Senior Specialist Product Integrity Job Details | JLR in Coventry

Overview

At JLR, we are on a continual journey to reimagine the future of modern luxury, and we want you to be part of it. Through our exquisite and timeless house of brands – Range Rover, Defender, Discovery and Jaguar – we are defining a new approach to sustainability and providing exceptional experiences. As a leader here, you have the opportunity to influence the way we think, providing your unique insight and vision for a better future. It is time to become a proud creator.

The Role

• Define, manage and lead the delivery of JLR’s Product Safety strategy in conjunction with the Product Integrity Director, to ensure the integrity of JLR product design.
• Facilitate a robust cross company product safety working group at LL5 to LL3 cross functional levels to steer and guide the JLR engineering teams on safe product development, for example designs compliant with General Product Safety Regulations.
• Lead and coach the cross functional team of safety specialists to ensure pragmatic optimisation of product safety design.
• Work closely with cross function, operational and senior management teams to define JLR’s product safety strategy.
• Provide high level guidance on the resolution of key technical and strategic challenges relating to product safety.
• Manage and lead the strategic development and delivery systems required to ensure JLR continue to meet regulator expectations of the required technologies for the identification of potential Critical Concerns from cross business and onboard data sources.
• Steer and support the development of Proof-of-Concept technologies with support from key suppliers for new technologies with a Critical Concerns lens on emerging onboard and off board technologies.
• Embed the Product Liability mindset within systems development documentation to ensure factual and data supported product safety design decisions.
• Undertake any other work to support the Product Integrity Director in connection with product safety design as required.

• All areas of Engineering
• Vehicle Line
• Finance
• Legal Counsel, OGC
• Manufacturing
• Purchasing (STA)
• Safety
• HR
• Driver Safety Committee
• Product Safety Compliance Committee
• Recall Determination Committee
• Legal and Compliance

• Significant experience and knowledge in the field critical concerns, forensics and robust data analysis against a background of product safety.
• Experience of the global legal framework and safety regulations.
• Experience of litigation defence support.
• Significant knowledge of product engineering safety systems development (ISO 26262 etc), vehicle safety systems development with a proven track record of product launch and market delivery.
• Expert in utilising functional and real-world safety data for system residual risk evaluation and resolution and consensus of design direction.
• Electrical Electronics or Embedded Software related degree or equivalent experience preferred.

• Previous experience of working with Universities and Research partners, legal teams, standards and industry regulators.
• Experience in people development and team management.
• Experience in strategy development and deployment.

• Demonstrates our Creators' Code behaviours of Customer Love, Unity, Integrity, Growth and Impact.
• An individual with a customer first mindset who is easy to do business with and makes people feel special, driven to deliver experiences that are personalised, transparent and dependable.
• A determined individual, highly driven, committed and results-orientated who works with pace, energy and confidence.
• An individual who is able to apply analytical rigour to develop and drive well thought out operational plans, collaborate across functions and combine a short term, pragmatic focus with strategic vision.
• An individual who is resilient, energetic and enthusiastic, responds constructively to new ideas and input in a changing business environment.
• An individual who is able to challenge existing thinking in a positive way whilst building credibility and trust through experience and personal style.
• A sophisticated communicator who is able to communicate directly, clearly and openly.
• An individual who can demonstrate good capability in leadership and management skills, who can motivate, develop and lead functional and cross-functional teams.
• An individual who demonstrates the utmost Integrity and can learn from mistakes and robustly embed learning.
• An individual who is comfortable challenging all stakeholders with strong influencing and engagement skills.

Creating Modern Luxury requires a modern approach to work. At JLR, hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement providing employees flexibility around how, when and where they work. Some roles require more on-site work, but details of this can be discussed with the hiring manager during the interview stage. We work hard to nurture a culture that is inclusive and welcoming to all. We understand candidates may require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process. Please discuss these with your recruiter so we can accommodate your needs. JLR is committed to equal opportunity for all.