Senior Diagnostics & EV Electrical Systems Lead

Wagstaff Recruitment; Llanelli; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

23 days + Bank Holidays

Salary life insurance

Income protection

Job summary

Wagstaff Recruitment has a permanent vacancy for a Lead Diagnostics & Electrical Systems Engineer in Llanelli. You will lead end-to-end diagnostics programmes, defining strategy, development, validation, release and support for electrical, electronic, EV and high-voltage systems.

You will manage customer relationships, drive improvement, and mentor engineering teams, with a strong emphasis on CAN, CAN FD, LIN, Ethernet, UDS/ODX/OTX/DoIP standards. Competitive salary £40,000–£45,000 plus benefits.

Qualifications

• Engineering leader with diagnostic dev experience in OEM/Tier 1 or retailer environments.
• Expertise in electrical/electronic architectures, diagnostics standards (UDS/ODX/OTX/DoIP) and CAN/CAN FD/LIN/Ethernet.
• Leadership in customer-facing roles, managing projects from concept through release, with supplier and stakeholder duties.
• Experience in electrical fault diagnosis and technical reporting.
• Experience with CANoe, CANalyzer and INCA; familiarity with Six Sigma/DMAIC.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end diagnostics programmes, covering strategy definition, development, validation, release, maintenance and technical support.
• Provide specialist expertise in electrical, electronic, EV and high-voltage systems, performing investigations, root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Manage customer relationships throughout the project lifecycle, leading technical workshops, reviews, progress meetings and stakeholder reporting.
• Oversee project delivery, including scope, timing, cost, risk management, supplier coordination and achievement of key programme milestones.
• Drive continuous improvement and business growth through data analysis, proposal development, opportunity identification, resource planning and mentoring engineering teams.

Skills

Diagnostics development

Electrical systems

EV & HV systems

Leadership

Customer-facing

Data analysis

Tools

CANoe

CANalyzer

INCA

Job description

Wagstaff Recruitment has a permanent vacancy for a Lead Diagnostics & Electrical Systems Engineer in Llanelli. You will lead end-to-end diagnostics programmes, defining strategy, development, validation, release and support for electrical, electronic, EV and high-voltage systems.

You will manage customer relationships, drive improvement, and mentor engineering teams, with a strong emphasis on CAN, CAN FD, LIN, Ethernet, UDS/ODX/OTX/DoIP standards. Competitive salary £40,000–£45,000 plus benefits.