Lead Engineer Advanced Engineering - Rewarding Work

We are looking for a driven Lead Engineer Advanced Engineering to join our high-achieving team at Alexander-Dennis in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Growing your career as a hybrid Lead Engineer Advanced Engineering is a fantastic opportunity to develop excellent skills.
If you are strong in adaptability, negotiation and have the right personality for the job, then apply for the position of Lead Engineer Advanced Engineering at Alexander-Dennis today!

Lead Engineer Advanced Engineering

Location: Farnborough, Larbert or Ballymena

We are seeking a Lead Engineer of Advanced Engineering to take the lead in validating technology and systems for our bus and coach products. This role includes overseeing projects related to powertrain, driver aids, and autonomous technology. The Lead Engineer will also be responsible for validating vehicle performance and simulation models, ensuring that vehicles meet performance targets and that the simulation models are highly accurate.

The Company:

• Come join Alexander Dennis. We are transforming public transport globally by designing, manufacturing, and servicing the cleanest and greenest buses and coaches for our customers.
• In a nutshell, we build buses and coaches. In fact, more than half of the buses you see on the roads in the UK are built by Alexander Dennis. We have a huge responsibility to keep the world moving.
• We are saving the planet. Our purpose is to support Governments globally with their push to reduce pollution and improve air quality by building greener, more eco-friendly buses.
• We love our customers. So much so, almost every bus we build is bespoke – what the customer wants, we will do our best to deliver.
• We have a fantastic Canadian parent company called NFI. They welcomed us into the family in 2019, and we haven’t looked back ever since.
• We are building back and growing again, winning new orders in Germany and Ireland which will be manufactured right here in the UK.
• Our global footprint is pretty impressive. We have a presence in some super cool places across the world from Hong Kong to Auckland to Toronto.
• Our people are our biggest asset, making us the hugely successful company we are. We are transforming how we work, offering team members more flexibility around how they live and work.

What does that mean for you?

• Generous salary package – we reward our people at the level they deserve.
• A half day on a Friday. Yes, every Friday. Giving you more time at the weekend to do the things you love, with the people you love.
• A 37-hour working week, with flexible working options, giving you that much needed work/life balance.
• Annual leave entitlement which increases with tenure.
• Pension scheme to help you save for the future.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme which offers practical, impartial support on issues impacting your life.
• Cycle to work scheme, discounted gym membership, and regular meditation sessions as your health and wellbeing is important to us.

 Interested and want to find out more? Check out our YouTube channel or LinkedIn!

Your Dream Role:

• Work closely with the wider engineering team to deliver vehicle systems that support the delivery and validation of new concepts and low-medium TRL projects.
• Lead a small team of engineers to provide support for the tasks mentioned above.
• Lead design review meetings with relevant stakeholders to ensure an appropriate level of technical and commercial scrutiny and governance is applied to project proposals.
• Secure input and agreement from stakeholders to validate concept proposals and ensure compliance with product requirements.
• Utilize a system engineering philosophy in the design of vehicle concepts to ensure objective supplier system selection and drive supplier accountability for the quality and performance of their delivered systems.
• Follow the systems engineering process from requirements to validation to ensure that final products meet requirements and to ensure the accuracy of simulation models used in a MBSE approach.
• Collaboratively develop new vehicle systems proposals, seeking guidance from internal subject matter experts and validating proposals through a series of design reviews, DFMEAs, and DVPs as necessary.
• Deliver detailed engineering test plans and reports with accurate information within specified timelines.

What you will bring:

• Engineering degree or equivalent experience. Preferably with experience in or formal qualification in model-based systems engineering. Ideally, a minimum of 5 years' experience in bus engineering.

• Exceptional analytical and problem solving capability.
• Broad level of technical skills or experience across mechanical, electrical and software development.
• A thirst for pushing the boundaries of technology to improve powertrain efficiency, safety, reliability, connectivity, and autonomy.
• An inquisitive enquiring mind and an ability to work from first principals to understand complex systems.
• Specific knowledge and professional interest in advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) groups of technologies.
• Deep knowledge of engineering development with a preference for vehicle powertrains and EV architecture. 
• Experience gathering, processing and interpreting vehicle data and investigating vehicle behaviour.
• Experience planning vehicle, system and sub-system tests and writing test plans and reports.
• Capable of objective, systematic evaluation of alternative competing systems solutions relative to overall product level performance requirements
• Systems engineering orientation and approach to vehicle development.
• Ability to approach challenges in new, innovative ways; conceptualizing problems differently.
• Capable of inspiring, motivating and challenging a team of technically-orientated engineers to deliver new, innovative and class-leading concepts to support future business growth.
• Organised, and able to communicate at all levels in the business and with eternal stakeholders.
• Ideally strong relationships and evidence of engagement with industry and government transport working groups.
• A passion for technical automotive development and desire to develop within the bus industry.

Next steps:

If this sounds like you, and you’re interested in coming ‘aboard’, then we would love to hear from you. Alongside uploading your CV, please share a short covering letter detailing why you’re interested and why we should hire you!

*Recommend a Friend is applicable for this role.

If you are an internal applicant, you have a responsibility to inform your current line/department manager and local human resources representative before applying for the role.

We care deeply about being inclusive and we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Due to the volume of vacancies and applications, we would prefer that you submit your application online. If however, you require an alternative method of applying, please give us call on +44 1324 621 672 or send an email to [email protected]

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Benefits of working as a Lead Engineer Advanced Engineering in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom:

● Learning opportunities
● Company offers career progression opportunities
● Attractive packageCompetitive Pay