Senior Calibration Engineer

The Collective Network; Essex; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career progression

International travel

Exposure to advanced technology

Job summary

The Collective Network is looking for an experienced Senior Calibration Engineer to join their renowned engineering consultancy in Essex. You will play a key role in customer support, calibration development, and project delivery while working with advanced electronic control systems across automotive, motorsport, and aerospace sectors.

This exciting opportunity also includes mentoring junior engineers and engaging with high-profile clients. A competitive salary and benefits package is offered alongside opportunities for career progression.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in calibration, controls, or vehicle systems engineering.
• Strong knowledge of electronic control systems within automotive, motorsport, aerospace, or related high-performance industries.
• Experience commissioning, diagnosing, and troubleshooting complex electrical and electronic systems.
• A solid understanding of vehicle architectures, CAN-based systems, sensors, actuators, and control strategies.
• Experience mentoring engineers and supporting team development.

Responsibilities

• Deliver technical support to customers remotely and on-site across the UK and internationally.
• Develop, optimise, and validate calibration strategies tailored to specific customer applications.
• Commission, configure, and troubleshoot electronic control systems on customer vehicles and platforms.
• Lead engineering projects from initial concept through to successful completion.
• Provide mentoring and technical support to junior engineers.

Skills

Calibration expertise

Controls engineering

Electronic control systems knowledge

Problem-solving skills

Job description

We are proud to be recruiting on behalf of a highly respected engineering consultancy specialising in advanced electronic control systems across the automotive, motorsport, and aerospace sectors.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Calibration Engineer to join a technically driven organisation delivering cutting-edge control solutions to some of the world's most demanding engineering environments. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in customer support, calibration development, project delivery, and technical leadership.

The Opportunity

As a Senior Calibration Engineer, you will be responsible for supporting customers throughout the full lifecycle of complex vehicle and control system programmes. Working closely with both internal engineering teams and external customers, you will provide expert technical guidance, develop bespoke calibrations, troubleshoot sophisticated electronic systems, and ensure projects are delivered successfully from concept through to implementation.

This role will involve working closely with high-profile motorsport clients for development of unique systems.

Key Responsibilities

Calibration & Customer Support

• Deliver technical support to customers remotely and on-site across the UK and internationally.
• Develop, optimise, and validate calibration strategies tailored to specific customer applications.
• Commission, configure, and troubleshoot electronic control systems on customer vehicles and platforms.
• Investigate and resolve complex technical issues within demanding operational environments.
• Support customers through telephone, email, and live diagnostic sessions.
• Define system architectures and produce technical specifications for new vehicle programmes, including electrical integration requirements.

Project Delivery & Product Development

• Lead engineering projects from initial concept through to successful completion.
• Coordinate project activities, ensuring milestones, budgets, and customer expectations are achieved.
• Support product development activities including requirements capture, validation, testing, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with engineering, commercial, and operations teams to ensure successful delivery of customer solutions.
• Assist with component integration, procurement activities, and product build requirements.

Leadership & Technical Guidance

• Provide mentoring and technical support to junior engineers.
• Assist with resource planning, workload management, and task allocation.
• Act as a senior technical point of contact for both customers and internal stakeholders.
• Contribute to the development of engineering processes, tools, and best practices.

Customer & Industry Engagement

• Represent the business at customer meetings, exhibitions, industry events, and technical demonstrations.
• Build and maintain strong long-term customer relationships.
• Provide technical expertise during both pre-sales discussions and post-installation support activities.

About You

We are looking for a technically capable and commercially aware engineer who thrives in a customer-focused environment.

You will ideally have:

• Significant experience in calibration, controls, or vehicle systems engineering.
• Strong knowledge of electronic control systems within automotive, motorsport, aerospace, or related high-performance industries.
• Experience commissioning, diagnosing, and troubleshooting complex electrical and electronic systems.
• A solid understanding of vehicle architectures, CAN-based systems, sensors, actuators, and control strategies.
• Experience mentoring engineers and supporting team development.

What's on Offer

• Opportunity to work with industry-leading technology and prestigious engineering programmes.
• Exposure to automotive, motorsport, and aerospace applications.
• A varied role combining engineering, customer engagement, and project leadership.
• International travel and direct customer interaction.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Career progression within a highly specialised and innovative engineering environment.

If you're an experienced calibration engineer looking to take the next step in your career and work on world-class engineering projects, we'd love to hear from you.

If this role is of interest, please apply and our Senior Consultant Jack will be in touch to discuss this position in greater detail.