Junior Functional Safety/Compliance Engineer

Junior Functional Safety/Compliance Engineer to join a highly focussed and passionate team leading the delivery of electrical / electronic compliance engineering across the business. You will work within the Group EC Compliance team which has responsibility to ensure that all new Product programmes meet the required Electrical, Electronic and Functional safety technical compliance deliverables by the associated gateways. Hence the role requires technical knowledge, hands-on experience, project delivery process understanding, and the ability to work with and mentor diverse international teams. 

This is a junior role best suited to a Graduate with 1 – 4 Years’ experience who has an interest in functional safety and compliance and some experience of it. 

Junior Functional Safety/Compliance Engineer Role:

Reviewing E&C and Functional safety content of NPIP (New Project Introduction Process) projects against the NPIP deliverables to ensure a robust delivery. 

Will need to work closely with business units regarding E&C compliance deliverables to support the TR (Technology readiness) process. 

Keep status trackers up to date, showing status of all responsible projects. 

Work with the engineering teams who are responsible for delivering the required project deliverables around the UK and globally. 

Perform multiple analysis techniques to a variety of complex systems. 

Support the role out of new techniques and processes to the wider engineering team. 

Help evolve our NPIP and TR process to drive more efficient delivery, seamless reporting and reducing issues and change. 

Implement latest requirements and develop best practices in line with industry specific legislation.

Junior Functional Safety/Compliance Engineer Requirements:

Essential: 

• Hands on experience of developing and analysing systems. 
• Experience taking complex systems from concept through to delivery. 
• Experience of systems engineering and V model completion including: 
• Risk assessments.
• Requirements capture & generation. 
• FMEA, FTA. 
• System modelling.
• Validation and Verification activities.
• Internal / External certification audits and approval activities.
• Qualified to HND/degree level in a relevant technology discipline or equivalent experience. 

Desired: 

• Project delivery experience and support. 
• Understanding of and adherence to quality systems and processes.
• Understanding of regulatory frameworks. 
• Awareness of system modelling/ simulation techniques.
• Knowledge of Electrical distribution Systems DC – LV.
• Knowledge of Functional Safety i.e. IEC 61508, ISO 13849, ISO   25119, or ISO 26262, ISO 21448. 
• Knowledge of machine networks e.g. J1939, Lin, Modbus Ethernet etc.
• Awareness of mobile electrification and AC power generation.
• Awareness of EMC, Radio, and telemetry systems.
• Awareness of machine cyber security IEC 62443, ISO 21448.
• Sound IT skills to help reporting and metric creation. 
• Ability to create and review FTA, FMEAs.
• Critical thinking and problem-solving skills including 8D, or 5Y’s.
• Awareness of six sigma methodologies for quality, value, and process improvements.
• 1-4 years (junior engineer) / 4+ years (senior engineer) experience in an off highway, automotive compliance or functional safety domain. 

About you: 

Willing to learn and self-develop. 

Self-motivated and a problem solver. 

Enjoys working with a wider team. 

Ability to work with a diverse range of teams and different approaches. 

Well-developed analytical skills – rigorous but pragmatic.  

Sound IT skills to help reporting and metric creation. 

Resilient and adaptable approach dependent upon situation. 

Driver of continuous process improvement. 

Good interpersonal skills – a communicator and consensus-builder.  

Capable of a high standard of technical writing.  

Capable and willing to take part in international travel on a regular basis. 

Knowledgeable about technology passionate about the delivery process.  

Benefits:

In addition to an excellent salary, career progression and development opportunities, our client offers an excellent company pension scheme, medical insurance and dental care schemes, access to the company’s healthy living centre and 33 days annual leave and flexibility around daily start and finish times. You will also have access to the Company’s Reward Hub, giving you fantastic savings across a huge range of high street retailers, as well as access to exclusive company perks such as the Cycle to Work Scheme.

Applications:

This vacancy is only available to Candidates with relevant experience as detailed in the job description. Due to volume of applications, we are unable to respond to applicants who do not possess the required skills and experience. Recent Graduates who do not have the required level of industry experience need not apply.

Candidates must be authorised to work in the country where this role is located BEFORE making an application.