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Project Engineer – Product Integration
* Kidlington
* Full-time
* Perm
* 40 hours per week
THE POWER OF NOW
Fortescue Zero’s mission is to be the world leader in zero emission power systems. We are developing and manufacturing the technologies needed to decarbonise our planet. We are expanding across the geographies of UK, US and Australia and becoming a global company. As part of Fortescue, our vision is to be the number one integrated green technology, energy, and metals company.
An opportunity has arisen for a Project Engineer – Product Integration to join the Integration department in a rapidly expanding and exciting work environment.
About the role
Product Integration is involved in leading the end-to-end development of products. As a Project Engineer, you will be responsible for supporting Senior and Lead Engineers on large projects, or leading smaller projects with support from more senior staff.
Product Integration activities include, competitor benchmarking, capturing the key product requirements including the Voice-of-Customer (VoC), concept review, attribute management, compromise management between system needs, product-level DFMEA, supporting design verification planning (DVP), test activity and build activity.
This specific role will work on Projects within the Fortescue Zero EPIC (Energy, Power, Infrastructure and Conversion) Business Unit. You will be responsible or support driving projects with FZ’s cutting-edge high voltage DC/DC technology through from concept to production into a range of applications, including heavy industry vehicles, energy and charging infrastructure.
What you will do
* Generate project scope and system specifications and for taking engineering designs from concept through to manufacture.
* Work within a multi-disciplinary project delivery team to deliver a holistic product within FZ’s New Product Creation System (NPCS) framework.
* Influence initial concepts and architecture selection and aid analysis of how architecture decisions constrain functions and impact cost and quality.
* Early-stage research including, first-principles and academic research or partnering, technology and technology suppliers research and competitor benchmarking.
* Capture the key product requirements including the Voice-of-Customer (VoC) through the Polarion software.
* Attribute management and compromise management between system needs to achieve an optimum mix of cost, performance and quality, within the timescales.
* Coordinate product-level DFMEA generation, with input from other key stakeholders.
* Support Design Verification Planning (DVP), test methodologies, test activity and build activity.
* Generate and communicate technology and project material in the form of reports, documents and presentations.
* Problem solving and fault rectification.
* You understand Manufacturing and Quality processes and systems that confirm components and assemblies meet regulatory/certification requirements in 2 or more sectors. Generate solutions that are suitable for volume production or integration into a wider product offering, and consider the Manufacturing and Quality processes and systems required to do so.
About you
* A Degree (or equivalent) in Electrical, Electro-mechanical, Mechatronics, Mechanical, or Automotive engineering.
* A keen interest in the climate crisis, decarbonising technologies and products, market trends.
* Experience working in a product-creation or Design and Development (D&D) environment would be beneficial.
* Experience of high voltage electrical systems would be advantageous.
* Some knowledge of off-highway and heavy industry would be particularly beneficial.
* Requirements, DFMEA and DVP experience would be advantageous.
* Good working knowledge of proprietary PC software e.g. MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint.
* Working knowledge of engineering software for requirements management, such as Polarion would be advantageous.
What is in it for you?
Our typical hybrid roles at Fortescue Zero require 3 days in the office and 2 from home, making the ability to commute to the stated office location for the required days essential.
* Fortescue Zero bonus scheme
* Aviva Pension
* Group Life Assurance
* Group Income Protection
* Electric Car Scheme
* Health Cash Plan
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Private Medical Insurance
* 26 days holiday plus public holidays and the opportunity to purchase an additional 5 days per year
* Childcare Benefits
* Free on-site gym access and discounted national memberships
Application Deadline:
The closing date for applications is 11th October 2024.
Not near-zero
Not net-zero.
We are Fortescue Zero.
Additional Information
You do not need to match every listed expectation to apply for this position. At Fortescue Zero we are committed to building a team that encompasses a variety of backgrounds, experiences, and skills. Fortescue Zero is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. If you have a disability, we are happy to discuss reasonable job adjustments. You are welcome to apply no matter your age, disability, gender, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
Please note, if you are applying for a role which involves having access to personal data, you will be subject to a background check. Where checks are unsatisfactory or incomplete and/or a failure to reveal information relating to convictions that you are required to identify as part of the background checks, could lead to withdrawal of an offer of employment.
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