Job Title: D&R Engineer / ADAS Application Engineer Lead
Location: Dunton, Basildon, Essex – On Site 4 Days Per Week (Mandatory)
Hourly Rate: £30.18ph Umbrella Co Basis Inside IR35) increasing to £39.55Ph after 13 weeks
Employment Type: Contract (initially to end of 2026, then year-end renewals for potentially 2027)
Hours: 37.5 hours
Reference: F56632
D&R Engineer / ADAS Application Engineer Lead development and delivery for ADAS Technology Applications for Eu EV and CV programmes
- Support feature definition for new programme content - interfacing with Planning, Marketing and Program Management to establish business cases for new DAT technologies Lead engineering tasks to support GPDS milestones and gateways: design, develop, release, test and launch content to meet specification requirements and program targets.
- Source and lead commodity suppliers to project manage commitments and delivery Lead ADAS hardware and sensors interface compatibility and trade-off studies.
- Develop and capture new EV, Transit and Commercial Vehicle customer specific requirements.
- Ensure that assigned systems, components, attributes, deliverables comply with regulatory and safety requirements.
- Support packaging of parts to meet CAD and CAE requirements Plan, coordinate and test design verification and sign-off testing at component and vehicle level.
- Define and support target setting for program objectives (attributes, cost, quality, and timing).
- Ensure adequate specifications and quality records are defined and maintained
- Support launches and prototype builds resolving issues for vehicle assembly and production.
- Support systems, manufacturing, diagnostics, and end of line compatibility Use lessons learnt, and FMA process for continuous improvement
Skills Required
Knowledge of Global Product Development System and Engineering Tools and Processes: VSEM, GPDS, eFDVS, AVBOM, WERS, AIMS, Teamcenter.
Experience Required:
Experience in electrical or electronic systems, hardware and/or software development and Project Management. PD processes, design methodologies, software and requirements management. The candidate must have:- a valid driving license for use in the UK, mainland Europe, and The ability to travel, without restriction, to mainland Europe and to any of the development sites or Manufacturing locations worldwide.
Experience Preferred
Systems engineering, vehicle testing, automotive electronics
Experience Required
Relevant Automotive, or Engineering degree. Driver Licence
Education Preferred:
Electrical / Electronic Engineering Degree
Additional Information:
Looking for a D&R engineer with ideally ADAS experience but if not then Electronics Hardware, CAD packaging requirements and software experience preferred.
Travel: Yes Turkey / Germany - occasional travel where necessary to support Ford Assembly Plant or supplier issues.
MUST have full valid driving license Contract to end of year and then in year end renewals 4 Days on site in Dunton
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