Technical Expert - Infotainment, Audio and Microphone

Technical Expert - Infotainment, Audio and Microphone, including but not limited to offering expert technical guidance, supporting programme delivery, managing supplier technical reviews and compliance, conducting technical analysis and documentation support.

Requirements

• Engineering degree 2:1 or above
• Ability to overcome cultural barriers
• Demonstrate strong customer, team & supplier management skills
• An ability to work effectively and calmly under pressure and to manage time effectively under tight and rigid deadlines
• Possess a minimum of 8–10 years of specialised experience in their respective commodity areas
• Demonstrate deep commodity domain expertise including hardware definition, complex issue resolution, supplier technical management and compliance with TS16949, ISO 26262, ISO 21434, and customer-specific guidelines
• Be capable of acting as subject matter authorities for the customer, providing technical direction, strategy definition, trade-off assessments, and risk identification across multiple programmes
• Have proven experience in cross-functional technical leadership, supporting design reviews, validation planning, DV/PV execution and technical sign-off activities
• Be able to provide rapid technical assessment of supplier proposals, design changes, and feasibility of new technologies
• Be proficient in tools (JIRA, JAMA, DOORS, Confluence, VDI environment) and able to support engineering / technical documentation to customer standards
• Have experience working with tier-1 suppliers across global locations, ensuring technical alignment and traceability
• Demonstrate excellent communication skills and ability to clearly present complex engineering details to a mixed-competency audience at all levels

Benefits

• Health cash plan, following successful probation
• 5% employer pension contributions
• Hybrid working
• 25 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays
• Generous absence cover
• Cycle 2 Work scheme
• Octopus EV scheme