Principal Engineer – Process & Systems

Reporting directly to the Controls Manager, the Principal Engineer - Process & Systems delivers and integrates manufacturing electrical processes, diagnostic systems, software deployment, and vehicle commissioning solutions across vehicle programmes.

The role owns technical delivery within its assigned scope, from requirements and process definition through validation, production introduction, issue resolution, and readiness evidence.

Working with Engineering, Manufacturing, IT, Aftersales, programme teams, and suppliers, the role supports delivery through VP, PP, SOP, and series production.

Define and deliver robust manufacturing electrical processes, system requirements, interfaces, validation plans, and implementation evidence.

Deploy and support diagnostic toolchains, End-of-Line validation, software download, coding, commissioning, traceability, and fault-diagnosis capability.

Ensure assigned solutions meet quality, cybersecurity, configuration-control, throughput, reliability, and production-readiness requirements.

Maintain requirements, process documentation, PFMEAs, Control Plans, validation evidence, risks, issues, and release records.

Investigate complex electrical, software, diagnostic, and integration faults using structured problem-solving methods and verify corrective actions.

Coordinate cross-functional and supplier deliverables, escalating risks and recovery actions to protect programme timing, quality, and cost.

Technical Expertise

·Vehicle electrical architectures,

·CAN/CAN FD,

·Automotive Ethernet,

·UDS/DoIP,

·EOL systems,

·SWDL,

·Coding and configuration,

·Cybersecurity,

·SDV,

·OTA,

·Manufacturing diagnostics.

• Structured career development framework
• 25 days' holiday, plus bank holiday. Annual buy & sell up to five days
• Enhanced company pension scheme
• Discretionary annual bonus award
• Private medical insurance and health cash plan
• Life assurance benefit
• Ability to apply for a sabbatical of up to one year after only two years' service
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
• Generous parental leave policies
• A range of wellbeing initiatives, such as employee assistance programme and free financial & mortgage advice