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Lead Engineer Data Quality & Management

Coventry
3 days ago
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ROLE PROFILE:
The Opportunity:
Be a part of the team testing the next generation of electrified propulsion systems.
We are at the forefront of development in hybrid and full electric powertrains, aiming to deliver electrifying performance and peerless refinement. We are looking for individuals who are excited about our data management and validation and can bring their passion and experience to our growing team. This role will work across Electric machine, Electric Drive Unit (EDU), Inverter, Cell, Battery, Power in loop (PiL) and Vehicle in Loop (ViL) test beds covering. The person in data validation and management role will be responsible to provide timely, accurate, secured and accessible test data for wider engineering group to enable efficient engineering decisions.

  • Data Sources and Data Acquisition
  • Data Quality validation
  • Data piping
  • Data storage
  • Data visualisation
    You will be working toward becoming the Subject Matter Expert for data management and validation and deliver a training package to develop others in order to improve the data quality produced by the team.
    Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities:
  • Be responsible in data sources and data acquisition, data quality validation, data pipeline, data storage and data visualisation for physical test environment.
  • Delivering data quality reviews in order to support programme targets and prove out chosen technologies.
  • Develop calculations, parameterisation, regulations and process of in-house data tool development.
  • Be responsible for confirming the facility is performing in repeatable and reproducible measurements compliant to regulations.
  • Carry out correlation exercises between test facilities and test beds across test operation.
  • Ensure continuous improvement of measurement quality by reviewing the measurement equipment, systems and methods used by providing data.
  • Perform calculation and evaluation of test results, particularly of results from internal correlation measurements, and initiate corrective measures as required.
  • Cooperate in projects for improving test bed consistency and repeatability (together with experts from internal departments and the Instrumentation & Test Systems business unit).
  • Working closely with the subject matter expert for Data Quality ensuring that the team KPI’s for Data Quality are met
  • Recommend and justify process and other improvements to enable improved quality of data
  • Research, communicate and implement best practice data quality methods and improve test field efficiency.
  • Investigate best ways of working to make full use of equipment capability in order to improve data quality
  • To continually encourage a growth mind-set across the team
  • Coaching and facilitating in best technical practice, knowledge, methods in data validation and management for apprentice, new starter and existing team member development.
  • Undertake any other work as directed by their line manager in connection with their job as may be requested
    Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
    Essential:
  • Educated to degree level in a natural science, mathematical or engineering or computing discipline.
  • Designing applications in different programming languages (preferable Python)
  • Build data systems & pipelines, data validation and management in cloud platforms (AWS, Google Cloud).
  • Data analysis skills, including hypothesis testing, uncertainty analysis, and process variation.
  • Ability to work closely with engineering stakeholders influence analysis techniques to inform engineering decisions.
  • Develop Key Performance Indicator (KPI) and ability to graphical data presentation.
  • Technical / theoretical understanding of physical measurement equipment
  • Ability to deliver written reports and technical presentations.
    If you are interested and have the skills and experience required Apply Now!
    We will process your CV and personal information to assess your suitability for the role. If we wish to consider you further, we will register your personal information in our database and contact you. We may contact you from time to time about other relevant roles. Your personal information will be securely held. For more information, please refer to our privacy notice, a copy of which can be found on our website. – Select Engineering Limited

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