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SW Resident Engineer - JLR Project

Enabling a software-defined, electrified future.

Visteon is a technology company that develops and builds innovative digital cockpit and electrification products at the leading edge of the mobility revolution. Founded in 2000, Visteon brings decades of automotive intelligence combined with Silicon Valley speed to apply global insights that help transform the software-defined vehicle of the future for many of the world’s largest OEMs. The company employs 10,000 employees in 18 countries around the globe. To know more about us, click here.

Mission of the Role: Providing product engineering and SW planning support with SW expertise to OEM and internal SW team.

• Support the Chief Engineer and Project Manager for SW Planning and Technical Activities and coordination with the customer priorities, as well as technical program support.
• Establish and maintain a good and effective Customer relationship:
  • Liaison between customer and Visteon.
  • Coordination of customer feedback with internal Product Deliveries teams.
  • Interface between Customer, Systems, Program Management, SW Organization, Functional Validation, and wider Visteon groups (Manufacturing, Product Assurance). Understand and convey the Customer’s development priorities and specifications to the SW Team to support Quarterly Business Results and Sprint planning.
  • Create and plan work packages for the SW Development Team implementation (including Systems and Functional Validation teams).
  • Triage, assign, and prioritize defect fixes.
  • Unblock impediments for the SW Development team.
  • Attend / Coordinate / Present at Customer meetings as required.
  • Develop a working knowledge of the product line and vehicle line to be able to support the customer's needs.
  • Support the Chief Engineer and Project Manager to drive the delivery of the SW team deliverables.
• Engineering Interface:
  • Participate in Visteon Product Delivery team meetings (Whiteboard, Change Control Board, Peer Reviews, Project, Tracking and Oversight, Technical Design Reviews, etc.).

• Support change control process for Customer requested changes (Design Change Requests) as required.
• Provide technical interpretation and context to Product Delivery/SW teams from the customer.
• Support SW release readiness discussions – testing input and customer risk representation.
• Support the Visteon Problem Resolution System and prevent the recurrence of actions.
• Support the SW team with defect management and prioritization activities.
• Support interpretation of validation results.

• Support the closure of all Customer issues via their system within the time required.

• Timely completion of software milestones with minimal delays.
• Reduction in post-release issues and improved release stability.
• Positive feedback from internal and external stakeholders.
• Resolution of escalations and alignment on key decisions.
• Successful rollout and adoption of core operational processes.
• Improved speed and efficiency in issue resolution and change handling.
• Increased cross-functional alignment and reduced delivery bottlenecks.
• High completion rate of action items from coordination meetings.
• Consistent delivery of clear, actionable program status updates.
• Early identification and mitigation of risks through reporting tools.

• Establish effective communication and collaboration with key stakeholders.
• Support the timely and quality delivery of initial software milestones.
• Set up and optimize issue tracking and resolution processes.
• Align planning cycles with business and customer priorities.
• Implement a clear process for managing change requests.
• Facilitate regular cross-functional coordination.
• Develop tools or reports to monitor delivery progress and risks.

• Engineering or project management Degree, or recognized equivalent experience.

• Experience in Product Development Engineering.
• Experience in Software Development Activities
• Experience with products with a high level of software content and complex customer requirements.
• IT literate, including MS Office, MS Project.
• Good Collaboration and communication skills.

• Takes action to resolve obstacles impacting the Project.
• Takes responsibility and shows accountability to ensure personal, project, team, and Visteon’s goals are met.
• Meets commitments or informs stakeholders.
• Able to comfortably manage multiple tasks and assignments.
• Comfortable dealing with direct OEM customer interface and requests daily.

• Collaboration;
• Team Spirit;
• Problem-Solving;
• Critical Thinking;
• Result Orientation.

Reports to the Chief Engineer located in Chelmsford, England.

Visteon Culture: If you thrive in a fast-paced, organizational culture that requires agility, adaptability, and a growth mindset from its employees to thrive and stay ahead of the curve, Visteon is the place. We value high performance and a drive for results. Innovation, risk-taking, and continuous learning help us keep up with the ever-changing landscape of our industry and be Market leaders. At Visteon, you can be more.