Project Engineer, Automotive Lighting

EDAG Group

Project Engineer leading automotive lighting project coordination among teams and ensuring compliance with standards. Collaborating with suppliers and OEMs to deliver high-quality designs and prototypes.

Posted 4/22/2026full-timeRoyal Leamington Spa • 🇬🇧 United KingdomMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Assembly

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead and coordinate the lighting project across engineering, production and supplier teams.
Manage task distribution within the EDAG project team, ensuring smooth collaboration and clear responsibilities.
Serve as the technical interface to the customer, including onsite support if issues arise during vehicle assembly.
Monitor and track project timelines, milestones and deliverables.
Manage cross-functional teams from concept to launch.
Work closely with design and engineering teams to integrate lighting solutions into vehicle designs for oncoming vehicles.
Expertise in selecting and optimizing lighting technologies.
Ensuring compliance with OEM standards.
Achieving aesthetic and functional objectives.
Deliver exterior lighting commodity plan to achieve on-time program milestones with 100% design release adherence.
Manage supplier design and validation activities.
Support ECU software integration and vehicle validation, enabling 100% functional compliance across ECU networks.
Coordinate R48, FMVSS 108 certification and on-road validation.
Own and deliver the commodity plan to quality, cost and time.
Liaise with OEM Engineering /Manufacturing departments throughout the development and launch process.
Achieve all certifications vehicle and components requirement.
Lead suppliers to assist in concept/production ready design & development requirements
Manage product launch till J1+90.
Ensure all appropriate standards and requirements are met throughout the development process.
Resolve issues with component and sub-system engineering and vehicle attribute teams, to develop designs that meet targets.
Contribute to the development of product specification books, test plans, DVP&R, DFMEA, Control Plans and Quality Assurance requirements.
Identify risks, initiate corrective actions and proactively solve issues throughout the project lifecycle.
Conduct product evaluation and design reviews during prototype and pre-production development phases.
Develop prototypes for virtual and physical verification testing, including field testing.
Ensure all program targets, including Piece Cost, ED&D Budget, Timing, Weight and Quality, are met.
Other tasks as assigned by your manager.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Knowledge of automotive lighting systems, standards and validation processes.
Experience working with OEMs or Tier 1 suppliers in the automotive industry.
Proven project coordination or team leadership experience in an automotive environment.
Degree educated in relevant field. ECUK registration would be beneficial.
Minimum five years of related Project Engineer experience within automotive lighting industry.
Experience of CATIA V5, PLM system and electrical documentation.
Effective teamwork skills in a global team environment.
Effective in solving quality challenges.
Automotive Product Development Processes (V-model).
High level of analytical ability, where problems are unusual and difficult.
Proven body engineering experience within a matrix organization.
MS-Office proficiency.
Willingness to travel to customer location as required, local and global.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, with German as a plus.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

automotive lighting systemsproject coordinationproject engineeringlighting technologies optimizationECU software integrationDVP&RDFMEAControl Plansquality assuranceprototyping

Soft Skills

team leadershipeffective teamworkproblem-solvinganalytical abilitycommunication skillscollaborationrisk identificationissue resolutiontask distributioncustomer interface

Certifications

degree in relevant fieldECUK registration