Lead Engineer (automotive) - Door Systems - 12 months FTE
Posted 6 days 13 hours ago by Silicon Logic
£41,500 Annual
Any
Not Specified
Motoring & Automotive Jobs
Warwickshire, Gaydon, United Kingdom, CV350
Job Description
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
- Provide input into new feature development
- Ensure all programme design solutions meet:
- Programme targets for cost and weight
- Legal regulations and Requirements Management & Design Verification documentation
- Optical Quality and Premium Consumer Product Audit requirements
- Keep all Module documentation up to date including:
- Meeting minutes
- Foundation and Programme Design analysis documents
- Quality history and bill of design
- RMDV
- Commodity plan
- EBER
- Undertake any other work as directed by their line manager in connection with their job as may be requested
Key Interactions
- Lead & CAD Engineers (cross functional)
- External Suppliers
- Design team
- Vehicle Package
- Pilot Plant and Production Manufacturing Engineers
- Module Leader/Produce Owners/Agile teams (where delivering specific programmes)
- Group Leader
- Senior Buyers
- Supplier Technical Assurance
- Marketing
- Finance
- Material Planning & Logistics
- Attribute Teams (PAT Leaders)
- Test Engineers
- Plant launch team
- Product coaches
Key Performance Indicators
- Mandator Skills - Door Finishers, Moving Glass and Sealing
- Ensure all programme design solutions meet:
- Bill of Design (Bod) and Bill of Process (BoP) requirements
- Programme targets for cost and weight
- Legal regulations and Requirements Management & Design Verification documentation
- Optical Quality and Premium Consumer Product Audit (PCPA) requirements
- Quality history and DFMEA deliverables
- Preliminary Engineering Sign off (PEC) and Final Engineering Sign off on time.
- Delivery of Commodity PSW in line with programme timing.
- Manage problem resolution using recognised problem definition techniques and the Automated Issue Management system (AIMS) to deliver resolution in line with the programme metric.
- Supplier management
- Agile mindset
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
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.
Personal Profile
Essential:
- Must be a driven self -starter with a passion for the automotive industry and the potential of automotive technology.
- Holds a customer first mindset- is easy to do business with and makes people feel special, driven to deliver experiences that are personalised, transparent and dependable.
- Works independently, is results driven, demonstrating tenacity, drive and perseverance with the ability to deliver operational plans in a complex, highly demanding environment.
- Capability to combine a short term, pragmatic focus with medium term planning
- Resilient and enthusiastic -responds constructively to new ideas and inputs
- A good communicator with the ability to communicate complex ideas
- An effective team player, actively develops, cross functionally challenges, and supports team members
Desirable:
- Ability to challenge existing thinking in a positive way whilst building credibility and trust through experience and personal style