Senior Systems Engineer: Vehicle Electronics & Controls

Recruit 12; Stafford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Recruit 12 is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer for a world‑leading engineering organisation delivering advanced electrical and electronic vehicle systems from concept through production.

You will translate customer needs into testable requirements, develop architectures, integrate CAN/CANOpen/J1939 networks and coordinate hardware/software delivery with suppliers, ensuring robust ECU communication and structured development processes.

Qualifications

• Experience in systems, software or electrical/electronic engineering environments.
• Experience translating requirements into functional specifications.
• Knowledge of CAN-based communication protocols (CANOpen, J1939).
• Experience with validation/verification and system integration testing.
• Awareness of functional safety and cybersecurity in product development.

Responsibilities

• Translate customer needs into clear, testable requirements.
• Develop and evaluate system architectures for commonality and optimization.
• Design and integrate electrical and electronic systems across vehicle platforms.
• Select hardware solutions meeting environmental, performance and cost requirements.
• Develop software and system architectures for technical delivery.
• Manage third‑party suppliers and coordinate software architecture.
• Ensure robust ECU communication using CAN, CANOpen, J1939 and Ethernet.
• Read and interpret electrical schematics and wiring diagrams.
• Support design for manufacture including software deployment and configuration.
• Monitor system health, diagnostics and performance using onboard/remote tech.
• Apply V Model development and consider cybersecurity throughout.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements translation

Architecture development

Electrical/electronic systems

V‑Model development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering

Tools

CAN

CANOpen

J1939

Job description

Recruit 12 is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer for a world‑leading engineering organisation delivering advanced electrical and electronic vehicle systems from concept through production.

You will translate customer needs into testable requirements, develop architectures, integrate CAN/CANOpen/J1939 networks and coordinate hardware/software delivery with suppliers, ensuring robust ECU communication and structured development processes.