A contract position inside IR35.
Hybrid working – 3 days on site.
Our client, a prominent player in the automotive sector, is seeking a Calibration Engineer for a contract position. This role focuses on delivering high‑quality powertrain/software calibrations, ensuring adherence to established change‑control processes, and managing cross‑functional technical interactions across the calibration lifecycle. The role is ideal for someone with strong technical leadership, problem‑solving capabilities, and hands‑on experience with calibration development tools; CRETA proficiency is a mandatory requirement.
Key Responsibilities
- Release high‑quality calibrations and provide OK/NOK for release readiness.
- Ensure full compliance with software and calibration change‑control processes.
- Execute and maintain software & calibration change‑control activities, including ownership of issue resolution and continuous improvement.
- Evaluate upcoming software changes and develop initial calibrations.
- Own and manage calibration label structures; resolve ownership conflicts.
- Track and report calibration status, including growth charts and maturity indicators.
- Provide OK/NOK for calibration release at appropriate program milestones.
- Contribute to prototype build sign‑off and vehicle release phases.
- Serve as the first point of contact for calibration‑related issue diagnosis.
Job Requirements
- CRETA tool experience – must have (daily use expected for change‑control, calibration management, and issue tracking).
- Strong stakeholder management skills to facilitate technical discussions with internal and external partners.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to adapt to both technical and customer‑facing contexts.
- Solid understanding of vehicle architecture and control systems.
- Demonstrated experience delivering calibration content with a holistic, attribute‑balanced perspective.
- Data‑driven problem‑solving ability; Green Belt certification preferred.
- Proficient use of calibration tools such as INCA, MDA, Corvus, CANalyzer.
- Ability to interpret supplier software documentation.
Key Interactions
- GPO, Project Lead, Software Lead – timing and reporting.
- Integration Engineers – daily liaison for investigation and issue management.
- Calibration Engineers – calibration and software change‑control collaboration (including CRETA‑based workflows).
- External suppliers: Bosch, FEV, and others.
- Internal functional teams: NVH, Vehicle Engineering, EO, PED.
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