Job title: Vehicle Communications Network Engineer
Location: Coventry
Employment type: 6-month contract
IR35 determination: Inside IR35

Job description:
Hallmark Engineering Group is a privately-owned Group of Businesses that are focused on helping our clients to generate more value for their customers utilising our philosophy of "Engineering we trust". In the Hallmark Group, we have EES-Solutions and Hadfield Services.
This role is working with one of our Companies, EES Solutions. EES is an Engineering Design & Development Consultancy
Our services encompass all areas of the design and delivery lifecycle from idea conception to a fully validated design ready for production.
Responsibilities:

• Work with different teams across the business to understand their vehicle networking needs, for example to create serial data interfaces for new features.
• Responsible for the design and implementation of communication message changes
• To create and maintain the networking specification outlining the business requirements and best practices for the implementation in electrical and electronics units
• Responsible for developing and maintaining a robust signal database change management process
• Support and management during the content definition phase to ensure requirements and guidelines are being met
• Work with different engineering teams and suppliers on interface development
• Develop network design verification plans at both ECU and vehicle level

Essential Experience:

• Demonstrated technical knowledge, experience, and ability in automotive networking technologies (CAN, LIN, Ethernet etc)
• Experience or knowledge of related technologies (e.g., AUTOSAR, serial data analysis, calibration processes, programming tools, etc)
• Experience in Vector Elektra and Capital Networks would be considered an asset
• Experience or knowledge of relevant tools (e.g., PREEvision, CANoe, CANalyzer, Vehicle Spy, Doors, Rhapsody, IBM Synergy, IBM Rational Team Concert, etc)
• Experience in analysing automotive network dataflows and analysing databus bandwidth requirements.
• An understanding of the implications of ISO26262 on automotive system architecture desire would be strongly desirable.
• Experience in delivering database extracts from tools like PREEVision, Capital Networks (VSX), SystemWeaver etc.
• Able to perform Root Cause Analysis (RCA) & troubleshooting of issues.
• Experience of the Systems Development Lifecycle (V Model).

Preferred experience:

• Experience or background in the development of vehicle electronic and software architectures.
• Experience of engineering and business release processes within the automotive sector.
• Excellent communication and coordination skills - at ease coordinating a team of engineers and suppliers.
• Flexible, enthusiastic, and methodical individual who is self-motivated, able to work well under own initiative and remains focused under pressure.

Education:

• Electrical, Electronic Systems, Electro-mechanical, Automotive, or similar honours engineering degree.
• Other recognized engineering qualifications combined with relevant significant experience may be considered.

Additional information:

• Travel as required.
• Full driving licence.