SW Integration Defect Lead Engineer

Company: Contechs Consulting

Location: Warwick

Posted: May 2nd, 2026

Contract

Location: Gaydon

£33.88 per hour (Inside IR35), 40 hrs per week

Applicants MUST have proof of immediate, on‑going and valid eligibility, to work full time, and travel within the UK.

Responsible for SW Issue management using structured problem‑solving techniques.
Responsible for defining and governing the issues management process for Motion & Propulsion SW Controls.
Works with Integration Teams, ECU Squads and ITP teams to triage issues and identify relevant squad for each issue.
Investigates complex system issues to create a Standard Problem Definition and lead root‑cause analysis.
Provide technical support across the operational team on topics relating to the integration and testing of multiple interconnected components including issue resolution and objective data analysis.
Tracks issues to ensure fixes are robustly validated and deployed.
Identifies gaps in system diagnostic strategies to drive design improvements.

Issues review to progress ageing and high priority issues.
Agreement with Feature / ECU owners of ICA and PCA in place.
Link Issues to Propulsion pack releases and SW drops for delivery.
Reporting issue status with priority and escalation.
Approval of SIMS issue closure with Assignee.
Create, maintain, and improve dashboards, filters, reports, and KPIs for delivery teams and leadership.
Support cross‑functional program reporting across Domain, CSI, and business units.

Good relevant experience of working in a Systems Engineering environment - ideally within the Automotive Sector.
Experience in applying Systems Engineering and in testing of complex technical systems using a structured approach.
Ability to produce formal documentation to a highly professional standard.
Excellent Collaborative skills.
Relevant experience of integrated system testing.
Full driving licence.
Relevant degree or equivalent experience preferred.

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