Software Integration Defect Lead

Role: Software Integration Defect Lead

Work location (City): Gaydon, UK

Duration of the contract: 1 year Fixed term employment

Salary: 45k/year

No of positions: 1

Hybrid work model: Min 4 days from client location

This role is responsible for Issue Management using structured problem-solving techniques, to ensure Software issues are correctly managed across all EVA25 Programs within the Motion and Propulsion Domain.

Key Performance Indicators:

• 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.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for 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.
• Tracks issues to ensure fixes are robustly validated and deployed.
• Identifies gaps in system diagnostic strategies to drive design improvements.

Essential Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

• Good relevant experience of working in a Systems Engineering environment - ideally within the Automotive Sector.
• Relevant experience of Integrated system testing.
• Knowledge of problem-solving techniques: DMAIC, 6 Sigma, 8D
• Deep expertise in Jira administration, workflow design, user governance, automation, and cross team collaboration
• Strong communication, requirements gathering, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong grasp of Jira workflows, schemes, automation, and administration tools.
• Ability to produce formal documentation to a highly professional standard.
• Full driving licence
• Relevant degree or equivalent experience preferred