Senior Product Engineer - 12-month FTC in Birmingham

Artifex Interior Systems is pleased to confirm the below opportunity within our business:

Main purpose of the job:

• Determines and drives the most appropriate design and engineering solution for system/module.
• Ensuring that all Product/APQP requirements are covered.
• Controls the engineering design activity assuring most appropriate application of both direct and contract design resources towards Artifex internal & customer requirements, quality, time, feasibility, and cost-effective product design outcome.
• Liaises with the tooling specialists to ensure that the product design is tooling/plant robust for the vehicle life.
• Assures active participation of their engineering teams in the Product Development Team process.

Principle Accountabilities:

• Engineering budget for their product scope
• Product cost
• Product timing
• Product quality
• Comply with general Artifex policies and procedures

Main missions and results:

• Supervise design and product engineering
• Customer/Supplier/Manufacturing plant liaison.
• Design according to customer styling, technical requirements, and specifications.
• Design for assembly.
• Design for manufacture.
• Quality functional deployment.
• Finite element analysis data.
• Dimensional variation analysis (In conjunction with DVA specialist).
• Support Tool Timing in conjunction with the tooling group.
• Responsible for the engineering elements of customer part approval (PPAP).
• Support all tool trials & tool sign off.
• Ensuring together with development team (PM, design, tooling, quality, testing, launch, purchasing, sales) that the process is robust prior to tool shipment.
• Determine and apply the most appropriate technical and cost-effective solution.
• Engage and collaborate with Artifex subject matter experts (e.g. Materials, Process, Safety, Cut & Sew).
• Provide for design resolution as an extension of and in cooperation with the customer engineering team.
• Implement applicable Artifex best practices.
• Assures a flawless introduction for New Product Introduction (NPI) position as defined in Artifex’s GDLS.
• For model year changes, support the customer in terms of product development and participate in plant PDT meetings to ensure APQP gate elements are completed.
• Support cost estimates in relation to product and process changes, liaise with Operations, sales, PM to ensure all recoverable costs are specified.
• Customer liaison & management.
• Support VAVE activities.
• Support Program RFQs.

Preferred skills and experience:

• Bachelor and/or Diploma degree in automotive, plastics engineering, mechanical engineering, or equivalent job-related experience.
• Significant related experience required, preferably in automotive interiors Engineering.
• Experience of Cockpit, Instrument Panel and Passenger Airbag development and launch essential.
• Cradle to grave project experience including process and tool maturation and program launch.
• Experience in surface development towards manufacturing feasibility.
• Conversant with major CAD visualization tools (Enovia/Tetra/Kisters/JT2Go).
• Demonstrated excellent management and interpersonal skills.
• In-depth knowledge of company product and manufacturing processes.
• Working knowledge of job-related technical skills: GD&T, DFM, DFA, CAE/FEA, CAD, FMEA, DVP&R.
• Fluent English.

Note: this is not an exhaustive list. All employees are expected to show flexibility and continued self-development to meet the ever-changing needs of the business. All job descriptions/vacancy notices will be subject to continual development.

Artifex Interior Systems Limited is an equal opportunities employer committed to eliminating discrimination, and fostering an inclusive culture for all. Our aim is that our employees will be truly representative of all sections of society, that they feel respected and able to perform at their best. We are committed to creating an environment in which individual differences and the contributions of all our colleagues are recognised.

Interested? If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV with your contact details. If this job isn't quite what you are looking for but you are looking for a new position within Automotive, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.