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The Bertrandt Group has been providing development solutions for the international automotive and aviation industries as well as the mechanical and plant engineering, energy, medical technology and electronics industries in Europe, China and the USA for more than 40 years. Our employees guarantee extensive know-how, sustainable project solutions and a high level of customer orientation.

Automotive EDS Wire Harness System Engineer

Location: SS15 6EE, Laindon

Automotive EDS Wire Harness System Engineer

Workplace: SS15 6EE, Laindon

What to expect:

Bertrandt is an independent and international development service provider with long years of automotive expertise. With cross-industry know-how and a holistic understanding of systems and products, we create technological solutions at any stage of the product development process. We deal with a focus on hot topics such as digitalization, e-mobility and autonomous systems, mainly for the automotive, aerospace and mechanical engineering sectors, and consistently facilitate the development of tailored solutions in these areas. Our goal: to accelerate technological progress and make a relevant contribution to a sustainable future. We work on this every day – with around 14,000 employees at more than 50 sites worldwide.

We are supporting various customers worldwide in automotive electrical and electronics systems development. We are recruiting for an EDS Wire Harness System Engineer.

This is an opportunity to be a part of the growing Low Voltage EDS (Electrical Distribution System) Team, working inside the new Model-E organisation.

The successful candidate will be responsible for leading the systems engineering development for the Low Voltage EDS team, which offers exciting exposure to every electrified system on the vehicle.

  • Lead Implementation of the Electrical Distribution System (EDS) for Global Programs based on generic and reusable architectures
  • Lead the development of the Electrical Distribution system as specified by the current level of EDS SDS
  • Lead the interface to Full-Service Supplier to deliver the definition of fuse size, wire size and type
  • Lead the EDS content within electrical / functional compatibility reviews
  • Support signoff of EDS Design requirements and Design rule checks relative to EDS Systems
  • Lead EDS interface with Systems Engineering on logical and physical schematic development
  • Lead the interface to Full-Service Supplier to work with CAE Team to complete circuit CAE analysis
  • Lead EDS Systems cost analysis and topology / architecture analysis
  • Support Full-Service Supplier with logical and physical schematic design data management
  • Lead Full-Service Supplier to develop compliant Fusing & Grounding Strategies.
  • Support Full-Service Supplier to optimize harness family complexity
  • Support pre-production vehicles for potential campaign items and assess warranty impact
 

What you bring along:

Skills required:

  • Demonstrate the application and deployment of engineering quality tools (FMEA, 8D, 6-Sigma, APQP)
  • Demonstrate the application and deployment of Ford engineering processes (WERS, AIMS, FEDEDVP, Teamcenter)
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to work as one team across multiple regions (FNA, FAPA, FSAO)
  • Excellent administrative skills and level of organisation Project management skills with a thorough attention to detail

Experience required:

  • Experience in EDS Engineering
  • Experience and ability to judge and improve EDS designs and processes to prevent failure modes

Education required:

  • HNC/HND in Engineering

Education preferred:

  • Degree in Electrical Engineering

Position is confirmed inside IR35. Successful candidates need to be eligible to work in the UK and hold a UK driving license. 

 

What we offer: 

An interesting and varied role with an expanding international company, recognised for its industry expertise

Company culture supporting teamwork and creativity

    Contact:

    Anne-Katrin Kloth
    Tel.: +44 1268 564-300

    What we offer: 

    An interesting and varied role with an expanding international company, recognised for its industry expertise

    Company culture supporting teamwork and creativity

    Contact:

    Anne-Katrin Kloth
    Tel.: +44 1268 564-300
    www.bertrandt.com/en/career