# Project Engineer (Automotive Lighting)

**Company:** [EDAG UK](http://jobs.workable.com/companies/4dSyGCGto3Jwyf7N12jnif.md)
**Location:** North West, United Kingdom
**Workplace:** hybrid

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## Description

Location: Royal Leamington Spa based with regular travel to the customer site (North West) 

Area: Electrical Engineering (Lighting) 

-   Lead and coordinate the lighting project across engineering, production and supplier teams.  

-   Manage task distribution within the EDAG project team, ensuring smooth collaboration and clear responsibilities.  

-   Serve as the technical interface to the customer, including onsite support if issues arise during vehicle assembly.  

-   Monitor and track project timelines, milestones and deliverables.  

-   Manage cross-functional teams from concept to launch. 

-   Work closely with design and engineering teams to integrate lighting solutions into vehicle designs for oncoming vehicles. 

-   Expertise in selecting and optimizing lighting technologies.  

-   Ensuring compliance with OEM standards.  

-   Achieving aesthetic and functional objectives. 

-   Deliver exterior lighting commodity plan to achieve on-time program milestones with 100% design release adherence. 

-   Manage supplier design and validation activities. 

-   Support ECU software integration and vehicle validation, enabling 100% functional compliance across ECU networks. 

-   Coordinate R48, FMVSS 108 certification and on-road validation. 

-   Own and deliver the commodity plan to quality, cost and time. 

-   Liaise with OEM Engineering /Manufacturing departments throughout the development and launch process. 

-   Achieve all certifications vehicle and components requirement. 

-   Lead suppliers to assist in concept/production ready design & development requirements  

-   Manage product launch till J1+90. 

-   Ensure all appropriate standards and requirements are met throughout the development process. 

-   Resolve issues with component and sub-system engineering and vehicle attribute teams, to develop designs that meet targets. 

-   Contribute to the development of product specification books, test plans, DVP&R, DFMEA, Control Plans and Quality Assurance requirements. 

-   Identify risks, initiate corrective actions and proactively solve issues throughout the project lifecycle. 

-   Conduct product evaluation and design reviews during prototype and pre-production development phases. 

-   Develop prototypes for virtual and physical verification testing, including field testing. 

-   Ensure all program targets, including Piece Cost, ED&D Budget, Timing, Weight and Quality, are met. 

-   Other tasks as assigned by your manager.  

The Company is open to considering alternative engagement arrangements, including a self-employed basis, subject to mutual agreement.

## Requirements

-   Knowledge of automotive lighting systems, standards and validation processes.  

-   Experience working with OEMs or Tier 1 suppliers in the automotive industry.  

-   Proven project coordination or team leadership experience in an automotive environment. 

-   Degree educated in relevant field. ECUK registration would be beneficial. 

-   Minimum five years of related Project Engineer experience within automotive lighting industry. 

-   Experience of CATIA V5, PLM system and electrical documentation.  

-   Effective teamwork skills in a global team environment. 

-   Effective in solving quality challenges. 

-   Automotive Product Development Processes (V-model). 

-   High level of analytical ability, where problems are unusual and difficult. 

-   Proven body engineering experience within a matrix organization. 

-   MS-Office proficiency. 

-   Willingness to travel to customer location as required, local and global. 

-   Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, with German as a plus.

## Benefits

-   Health cash plan, following successful probation
-   5% employer pension contributions
-   Hybrid working
-   25 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays
-   Generous absence cover

-   Cycle 2 Work scheme

-   Octopus EV scheme