Automobile manufacturer Electrical Engineer Job in Nairobi Kenya

Vacancy: Electrical Engineer - Automotive Industry
 

Industry: Automotive / Manufacturing
 

Location: Nairobi
 

Salary: Based on Experience 

Our client, an automobile manufacturing is seeking to hire an experienced and professional Electrical Engineer to lead the development and test of vehicle electrical systems both in-house and with partner suppliers.  

Job Purpose:- The job holder will support the rollout of electrical products into the production environment. 

The role will require a close working relationship with the Senior Integration Manager, Automotive Design Engineers for initial design & integration as well as the Cost Engineer and Supply Chain team for component sourcing and evaluation and during production work with the Quality Engineer and Production Engineer to review current electrical component and system issues. 

Additionally they will work with the R&D workshop staff during vehicle builds to assist in the electrical system integration. 

Job Responsibilities:-

Technical Engineering 

• Create and maintain electrical schematics and harnesses and perform circuit analysis.
• Identify and specify new electrical parts and work with sourcing team to evaluate suppliers.
• Develop and maintain Electrical Design Failure Mode Effects Analysis (DFMEA).
• Define hardware test software, if needed. Create and maintain a hardware verification plan and performance document.
• Ensure electrical design is compatible with mechanical design and manufacturing processes as well as maintaining feasibility of engineering approach for low volume production tooling and limited in-country resources.
• Support interior and exterior electrical design layout and review.
• Build, provide and archive electrical test harnesses, simulators, exercisers and loads for validation.
• Review and revise engineering and/or production processes in response to feedback from colleagues, safety concerns, quality issues, loading requirements etc.
• Provide electrical system technical support during vehicle builds ensuring high quality standards throughout the build; develop test procedures and conduct tests using software packages and physical testing methods.
• Identify, create solutions, and resolve technical design conflicts collaboratively with Design Engineer, Quality Engineer and Cost Engineer.

Project Management

• Lead and facilitate engineering review sessions; revise approach with stakeholder feedback.
• Take ownership of electrical system projects; plan milestones, timelines, budgets, resources and identify potential risks to deliver engineering aspects within agreed completion dates.
• Be proactive regarding task completion and periodically advise wider team on project status, timing, resources, issues, and ability to deliver on-time with excellence.
• Ensure adherence and compliance to general automotive industry engineering standards and best practices; maintain structured and versioned data outputs daily and backup data weekly.
• Work as an active member of the team, ensure effective communication between colleagues and positively contribute regularly to meetings and briefings.

Qualifications:-

• An ideal candidate should combine outstanding technical skills in electrical engineering with excellent interpersonal and communication skills to work effectively with a multidisciplinary team. 
• They should be rigorous, pragmatic and on-the-ground solution focused – not overly academic.

Required

• Bachelor degree (minimum) in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or similar
• 3.4 GPA or higher from a top university worldwide
• 1-2 years of automotive-related experience, preferably on a vehicle build project
• Ability to read and write electrical schematics
• Proficiency in SolidWorks, CATIA or AutoCAD
• Passion for prototype development and a pragmatic attitude
• Ability to adapt to a dynamic working environment and work within a diverse team
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
•  High level of analytical and problem solving skills
• Ability to follow a design from initial requirements definition through test and delivery
• Ability to self manage; taking ownership of projects: budgeting, work planning, resource management and reporting
• A start-up personality; entrepreneurial, ambitious, independent, systematic attention to detail, structured thinker, goal-oriented, flexible and able to deal well with setbacks

Desired

• Masters degree (or higher) in Electrical Engineering, Mechatronic Engineering or similar
• 2-5 years of automotive-related experience, preferably on a vehicle build project
• Detailed understanding of automotive exteriors, interiors, manufacturing and operations
• Fluency in Kiswahili (the national language of Kenya)

If you are up to the challenge, posses the necessary qualification and experience, please send your CV only quoting the job title on the email subject (Electrical Engineer. Automotive Industry)  to jobs@corporatestaffing.co.ke before 19th December, 2014.

Kindly indicate current/last salary on your CV

N.B: We do not charge any fee for receiving your CV or for interviewing

Only candidates short-listed for interview will be contacted.