Job Description

A leading premium automotive business and leading to move towards electric autonomous vehicles.

WHAT TO EXPECT

The role will focus on leading the Engineering Design, Development and Delivery of Doors related components for Jaguar and Land Rover new or On-going Program Development (OPD) programmes through to Launch at the Manufacturing plant achieving Supplier Parts Submission Warrant (PSW) in line with programme timing (PCS).

The components that the Door Seals, Finishers and Mechs department are specifically responsible for are: Door finishers, Body Finishers, Dynamic sealing, Moving Glass, Fixed Glass, window regulators, Structural/ Non Structural Plastics, for Jaguar and Land Rover. A Lead Engineer would be expected to manage one or more of these components on a programme depending on content within the Agile framework.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities

Deliver the commodity plan to quality, cost and time, including maintaining the Worldwide Engineering Release System (through PACN/ iCreate or directly).

Own and deliver the Engineering Advanced Product Quality Planning deliverables

• Manage Change Request, expenditure forecasting and the relevant supplier teams in support of delivery of the programme milestones

• Manage design verification test plans, including detailed planning of test and development stages through to sign off and support Engineering test teams with rectification of issues

• Resolve compatibility with A-surfaces for technical feasibility, surrounding component packaging and vehicle attribute teams to develop designs that meet vehicle targets

• Ensure all appropriate JLR standards are met through-out design maturation

• Provide input into new feature development

• Ensure all programme design solutions meet: o Programme targets for cost and weight

o Legal regulations and Requirements Management & Design Verification documentation

o Optical Quality and Premium Consumer Product Audit requirements

WHAT YOU NEED

Essential:

• Previous experience of leading the resolution of business, technical and process issues within a Project Team

environment.

• A good working knowledge of product creation & delivery, change control, product definition and change

management processes.

• Knowledge of automotive closure systems, Glass, plastics, rubbers, composites or BIW.

• Able to create 2D sections and 3D geometry using Catia V5/ V6/ TCE/ Digibuck.

• Knowledge of GD&T application

• Knowledge of gauge design.

• Experience in kinematic systems

• Driving Licence.

Desirable:

• Systems Engineering knowledge

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with influencing and engagement skills.

• Previous experience within automotive engineering or test planning departments.

• Knowledge of aerodynamics

• Knowledge of kinematics

• Knowledge of AVA

• Relevant degree or equivalent experience preferred.

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