Lead Engineer, Zonal ECU Design Responsible Engineer at Scoutmotors · LumiJobs

Responsibilities

Become part of an iconic brand that is set to revolutionize the electric pick-up truck & rugged SUV marketplace by achieving the following:
Own the end-to-end design and release strategy for zonal ECUs from concept through production launch, exercising independent technical judgment on significant and unique hardware issues that may affect the broader Vehicle Software & Electrical Engineering function.
Serve as the subject matter expert for zonal ECU hardware, coordinating across Body, Drive, Energy, electrical architecture, software, validation, manufacturing, purchasing, quality, and suppliers to convey advanced technical information and align diverse stakeholders.
Define, govern, and approve zonal ECU hardware requirements and technical tradeoffs, including power distribution, thermal management, signal integrity, diagnostics, cybersecurity interfaces, packaging, cost, quality, and timing.
Lead ECU architecture and design reviews, DFMEAs, validation strategies, and technical decision forums; evaluate incomplete information and competing program priorities to recommend effective solutions.
Ensure compliance with applicable automotive standards and internal engineering requirements, including ISO 26262, EMC, ESD, cybersecurity, and manufacturing readiness expectations.
Direct supplier technical activities and deliverables, establish performance expectations, resolve escalated technical issues, and ensure components and systems achieve program cost, timing, quality, and launch targets.
Lead resolution of cross-functional and cross-domain issues during build events, validation, launch, and lifecycle change management, including root-cause analysis, risk assessment, recovery planning, and technical arbitration.
Contribute to company and functional objectives by establishing scalable zonal ECU engineering practices, lessons learned, design standards, and continuous-improvement priorities.
Provide technical direction and mentoring to engineers and extended team members as needed while working with a high degree of independence.
Proactively assess consumer and vehicle-system impacts and recommend zonal ECU improvements that strengthen performance, reliability, manufacturability, serviceability, and customer experience.
Contribute ECU technical requirements and readiness input to production-facility and manufacturing-process design for Scout trucks and SUVs.

Lead Engineer, Zonal ECU Design Responsible Engineer

Responsibilities

Qualification

Preferred

Benefits

Company

Scoutmotors

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