Job Description

REQ ID: 116707
JOB TITLE: EDS Fuse Box Engineer
SALARY: \xc2\xa344,000 - \xc2\xa354,000
POSTING END DATE: 19/07/23
LOCATION: Gaydon

Jaguar Land Rover is harnessing technology to make driving smarter, safer and cleaner. You can help create a world in which responsible, sustainable vehicles revolutionise the driving experience for generations. Our vision is to leverage the incredible potential of technology to build vehicles that not only offer a premium, all-encompassing digital experience, but that also make our customers lives better.

WHAT TO EXPECT

In this position, you will be joining part of a world class engineering team as a valuable team player to design, develop, validate and deliver Electrical Distribution Systems (EDS) Fuse Boxes to fantastic JLR vehicles. You will have responsibility for managing suppliers, managing interaction with stakeholders, finance, purchasing, aftermarket applications, SVO, and more. If it requires electrical feed, then this is what you will be overseeing and working on. This is fantastic opportunity with the potential for furthing your career in EDS and the automotive industry.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities

• Leads design, development, validation and delivery activities for EDS fuse boxes against programme specific electrical architecture, geometry, cost, weight, quality and timing requirements.
• Creates and follows commodity plans for EDS Fuse Boxes.
• Prepares EDS Fuse Box RFQ packs and follows sourcing process to make suppliers on board to deliver fuse boxes to the vehicles on time according to commodity plan.
• Leads and coordinates EDS Fuse Box supplier partners
• Creates and leads the design validation and verification plan together with supplier partners and uses requirement management tools for EDS Fuse Boxes.
• Ensures robust implementation and compatibility with downstream systems through to prototype / serial production.
• Works closely with supplier partners and electrical module packaging teams to find robust packaging solutions for fuse boxes on the vehicles.
• Applies BoD (Bill of Design), BoP (Bill of Process), DFM (Design for Manufacturing) into the design in collaboration with supplier partners and other commodities/attributes.

WHAT YOU\'LL NEED

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

Essential:

• Experience and good level of technical knowledge on electrical & mechanical design and testing aspects of EDS fuse boxes/power distribution boxes and components (such as relays, fuses).
• Good level of knowledge about manufacturing methods / technologies used for EDS Fuse Boxes.
• Experience on fusing strategy, fuse sizing, grouping and hierarchy.
• Able to understand the power feed requirements of a component based on its electrical load profile (transient, nominal, maximum, stall) and functional safety class.
• Able to read and understand EDS wiring harness electrical schematics.
• Experience on wiring harness, connectors and electrical circuits / complexity, project and supplier management, change management, supplier sourcing process, RFQs, APQP, financial management, engineering sign-off processes, issue and problem solving (such as IS/IS NOT, 8D), issue management, quality tools, engineering releases, FMEA etc.
• Experience on 12V/48V and HV power distribution systems and overall electrical systems,
• Ability to work within a team or alone with exceptional organisation skills and attention to detail.

SO WHY US?

Bring all this to the home of premium innovation, and you\'ll find the opportunities to further your career with a world-class team, a discounted car purchase and lease scheme for you and your family, membership of a competitive pension plan and performance related bonus scheme. All this and more makes JLR the perfect place to continue your journey.

This role may offer the opportunity for hybrid working where you can split your time between working from home and in the office. At JLR, hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement providing employees with more choice and flexibility around how, when and where they work, if suitable for their role. Further details can be discussed with the Hiring Manager at interview stage.

Please be aware that we may close this vacancy for applications before the stated deadline if we receive a high volume of interest. We strongly advise you to submit your application as early as possible.

JLR is committed to equal opportunity for all.

Jaguar Land Rover