09 Oct
FORSEVEN
Royal Leamington Spa
Job description
Forseven, a revolutionary company is looking to transform the EV industry through cutting-edge technology and innovative engineering practices, are seeking a Senior Systems Engineers - Vehicle Features to join our highly skilled and dynamic Engineering Team .
The role will operate in a hybrid capacity out of our offices in Leamington Spa where the successful candidate will have the opportunity to work alongside some of the most visionary minds in the automotive field.
This is a rare and exciting opportunity to become part of a scale-up, where your contributions will play a crucial role in shaping the future of our forward-thinking company.
With its rapid growth trajectory and dynamic nature,
FORSEVEN offers you an exceptional platform to help drive strategy as we expand into new horizons.
What you will do :
- Systems engineering with responsibility for concurrent engineering of the current range of company s EV vehicles, focusing on the definition and delivery of software vehicle features.
- Ownership and management of complex distributed vehicle features, from definition to delivery, in multiple vehicle domains, Chassis, Body, Powertrain, Autonomous Drive, Digital Cockpit, Infotainment and Connectivity.
This includes authoring function description documents, logical architectural diagrams, requirements, test specifications, etc.
Working closely with the Electrical and Software architectures team, responsible for ensuring vehicle features and their interfaces align with the Electrical Architecture, and meet applicable quality, safety and legal requirements.
This extends to supporting feature definitions carried out by domain specialists to ensure adequate information flow, technical alignment,
and the adherence to guidelines and quality standards.
Provide support to Project Engineers and Tier 1 suppliers, ensuring common technical understanding of vehicle software features, and their logical and physical interfaces.
Responsible for delivery in line with feature implementation plans.
- Support coordination and execution of certification activities where needed.
- Working closely with the Digital Architecture team, responsible for ensuring network database updates supporting distributed functions are correctly specified and implemented.
- Working closely with the Verification and Validation team, responsible for ensuring test strategies and plan are adequate and provide sufficient level of coverage at different project stages.
- Manage engineering changes and issues that occur during the engineering lifecycle.
- Use engineering design artefacts to perform impact and root cause analysis of issues understanding the impact on vehicle systems, and work with stakeholders and domain experts to ensure timely solutions.
- Support and mentor junior members of the team.
Who you are :
- At least 5 years of relevant experience of systems engineering delivering software controlled, distributed functions from conception to launch within an automotive EV engineering environment.
- Demonstrable experience delivering vehicle components and functions on multiple vehicle domain, Chassis, Body, Powertrain, Autonomous Drive, Digital Cockpit, Infotainment and Connectivity.
- Working knowledge of model-based systems engineering methods, languages and tools such as SysML, Capella, ArchiMate™, Preevision, etc.
- Extensive experience generating and analysing requirements. Working knowledge of requirements management tools, Polarion and Doors.
- Working knowledge of vehicle electrical architectures, including domain and zonal architectures, distributed vehicle functions and networks.
- Understanding of software architectures and development methodologies. Experience working with or as part of test and validation teams.
Deep understanding of verification and validation strategies and environments.
- Demonstrable experience performing root cause analysis of issues and their impact on vehicle systems and formulating solutions.
- Demonstrable experience interfacing to Tier 1 suppliers and technology partners, managing the delivery of distributed vehicle functions to feature implementation plans.
Preparation of project documentation and reports.
- Demonstrated experience delivering within lean and / or agile engineering frameworks and throughout the full product lifecycle activities.
- Knowledge of Functional Safety and Cybersecurity standards, and experience with regulatory compliance processes.
- Articulate, self-motivated, and adept at providing effective guidance and technical leadership to others while also excelling in independent initiative.
- Possession of an Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Automotive or similar honours degree.
Other recognised qualifications combined with relevant experience will be considered.
- Possession of INCOSE CSEP or ASEP would be advantageous.
- Full driving license is essential and no visa or other restrictions for working in the UK or travelling abroad.
About us and our culture
At Forseven, we are more than just a team of professionals; we are dynamic innovators, visionary collaborators and trailblazers who believe in making a difference.
Our passion lies in revolutionising the electric vehicle industry through our cutting-edge advancements and sustainable solutions that aim to transform the way transportation is perceived.
Currently operating under stealth mode,
our focus is entirely directed towards achieving excellence as pioneers in creating sustainable mobility solutions which will help shape the future of transportation.
We're looking for enlightened individuals who possess an unwavering passion, relentless drive, and insatiable curiosity to question conventional norms and push beyond perceived limitations.
▶️ Senior Systems Engineer - Vehicle Features
🖊️ FORSEVEN
📍 Royal Leamington Spa