Gasoline Vehicle Calibration Engineer

OVERALL PURPOSE OF THE JOB 

  • To develop Gasoline EMS Calibrations to meet legislative emissions and SAIC vehicle characteristic requirements for a range of engines using PFI and GDI fuel systems, both naturally aspirated and turbocharged.
  • Carry out activities to include but not limited to the delivery of driveability, emissions, climatic and altitude for SAIC’s Global Markets (EU,ROW & China) through test bed and vehicle use. These activities will include hot and cold climate tests and support for the necessary regulatory on-board diagnostics testing with frequent travel, including some to China.
  • Able to assist with PT project planning and proposals under consideration and equally be a pro-active team member within Powertrain Integration leading and/or assisting in the implementation of new process improvements to ensure SAIC competitiveness and success moving forward

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES .

  • Reporting to the PTEC Snr Manager for Gasoline EMS Calibration activity.
  • Be a team player within gasoline calibration team in the delivery of gasoline calibration activities to the SAIC PDS or SOR processes. 
  • Assist the PTI Snr Manager with status reports and appropriate completed sign off documentation for the respective allotted vehicle programme.
  • Support weekly team meetings and technical reviews.
  • Deliver Powertrain EMS calibration development in vehicle, on chassis rolls and engine dynamometer internally or externally to SAIC UK operation as required.
  • Assist SAIC Ride and Drive events and perform competitor benchmarking activities.
  • Assist in developing EMS calibration sign off criteria.
  • Ensure that the appropriate test standards are applied and are reviewed / updated as technology progresses.
  • Support development of and use of, new technologies and/or processes within the department.
  • Support in-market and environment testing.
  • The role requires frequent overseas travel to climatic test locations and to SMTC Shanghai

SCOPE OF THE JOB 

  • Deliver SAIC products to all legal emissions standards and meeting or exceeding the required project VTS targets.
  • Work areas of vehicle and dynamometer calibration for emissions, driveability and start.
  • Manage effective delivery of all assigned aspects of the calibration task
  • Support calibration programme team leader in managing priorities workload to ensure most effective use of resources and time including environmental test trips.
  • Support report out on the programme calibration status.
  • Execute programme rectification plans.
  • Support the development of new calibration tools and techniques including DOE
  • To keep abreast of impact of Legislation needs inclusive of calibration requirements going forward
  • Liaise with colleagues within SI, OBD and PT Electronic to ensure fully integrated EMS calibration activities are undertaken, in the most effective way.
  • Directly support current market and or other feature team calibration requests.
  • Support EMS supplier liaison and supplier technical development
  • To undertake benchmarking where appropriate
  • Work with workstream teams to ensure test plans and activities reflect needs of calibration and Business needs
  • To support  Calibration staff Globally - UK and China