Brakes Refinement Engineer in Royal Leamington Spa

Our OEM Client based in Gaydon is searching for a Brakes Refinement Engineer to join their team, Inside IR35. This is a contract position with a proposed end date of 31st March 2027.

Umbrella Pay Rate: £27.03 per hour.

The Opportunity: The brakes refinement team is responsible for the engineering and delivery of a refined braking system from the pedal to the foundation brake on all vehicle lines to customer expectations. Brakes refinement attributes include squeal, judder, creep groan, wheel honk, brake actuation NVH, and EPB sound quality. There is a strong focus on ensuring that our standards satisfy our customers in conjunction with developing efficient methods for delivery of programmes including the use of virtual tools and translation of customer requirements into objective measurements. This role will aim to enhance the customer experience through the design, development, measurement, and balance of the brake refinement customer attributes for Jaguar Land Rover vehicles.

Key Performance Indicators: Support the lead engineer delivering the brakes refinement customer quality targets for one or more vehicle programmes or platforms in line with program gateways.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities:

• Support delivery of all Attribute Requirement targets by Gateway and ensure all technical issues are identified and resolved.
• Support test and development activities as required or specified in the Design Verification Plan (DVP), including physical/virtual testing, measurement, and visual assessments as required.
• Work with lead engineer as required to drive implementation and resolution of all engineering solutions.
• Deliver technical recommendations and reports.
• Support competitor and comparator Attribute benchmarking and futuring.
• Undertake any other work as directed by their line manager in connection with their job as may be requested.

Key Interactions: Brakes Refinement Lead Engineer, Brakes Module Leaders, Brakes Design Team, Brakes Performance Team, Suspension System Architecture Team.

Essential Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

• Knowledge of automotive brake system design.
• Previous experience of problem-solving tools e.g. Root Cause Analysis, 8 Disciplines of problem solving.
• Design of Experiments and Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) in Manufacturing.
• Previous experience and background in solving complex technical ideas and challenges.
• Relevant degree.
• Full UK Cat B Driving Licence.

Desirable Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

• Ability to identify the specifications that influence Brake attributes including performance and refinement.
• Experience in the field of NVH analysis.
• Knowledge of industry standard NVH measurement systems (LMS Test.lab, HEAD Artemis, Prosig, etc.).
• Microsoft package elements Project, Power Point, and Excel.
• Knowledge of whole vehicle engineering knowledge and cross-functional experience.
• Some experience of explicit and/or implicit CAE software and associated pre and post processing packages.

Essential Personal Profile:

• An individual who is results driven with the ability to deliver operational plans in a highly demanding environment.
• An individual with the ability to prioritise their workload.
• A good communicator with the ability to communicate complex ideas.
• An effective team player who supports team members.
• Able to regularly support testing in the UK and at various European locations for two-to-three-week test blocks - generally in Spain, Sweden, and Finland.

Desirable Personal Profile:

• Resilient and enthusiastic, an individual able to deliver results under pressure.
• Experience of vehicle test and subjective evaluation.

Education Required: Relevant Engineering Degree, ideally MEng.