Contechs Consulting; Lighthorne; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Contechs is seeking a Feature Integration Engineer for a contract role in the UK, based at Gaydon. The engineer will oversee that software feature content for a vehicle programme is clearly defined, delivered and signed off, coordinating with Marketing, Programme Management and Vehicle teams to align offerings with technical domains and readiness for deployment and testing.

Responsibilities include reporting status, organizing feature demonstrations, and managing risks and plans for new features

Qualifications

• Good understanding of software/feature integration and systems engineering principles.
• Experience in planning and integration of complex electrical and software systems in 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

Responsibilities

• Oversee that the software feature content for a vehicle programme is defined, delivered and signed-off.
• Coordinate with Marketing, Programme Management and Vehicle teams to align feature offering.
• Manage feature design specification development and readiness for deployment and testing.
• Report status via consolidated reports and organise feature demonstrations.
• Identify risks and plans for new features and liaise with feature owners.

Skills

Software integration

Systems engineering

Project management

Technical data analysis

Interpersonal communication

MS Office

Education

Relevant Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office suite

Job description

Order Ref: (phone number removed)

Position Title: Feature Integration Engineer

Duration: Contract

Location: Gaydon

£35.80 Inside IR35

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.

Skills

• 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

Education

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

Why work through Contechs?

Contechs is a leading Automotive, Design, Engineering, Technology and Innovation Recruitment Consultancy. Founded in 1997, with an inhouse Contractor Care Team to support all external employees, acts as an employment agency for permanent and contract recruitment.