Engineering Technical Lead

Company: Expleo
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Location: Preston
Job Description:

Overview

Expleo is a trusted partner for end-to-end, integrated engineering, quality services and management consulting for digital transformation. We help businesses harness unrelenting technological change to successfully deliver innovations that will help them gain a competitive advantage and improve the everyday lives of people around the globe.

The Engineering Technical Leadwill serve as the primarycustomerinterface andlead a team of software, testing, and delivery engineers from requirements, through testing to release of the embedded software.Working within an agile V-cycle delivery frameworkthe teamis responsible forsoftware architecture, MATLAB/Simulink model development, unit testing,componentandHiLintegration testing.Close collaboration and clear communication to the team and the customer is essentialensuring customer requirements are meton time.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as technical authority across all assigned work packages, leading production and review of software architecture documents, design artifacts, Simulink models and testing activities.
  • Manage the engineering team ensuring all deliverables are achieved on time and to quality, contractual and legislative requirements.
  • Lead stand‑ups and sprint ceremonies for the Expleo team.
  • Identify, assess and elevate technical risks, proposing clear mitigation actions.
  • Ensure resource capability and skill allocation are suitable for the project.
  • Be the technical focal point of the team and build good working relationships with customers. Manage continuous improvement.
  • Line‑manage and mentor team of software and test engineers.

Qualifications

  • Degree (BEng / MEng) in Electronic Engineering, Embedded Systems, Software Engineering or closely related discipline.
  • Functional Safety (ISO 26262) awareness training desirable.

Essential skills

  • Hand‑on experience in model‑based automotive embedded software development using MATLAB/Simulink.
  • Demonstrable experience developing Simulink application software development for body domain.
  • Experience with automotive unit, component and HiL testing.
  • Familiarity with requirement management tools such as IBM Doors, Polarion, Jama or similar.
  • Understanding of V‑cycle software development methodology within the automotive industry.
  • Proven track record leading a team of software and testing engineers.
  • Experience in technical review and approval.
  • Ability to interpret complex functional requirements and translate them into clear technical designs for a development team.
  • Skilled in project delivery, experience in operating within an agile sprint delivery model with the ability to balance multiple concurrent work package deliveries.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present technical status and issues clearly to both engineers and managers.

Desired skills

  • Heavy duty automotive experience.
  • Knowledge of Euro7 emission legislation and its software/control implications.
  • Experience working directly with OEM or Tier 1.
  • Experience managing distributed teams.

Experience

  • Detail‑oriented with a commitment to deliver robust and well documented software.
  • Pragmatic and solutions‑focused with a measured approach to risk.
  • Collaborative and transparent.
  • Self‑motivated with a continuous improvement mindset.

Benefits

  • Collaborative working environment – we stand shoulder to shoulder with our clients and ourpeers through good times and challenges
  • We empower all passionate technology loving professionals by allowing them to expand their skills and take part in inspiring projects
  • ExpleoAcademy – enables you to acquire and develop the right skills by delivering a suite of accredited training courses
  • Competitive company benefits
  • Always working as one team, our people are not afraid to think big and challenge the status quo
  • As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we have committed to:
    • Ensure our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible
    • Communicating and promoting vacancies
    • Offering an interview to disabled people who meet the minimum criteria for the job
    • Anticipating and providing reasonable adjustments as required
    • Supporting any existing employee who acquires a disability or long‑term health condition, enabling them to stay in work at least one activity that will make a difference for disabled people

“We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age”.

We treat everyone fairly and equitably across the organisation, including providing any additional support and adjustments needed for everyone to thrive

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Posted: August 7th, 2026