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Nissan has one of the most comprehensive European presences of any overseas manufacturer, employing more than 17,000 staff across locally-based Design, Research & Development, Manufacturing, Logistics, Purchasing and Sales & Marketing operations. Total production in the UK alone is now over 9 million vehicles including award-winning crossovers, commercial vehicles and the Nissan LEAF, the world's most popular electric vehicle.

We are an ambitious organisation, and we are looking for an equally ambitious and innovative Navigation and Connected Car Test Engineer to join our dynamic Electronics Engineering team within R&D. Nissan is positioned to become the most desirable Asian brand in Europe, and we need your help to get there.

We are seeking a Navigation and Connected Car Test Engineer to successfully deliver Nissan/Infinity quality targets & secure a successful launch of vehicle projects into the European & AIME market. As part of the Vehicle Validation team you will be responsible for validating the End to End telematics systems on-board & off board the vehicle against Nissan/Infiniti specifications and regulatory requirements.

Main Tasks and responsibilities

• Confirm end-to-end system validation for telematics systems through all gateways within the on-board and off-board environment.
• Collaboration with Off Board Connected Car team, hardware design teams, test teams (both on board and off board) and customer orientated engineering team to define project development and testing plans
• Develop testing methods & procedures that comply with Nissan specifications and regulatory requirements to ensure robust validation on various navigation and telematics systems.
• Confirm vehicle level quality, function & reliability standards are maintained with changes of Navigation & Telematics HW & SW
• Cross functional working with project quality, management and engineering teams to ensure early response & transparency to concerns
• Conduct Root cause investigation of complex concerns on vehicles under the guidance of the component or system engineer
• Creation of test reports in line with vehicle development schedule / Gateways
• Provide technical support to the production plant.
• Some management of suppliers and hosting of guest engineers
• To understand and operate within the Health and Safety rules defined by Nissan Europe.

Background and Experience

• Degree qualified (or equivalent) in a relevant engineering discipline
• Relevant experience in automotive electrical and electronic development relating to vehicle body electronics, navigation and telematics systems or be able to demonstrate equivalent experience on a major development program, e.g. in aerospace, telecoms or similar.
• Thorough knowledge of the electrical architecture of modern vehicle electronics and experience of fault finding.
• Understanding of electrical theory and the operation of electronic devices
• The ability to risk assess hardware & software modifications and develop appropriate test plans
• A strong understanding of network communications and multiple bus principles (CAN, LIN)
• The ability to operate CANalyzer software or similar and interpret the results
• The ability to follow system circuit diagrams and identify electrical connections
• Demonstration of and practical experience in problem solving tools and techniques
• Be conversant with digital oscilloscopes, and basic electrical test equipment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Competence with PC applications including Microsoft excel and Microsoft project.
• The ability to prioritise and multitask between multiple projects simultaneously
• You will be self-motivating, self-managing, pro-active, positive, affable and energetic
• You will be flexible regarding working practice and working hours.
• You will be able to travel abroad, typically a few days to 2 weeks, but on rare occasions travel may be long distance and or at short notice.
• A valid UK/European driving licence is essential.

Nissan has invested heavily in the UK with the production of the new X-Trail, Qashqai and LEAF taking place in Sunderland so we are here to stay; join us for the ride. We offer competitive salaries dependent on the experience you bring, and will pay you for any overtime you work over your contracted 39 hours per week.

What's more, we believe you'll like working with us because of our valued culture. We pride ourselves on being a transparent, cross-cultural and ambitious business.

Nissan is diverse at every level with over 37 nationalities represented at our global headquarters alone. It's this diverse workforce that makes us interesting. We thrive off new thinking and differing perspectives. That's why we encourage and take full advantage of the mix backgrounds, genders, nationalities, ages, and lifestyles found among our employees.

This means our people are representative of the personalities found within the communities where we do business around the world. This makes us powerful. So if "the power comes from inside", then our diversity defines the strength of that power.

We want you to challenge the norm and contribute to improvement whether you've been here ten days or ten years, so apply now to join the Electronics Engineering team!

Cranfield Bedfordshire United Kingdom