Battery Current Engineering Design & Release Engineer

REQ ID: 132472 JOB TITLE: Battery Current Engineering Design & Release Engineer LOCATION: Budapest Reimagine the future of modern luxury at JLR Hungary. Here you'll find roles from technical to supply chain. You'll collaborate with global teams across multiple sites and work with cutting-edge innovations to deliver extraordinary experiences. Your work will directly shape the next generation of our iconic brands. Come, create an exceptional future. THE OPPORTUNITY We are expanding our Battery Systems Design & Release capability within the JLR Budapest office to support post-Start of Production (SOP) engineering activities for MHEV, PHEV and BEV battery systems. As a Battery Systems Design & Release Engineer, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality engineering changes, ensuring robust engineering integrity, and maintaining the performance, durability and compliance of batteries already in production. Direct battery Design & Release experience is beneficial but not essential. We are also open to candidates with relevant experience in electrified powertrain, high-voltage or electrical systems, automotive component engineering, quality, manufacturing launch or post-production engineering. This role requires strong technical capability, effective supplier collaboration and disciplined project execution. You will work closely with cross-functional teams across JLR and with global suppliers to ensure the timely and high-quality delivery of engineering changes that support quality improvements, regulatory compliance, cost optimisation and software updates. WHAT YOU WILL DO Design & Release Ownership, Post-SOP Manage and coordinate design and release activities for current production battery systems, including MHEV, PHEV and BEV applications Own the release and implementation of: Quality-driven engineering changes Supplier-initiated post-Job 1 changes Regulatory and compliance-driven updates to battery hardware or software Cost-down initiatives for post-SOP products Model year programme changes Manage the engineering change-control process using JLR systems. Previous experience with WERS, iCreate or equivalent change-management and release tools would be beneficial, but training can be provided Engineering Integrity & Technical Governance Work with technical specialists and cross-functional teams to ensure released changes meet JLR engineering integrity requirements and are supported by appropriate test evidence, simulation results and validation plans Maintain and update DFMEAs to reflect learning from current quality issues and field performance Work with suppliers, quality and manufacturing teams to review and implement relevant updates to supplier control plans, supporting consistent and high-quality production Issue Management & Alerts Own and coordinate the alerts process for deviations from the approved PSW (Part Submission Warrant) state, working with suppliers and…