Lead Engineer, Exterior Lighting & Mirrors (Hybrid)

EDAG; Gaydon; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health cash plan

Company pension 5% employer

Hybrid working arrangement

25 days’ annual leave + 8 bank hols

Bike2Work scheme

Octopus EV scheme access

Job summary

EDAG Engineering Limited in the United Kingdom is seeking a Lead Engineer – Exterior Lighting & Mirrors to drive cross-functional program delivery, cost, timing, and supplier management for lighting and mirror systems across a vehicle programme. You will own domain responsibilities, DFMEA, validation, and documentation, and collaborate with Design, Vehicle, Styling, and Manufacturing teams.

A degree in engineering and 8+ years in automotive lighting or mirrors are required; hybrid working

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Mechanical, Automotive or Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
• 8+ years in automotive engineering with exterior lighting/mirror systems experience.
• Strong knowledge of lighting technologies (LED, Matrix LED, adaptive lighting) and camera-monitor mirror systems.

Responsibilities

• Own domain ownership and deliver cross-functional program activities.
• Provide DFM guidance and manufacturing feasibility support.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and engineering standards across lighting and mirrors.
• Manage system BOMs and engineering changes (ECR/ECN).
• Define and manage validation testing, including virtual and physical validation to 100% sign-off.
• Deliver targets for quality, weight, cost, and timing.
• Maintain system-level deliverables and documentation at milestones.
• Lead DFMEA activities and cross-functional reviews.
• Interface between engineering and wider vehicle development teams.

Skills

Domain ownership

Lighting systems

ADAS integration

Supplier management

DFMEA

APQP/PPAP

Project leadership

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related discipline

Tools

Siemens NX

Teamcenter

Job description

EDAG Engineering Limited in the United Kingdom is seeking a Lead Engineer – Exterior Lighting & Mirrors to drive cross-functional program delivery, cost, timing, and supplier management for lighting and mirror systems across a vehicle programme. You will own domain responsibilities, DFMEA, validation, and documentation, and collaborate with Design, Vehicle, Styling, and Manufacturing teams.

A degree in engineering and 8+ years in automotive lighting or mirrors are required; hybrid working