Calibration Engineer

Location: Warwickshire

A contract position Inside IR35

Hybrid working - 3 days on site.

Our client, a prominent player in the automotive sector, is seeking a Calibration Engineer for a contract position. This role focuses on delivering high‑quality powertrain/software calibrations, ensuring adherence to established change-control processes, and managing cross‑functional technical interactions across the calibration lifecycle. This opportunity is ideal for someone with strong technical leadership, problem-solving capabilities, and hands-on experience with calibration development tools, with CRETA proficiency being a mandatory requirement.

Key Responsibilities:

Accountabilities:

Release high‑quality calibrations and provide OK/NOK for release readiness.
Ensure full compliance with software and calibration change‑control processes.

Core Responsibilities:

Execute and maintain software & calibration change‑control activities, including ownership of issue resolution and continuous improvement.
Evaluate upcoming software changes and develop initial calibrations.
Own and manage calibration label structures; resolve ownership conflicts.
Track and report calibration status, including growth charts and maturity indicators.
Provide OK/NOK for calibration release at appropriate program milestones.

Support

Activities:

Contribute to prototype build sign‑off and vehicle release phases.
Serve as the first point of contact for calibration‑related issue diagnosis.

Job Requirements:

Mandatory

Skills & Experience:

CRETA tool experience - MUST HAVE (daily use expected for change‑control, calibration management, and issue tracking).
Strong stakeholder management skills to facilitate technical discussions with internal/external partners.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to adapt to both technical and customer‑facing contexts.
Solid understanding of vehicle architecture and control systems.
Demonstrated experience delivering calibration content with a holistic, attribute‑balanced perspective.
Data‑driven problem‑solving ability;
Green Belt certification preferred.
Proficient use of calibration tools such as INCA, MDA, Corvus, CANalyzer.
Ability to interpret supplier software documentation.

Key Interactions:

GPO, Project Lead, Software Lead - timing and reporting.
Integration Engineers - daily liaison for investigation and issue management.
Calibration Engineers - calibration and software change‑control collaboration (including CRETA‑based workflows).
External suppliers:
Bosch, FEV, and others.
Internal functional teams: NVH, Vehicle Engineering, EO, PED.
If you are an experienced Calibration Engineer with proficiency in CRETA and have a passion for the automotive industry, our client would love to hear from you. Apply now to bring your expertise to their dynamic team