Specialist: PHEV Analysis Engineer at BMW Group South Africa

• Our Quality team plays a key role in ensuring the launch readiness and continued quality of vehicle customer and system functions. As a PHEV Analysis Engineer, you will work across local and global networks to analyse complex vehicle High Voltage / Plug-in Hybrid systems, validate technical solutions and ensure the required product quality throughout new product launches and series production.

What awaits you?

• You will be responsible for the validation, integration and launch viability of assigned Plug-in Hybrid customer and system functions, ensuring that quality requirements are achieved during new product launches and maintained in series production.
• You will conduct complex vehicle electrical systems analysis and testing, identify root causes of pre-series and series production defects, and drive the verification of effective technical solutions.
• You will plan, perform, document and evaluate vehicle intensive tests and launch viability tests, including the development and continuous improvement of relevant test and analysis methods.
• You will collaborate with Production, Quality, Development and other process partners locally and across the BMW Group network to resolve technical concerns and identify opportunities for product and process improvement.
• You will contribute to early-phase product development and launch readiness, representing relevant technical topics, evaluating launch suitability and escalating deviations where required.

What should you bring along?

• A B.Eng Degree or equivalent qualification in Electronics, Mechatronics or a related engineering discipline; an Honours qualification or specialist automotive training would be advantageous.
• Min 3 to 4 years engineering experience within an automotive vehicle analysis, testing and/or validation environment, together with sound knowledge of vehicle assembly and E/E-related production processes.
• Strong knowledge of automotive quality methods, E/E systems and components, fault diagnosis, root-cause analysis and relevant vehicle testing and analysis tools.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability, coupled with project management, decision-making and stakeholder management skills and the ability to work effectively across multidisciplinary teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.