Software Validation Lead Engineer - Charging

A leading premium automotive business and leading to move towards electric autonomous vehicles.

THE OPORTUNITY

An ever-evolving heritage. A truly exciting future. Two of the world's most iconic brands. Jaguar Land Rover is revered across the globe. Continually pushing the boundaries of innovation and redefining the benchmark for excellence, we set the standards others want to follow. We want to keep it that way too. Which is where you join the journey.
Jaguar Land Rover are engineering our highly integrated charging and battery management systems for our next generation of electrified vehicles. This is a rapidly growing area in which our in-house software is critical in enabling a world class charging experience for our customers. Our teams plan, design, integrate and validate the charging system software to ensure we deliver our charging systems on time and to quality.

WHAT TO EXPECT

In this role you will be working in an Agile environment to lead our in-house software verification using the latest hardware in the loop and test automation capability. You will be part of a team that is engineering visionary charging products.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities

Lead a diverse team to validate in-house SW for our charging/ discharging products
Develop and execute test plans associated with our product roadmap
Write test cases and methods identifying test automation opportunities
Implement test frameworks to enable the verification of functional and non-functional requirements.
Responsible for ensuring test cases are linked back to requirements and standards
Responsible for the ensuring that the test data results are repeatable, and data is accurate
Lead issue resolution using problem solving tools
Build, maintain and manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Essential:
Proficient and experienced in validation of embedded software
Experience in testing ASIL rated software. Knowledge of ISO26262
An understanding of charging technology and/ or power electronics (i.e.AC/ DC, DC/ DC topologies)
Experience using dSpace toolsets.
Proficient in root cause analysis and debugging system failures.
Programming skills in a range of languages such as Python / C & C .
Knowledge of Agile/ Scrum, continuous integration and deployment with exposure to GitLab, Jenkins, Jira.
MSc/ MEng level qualification in Software or Electronics engineering or similar
Highly motivated, capable of prioritising workload and motivating others

Desirable:
Experience working with charging systems or power electronics validation
Experience of test automation toolchains
Knowledge of vehicle level architectures and automotive networks
Experience delivering embedded software in a real time control environment for charging power electronics with working voltages up to 1000V and power ratings in excess of 250kW

In this role you will be working in an Agile environment to lead our in-house software verification using the latest hardware in the loop and test automation capability. You will be part of a team that is engineering visionary charging products.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities

Lead a diverse team to validate in-house SW for our charging/ discharging products

Develop and execute test plans associated with our product roadmap

Write test cases and methods identifying test automation opportunities

Implement test frameworks to enable the verification of functional and non-functional requirements.

Responsible for ensuring test cases are linked back to requirements and standards

Responsible for the ensuring that the test data results are repeatable, and data is accurate

Lead issue resolution using problem solving tools

Build, maintain and manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders