Junior Automotive Integration Engineer

Expleo Group; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Expleo Group in Lancashire is seeking a Junior Automotive Integration Engineer to support integration, validation, and delivery of embedded software systems across commercial vehicle platforms. Based in Lancashire, you will coordinate verification and validation activities across bench, HiL/SiL, and vehicle environments to ensure robust ECU software releases.

Responsibilities include planning and managing integration across ECUs, maintaining documentation, and performing flashing and calibration

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in EE, CS, software or related field.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Automotive integration or validation certifications are advantageous.
• Experience with flashing, calibration, and diagnostics is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Plan and manage software integration across ECUs and vehicle systems.
• Define integration, diagnostics, and validation documentation.
• Coordinate V&V activities with software and test teams.
• Perform software flashing and calibration using diagnostic tools.
• Monitor issues and drive root-cause analysis with cross-functional teams.
• Provide on-site support during integration, test, and launch phases.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Root cause analysis

Communication skills

Multi-tasking

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Software or related field

Tools

CANoe

CANalyzer

Diagnostic tools

Flashing/calibration tools

Job description

Expleo is a trusted partner for end-to-end, integrated engineering, quality services and management consulting for digital transformation. We help businesses harness unrelenting technological change to successfully deliver innovations that will help them gain a competitive advantage and improve the everyday lives of people around the globe.

We are seeking a Junior Automotive Integration Engineer to support with integration, validation, and delivery of embedded software systems across commercial vehicle platforms. This role is critical to ensuring that ECU software releases are robust, fully validated, and delivered on schedule to support successful vehicle launches.

Based in Lancashire you will act as the integration focal point between software development teams, system owners, and vehicle test functions, coordinating verification and validation activities across bench, HiL/SiL, and vehicle environments.

Responsibilities:

• Plan, coordinate, and manage software integration activities across multiple ECUs and vehicle systems.
• Define and maintain integration, diagnostics, and validation documentation.
• Liaise with system owners and software teams to track software availability and plan verification and validation (V&V) activities.
• Coordinate with vehicle test teams to execute HiL, SiL, bench, and in-vehicle testing.
• Perform software flashing, configuration, and calibration activities using appropriate diagnostic and programming tools.
• Analyse integration and communication issues and perform structured root cause analysis to resolution.
• Use automotive communication and diagnostic tools (e.g., CANoe, CANalyzer) to monitor, simulate, and debug network behaviour.
• Identify and mitigate integration and release risks early in the development lifecycle.
• Track, manage, and report issues through to closure in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Provide on-site support as required during key integration, test, and launch phases.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of integration processes, tooling, and test coverage.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Software or a related discipline.
• Full UK (or equivalent) driving licence.
• Relevant automotive integration or validation certifications are advantageous.
• Ideally proficiency in software flashing, calibration, and diagnostics processes.
• Basic understanding of automotive communication protocols including CAN, LIN, and Ethernet.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with structured root cause methodologies.
• Ability to manage multiple activities and prioritise effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to work cross-functionally

Any application will be treated in a highly confidentiality manner and all conversations will be respected.