Brake Software Engineer

Our client is a well-established global automotive company, and we are seeking an experienced Brake Software Engineer to join a global automotive Product Development team based at Lara Proving Ground.

This is a senior technical role focused on brake controls systems, software development, change and issue management, supplier coordination, vehicle communication and fault diagnosis. You will work closely with global technical teams, suppliers and core engineering teams to drive software and calibration programs from development through to production release.

The role is offered on a 12-month contract, with potential for ongoing extension, providing the opportunity to work on complex automotive programs within a highly technical product development environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Requirement, Change and Issue Management activities across brake controls systems, including authoring Design Change Requests (DCRs), managing SW-driven Concerns/Alerts/Notices in WERS, and championing issues through to closure using JIRA and AIMS.
• Drive Design Verification and Delivery of brake controls software, developing designs using Ford design rules and specifications, applying reliability tools including RRCL, FMEA and P-Diagrams, and participating in pre-production builds and rig testing (FEDE-DVP) to ensure system compatibility with targets.
• Manage Brake Control Module Suppliers end-to-end, liaising with supplier software project engineers, coordinating milestone deliverables and SREA impact analysis, and managing software and calibration prototypes through to production release.
• Support Feature Analysis and Change Management by evaluating product and bill of material change impacts on complexity, coordinating SWAD & VSCS updates, and tracking feature software delivery against program milestones.
• Own vehicle system communication and fault diagnosis, triaging software issues across vehicle builds using CANalyzer/CANape, working with suppliers and core engineering teams on communication system testing, and utilising VSEM to track chassis feature communication and performance.

About You

• 7+ years' relevant industry experience in automotive software/systems engineering.
• Strong knowledge of vehicle brake controls systems and end-to-end software release/change management.
• Demonstrated proficiency with CCM/SWCM, WERS, AIMS, JIRA, FEDE-DVP, SWAD & VSCS, VSEM, and diagnostic tools such as CANalyzer/CANape.
• Strong project management, team leadership and problem-solving skills, including the use of 6-Sigma processes.
• Exposure to the Global Product Development System or system design engineering principles.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and motivate international, cross-functional project teams.
• Experience liaising effectively with global technical specialists, suppliers and core engineering teams, with a strong focus on driving results.
• A Bachelor degree in Engineering (Electrical/Electronic, Mechatronics, Software) or a related field.
• A hands-on, organised approach with the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Flexibility to work across global time zones and travel independently between sites, with overtime/weekend work during peak periods as required.

If you have strong experience in automotive brake controls, automotive software/systems engineering and vehicle communication, and are looking for your next senior contract opportunity, we’d love to hear from you.