Lead Automotive Engineer

Job Requirements

• Experience:

  Responsibilities:
  ● Manage and lead the EVC Technician team and contractors.
  ● Ensure compliance with relevant Australian Design Rules (ADRs), Vehicle Modification Applications, and other licensing requirements by working closely with accredited vehicle modification Engineers.
  ● Oversee EVC installation, collaborating with the EVC installation team, liaising with suppliers, and managing stock orders.
  ● Prepare EVC Vehicle Assessment Reports.
  ● Apply knowledge and experience in workshop management to ensure efficient operations.
  ● Ensure safety and adherence to company Quality Management Systems, OHS/E policies, and procedures.

• Skills:

  Mechanical Skills:

  ● General mechanical design
  ● Sheet metal and tube steel
  ● Chassis design
  ● Automotive driveline experience (CV joints, UJs, splines, gears, bearings, flywheels, clutches, differentials, transmissions)
  ● Cooling system design, including battery cooling
  ● Manufacturing understanding (sheet metal cutting and folding, tube steel profiling and bending, welding, plastic injection moulding, CNC machined parts)
  ● Bodywork (steel bodywork, fibreglass/carbon fibre bodywork)
  ● Suspension design (suspension calculations, spring stiffness calculations, torsional stiffness calculations)

  Electrical Skills:

  ● 12V Systems:
  - Design loom, create and interpret wiring schedules
  - Maximum circuit demand calculations
  - Manufacture wiring loom, terminations, soldering, etc.
  - Understand traditional automotive 12V harnesses

  High Voltage (HV) Systems:

  - Design layout, manufacture with terminations/plugs, etc.
  - PCB design and manufacture
  - Programming of PCBs
  - Reverse engineering modern vehicle systems
  - Adept in CAN protocol

  Management Skills:

  ● General management
  ● Financial management
  ● Stock management and ordering

• Computer Skills:

  ● Microsoft Office, Fusion 360, Solidworks
  ● CAD proficiency.

  Skills and Experience:

  ● Proven experience in workshop management.
  ● Proficiency in working with high and low voltage environments.
  ● Strong self-management and organizational skills.
  ● Valid Mechanic Repairers Licence.
  ● WA Drivers Licence (manual).
  ● Minimum 3 years of experience in a similar industry and role.
  ● Ability to manage your own workload, oversee contractors, and meet deadlines.
  ● Experience in manufacturing, Engineering, compliance, fabrication, and testing.

• Education Required:

  Selection Criteria:

  ● Minimum 3 years of experience in the automotive industry.
  ● Valid Mechanic Repairers Licence.
  ● Qualified tradesperson, mechanical or electrical Engineer, or significant experience with EVs.
  ● Experience working in high and low voltage environments.
  ● Proactive with the ability to manage workload and contractors effectively.
  ● Hold a WA Drivers Licence (manual).