Job Description

REQ ID: 119239
JOB TITLE: Underbody SME
SALARY: \xc2\xa342,500 - \xc2\xa356,100
POSTING END DATE: 4/10/23
LOCATION: Gaydon

JLR is harnessing technology to make driving smarter, safer and cleaner. You can help create a world in which responsible, sustainable vehicles revolutionise the driving experience for generations. Our vision is to leverage the incredible potential of technology to build vehicles that not only offer a premium, all-encompassing digital experience, but that also make our customers lives better.

What to expect

The purpose of the role is to develop engineering standards, bills of design, foundation DFMEAs and to benchmark competitor components, overseeing the deployment of new knowledge into the annual process through lessons learnt and prevent recurrence (foundation documents and business reporting), ready for use by vehicle programme teams and to support quality improvements and future strategy for components and processes.

The role is also to support the programme lead engineers to ensure the technical concepts of the underbody commodity group across all programmes defined and set are compatible with the core technical requirements and programme targets including: cost, quality and timing. Further to this, the role is to provide engineering technical support and guidance for lead engineers throughout the development of a programmes to ensure that the component specifications are well defined and cascaded to suppliers and other stakeholders to meet all functional requirements and to ensure a robust engineering sign off of all Underbody components at key engineering gateways.

What you\'ll need

In this exciting yet challenging position, you will ensure the bill of design, requirements, foundation FMEAs and foundation SCSS, as well as timing, generic cost packs and eSOWs are fit for purpose and kept up to date with learning from engineers working on the programme. You will ensure that the programme component specifications are well defined (Cost Pack, ESOW, engineering drawings, SCSS) and cascaded to suppliers and other stakeholders to meet all functional requirements.

You will support the chapter lead in the generation of future strategy papers for underbody system commodities. You will need to take a proactive approach to your work by liaising with current and new suppliers to understand latest quality and technological developments whilst keeping abreast of changes in legal, market and customer requirements and action as appropriate.

You will provide technical guidance and general engineering design support for individual programme lead engineers with best practise design and recommendations for underbody system commodities.

Knowledge, skills & experience

Essential

• Successful history in component engineering in the automotive sector, ideally encompassing work with suppliers or other external organisations.
• Previous design, release and delivery experience in body engineering with plastic mouldings
• A thorough understanding of product creation processes, engineering standards and test procedures, foundation design FMEA, design verification (RMDV) processes are required.

SO WHY US?

Bring all this to the home of premium innovation, and you\'ll find the opportunities to further your career with a world-class team, a discounted car purchase and lease scheme for you and your family, membership of a competitive pension plan and performance related bonus scheme. All this and more makes JLR the perfect place to continue your journey.

This role may offer the opportunity for hybrid working where you can split your time between working from home and in the office. At JLR, hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement providing employees with more choice and flexibility around how, when and where they work, if suitable for their role. Further details can be discussed with the Hiring Manager at interview stage.

Please be aware that we may close this vacancy for applications before the stated deadline if we receive a high volume of interest. We strongly advise you to submit your application as early as possible.

JLR is committed to equal opportunity for all.

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