HV Power Supply - Charging System Engineer

Quintessential Design Service Limited; Coventry; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

UK Work Visa sponsorship

Pension Scheme

28 Days Holidays

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in the UK is seeking an HV Power Supply - Charging System Engineer to enhance its system engineering capabilities in high voltage power and charging systems. The role involves developing system artifacts, supporting design analysis, and leading technical reviews. A degree in relevant engineering is required, along with experience in the automotive sector. This position offers a competitive salary, UK work visa sponsorship for eligible candidates, and an excellent work environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in a Systems Engineering environment within the Automotive Sector.
• Degree or equivalent in Automotive/mechanical Engineering or relevant disciplines.
• Working experience in HV Power Supply Systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop system engineering capabilities in HV Power Supply and Charging systems.
• Chair technical reviews and resolve complex cross-functional issues.
• Support design and development workstreams within engineering projects.

Skills

Systems Engineering experience

Presentation and Communication skills

Powertrain Engineering experience

Problem-solving skills

Education

Degree in relevant engineering discipline

Job description

HV Power Supply - Charging System Engineer

Posted: 16th January, 2026

Position: HV Power Supply - Charging System Engineer

Domain: Automotive

Job Type: Permanent / Contract

Location: Coventry, UK

This role is responsible developing our system engineering capabilities in HV Power supply system, includes Battery system and Charging system. The individual is responsible for building and owning the generic system artifacts (Model Based System Engineering models, LAD, Functional Failure Analysis, FSRD etc) for relevant use cases, linking FFA outputs to commodity FMEA, providing target generation and issue resolution at key interfaces related to High Voltage Power Supply system functions for OEM Powerpacks.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop the businesses system engineering and knowledge in HV Power Supply System & Charging system.
• Support indirect team members understanding of the function with your expert knowledge.
• Develop and govern requirements capture, MBSE model build, requirements cascade, FFA, standards & DVP for OEM Powerpacks.
• Chair technical reviews and resolve complex cross functional issues with involvement of Battery, Charging, HV integration, EDU and Powerpack team.
• Conduct the design analysis and development with utmost quality within agile framework.
• To support the design, development workstreams within the scope of the engineering development projects.

Key Performance Indicators

• System artifacts (MBSE models, use case analysis, LAD, FFA, DVP) developed off-cycle and updated on-cycle as required relevant to HV Power supply system Charging System.
• New High Voltage functions delivered by SOC process.
• Robust requirements and function & system targets delivered on-cycle to programmes.
• System compatibility Issues identified, reported and efficiently resolved.
• Influence selection of electrical architecture to ensure Powerpack attribute delivery.
• Ensure functions adherence to the use of specified engineering methods, computer tools and aids applied.

Key Metrics

• Powerpack Function Layer Manager
• HV PSS / Battery / Charging / EDU Engineers
• Commodity and Control System Engineers

Skills, Knowledge and Experience Required

• Relevant experience of working in a Systems Engineering environment - ideally within the Automotive Sector.
• Degree in relevant engineering discipline or in associated subjects such as electronics, electrical engineering or other technical qualifications.
• Relevant experience of working in Powertrain Engineering in HV Power Supply Systems (Battery, Charging, BMCM, BMS preferred).
• Working experience specifying and designing low voltage, high voltage and control hardware, including a understanding of typical characteristics and protective systems required.
• Relevant experience of system definition, system architecture development, requirements specification, design/performance modelling, systems integration, system assessment and acceptance.
• Experience in applying Systems Engineering and in solving complex technical issues using a structured approach.
• A knowledge of typical BEV, MHEV and PHEV system solutions and technologies.
• Full driving license.
• Presentation and Communication skills.

Education

• Degree or equivalent education in Automotive/mechanical Engineering or relevant disciplines.

Personal Profile

• An individual with a customer-first mindset who is easy to do business with and makes people feel special, driven to deliver experiences that are personalised, transparent and dependable.
• Results‑driven, demonstrates tenacity, drive and perseverance, with the ability to deliver in a complex, highly demanding environment.
• Ability to combine a short‑term, pragmatic focus with longer‑term planning.
• Resilient, energetic and enthusiastic, able to deliver results under pressure, whilst responding constructively to challenging new ideas and inputs.
• Challenge existing thinking in a positive way whilst building credibility and trust through experience and personal style.
• Good communicator who can convey complex ideas.
• Effective team player, actively leads, develops and supports team members.
• Enables speed in decision making through establishing alignment, clarity, appropriate resources and a sense of urgency whilst bringing others along.

What we offer (For Permanent)

• Competitive Salary in line with the level of experience.
• UK Work Visa sponsorship for eligible candidates.
• Opportunity to be part of world‑class product development projects.
• Pension Scheme.
• 28 Days Holidays (Annual + Bank Holidays).

The application window for this position shall be closed at any time as per the applications we may receive.