Electrical Update Engineer - Flamingo

ELECTRICAL UPDATE ENGINEER - FLAMINGO

CREWE - Onsite

CONTRACT:

OUTSIDE IR35

CONTRACT LENGTH:
May 2026

The Electrical Update Engineer - Flamingo will provide technical leadership in scripting, testing, and delivering vehicle update packs using the Flamingo automated update tool. Acting as the first line of support for all Flamingo-based vehicle update activities, the Electrical Update Engineer - Flamingo will investigate issues, interface with internal engineering teams, and ensure updates are validated, compliant, and delivered effectively. This requires strong automotive electrical architecture understanding, diagnostic expertise, and experience coding/writing scripts for vehicle systems.

• Generate Flamingo update scripts, bespoke test scripts, and update packs based on project requirements
• Attend change control meetings to obtain update information and liaise with project teams
• Validate Flamingo updates on allocated fleet vehicles, checking compatibility and integration dependencies
• Perform backend analysis of Flamingo results and oversee issue resolution
• Support compliance with relevant regulations relating to vehicle update baselines
• Analyse Flamingo traces and diagnose failures relating to ZDC development using UDS error codes
• Provide Flamingo support to Engineering, Quality, Aftersales, Durability and wider functions
• Act as the first point of technical support for Flamingo issues and assist with user administration
• Use diagnostic and systems tools such as CANalyzer/CANoe, multi-network data loggers and vehicle configuration tools

• VW Group electrical architecture understanding
• Experience using Flamingo or similar diagnostic/scripting tools
• Vehicle flashing and configuration knowledge
• Systems management understanding of vehicle-specific configurations
• Proven electrical fault-finding and vehicle diagnostic experience
• Knowledge of ZDC structure, coding resolution and UNECE 155/156 compliance
• Experience with diagnostic tools such as ODIS, IDEX, CP-Tool, PIDT and Vector toolsets (advantageous)
• Engineering qualification to degree level, or equivalent experience

Please note, this role is deemed outside of IR35 - you will be operating as a Limited company Contractor