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For over 110 years Aston Martin has made the most exquisitely addictive performance sports cars.

But no one builds an Aston Martin on their own. Behind these legends and landmarks are hundreds of dreamers, darers and doers who make extraordinary happen, every single day. That’s why the name of everyone who has ever worn our famous wings is inscribed on the wall of our factory.

As we embark on an exciting new era for the business, we need the very best people to write their own chapter on our journey to become the world’s most desirable ultra-luxury British performance brand.

Join us.

Job Purpose:

As a EE Test Lead Engineer, you will create vehicle testing plans, support test planning, review feature list, collaborate and create test cases, execute testing, produce testing reports, track defects, and assist with problem resolution including root cause analysis. Managing the defect lifecycle, defect reporting, assessing defect management process capability.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• Interface to test manager, test engineers, integration engineers and commodity owners for their programme area (Sports cars, SUV, Special Vehicles)
• Lead Coordination and Test Planning, Monitoring and Control
  • Test Estimation
  • Evaluating Test Entry Criteria
• Lead Test Case development, Execution
  • Evaluating Exit Criteria
  • Test Closure Activities
  • Test Documentation and Reporting
• Conducting Reviews
  • Lead Test Case Reviews
  • Lead Test Results Review
• Lead Defect management
  • L0 Defect Analysis
  • Defect Report Reviews to agreed defect reporting template
  • Raise Problem Report (Teamwork / JIRA/ Polarion)
  • Identify Top priority Issues
• Manage Test Assets & Inventory management
• Support in improving the Testing Process
• Support Meetings such as
  • Represent test team in Vehicle & Lab Car EE Defects / Concerns review
  • Represent test team in Daily status meetings in cross functional meetings
  • SW Governance Meetings

Qualification & Experience:

• Experience in electrical testing of more than one of the following systems is preferred:  body electronics, powertrain, chassis, networks.
• Experience of Hil, labcar and Electrical rig testing.
• Experience of VTestStudio and CAPL programming.
• Experience of System Integration Engineering and software delivery
• Experience of automotive pre-production build environments
• Experience of Electrical Engineering vehicle fleet support (issue definition, containment and rectification)
• Knowledge of software/feature fault diagnosis
• Experience of working in a cross functional team to tackle complex issue resolution.
• Experience of creating and adapting Test requirements in a requirements tool.
• Proven capability of vehicle analysis using Vector tools (CANalyzer, CANoe, CANape or equivalent).
• Understanding of Functional Safety and Cyber Security.
• Development of test properties such as rigs and lab cars. Feature requirements
• Proven capability to Reverse Engineer and create system/Customer test cases.
• Experience of creating resource and test planning in a Project.
• Confident presenter
• Experience Vehicle ECU configuration and coding.
• Diagnostics routines and using Documentation of services.
• Knowledge of Polarian (requirements tool)
• Excellent knowledge of automotive quality tools and processes
• Knowledge of automotive product development systems and project management e.g. releasing, concerns, containments, gateways and sign off documentation, from concept to launch completion.
• Excellent ability in carrying out and directing electrical testing activities.
• Proven management of outsourced projects, and extensive supplier management experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication, including appropriate escalation and reporting where required
• Appropriate engineering degree

Behaviours:

• Good problem-solving skills.
• Team player & able to collaborate with others.
• Analytical mindset and critical thinking.
• Builds positive and constructive relationships and is aware of others’ needs and uses this to work well together.
• Notices issues and seeks to address customer concerns. 
• Has skilled and accurate planning capability including identifying risks and devising contingencies.

Belong at Aston Martin

We understand that the incredible beauty, craft and art that defines an Aston Martin comes from the inclusion of our amazing people.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.  We celebrate diversity and are seeking applicants who can bring something different.  Please speak to us if there is anything you need to support making an application with us.