At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead automotive projects, coordinate engineering teams, and ensure production quality.
- Company: Join HIto Solutions, a leader in automotive engineering with a dynamic team.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, career growth, and the chance to work on exciting automotive projects.
- Other info: Fully on-site role in Crewe with opportunities for professional development.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in the automotive industry and lead innovative engineering solutions.
- Qualifications: 5+ years in automotive project leadership and strong technical knowledge required.
The predicted salary is between 40500 - 49500 £ per year.
Senior Automotive Project Leader
Location
Crewe, United Kingdom
Work Model
Full-time, fully on-site
Expected Start
Initial Contract Duration
3 years, with possible extension
Language
English – C1 level or higher
Travel
Occasional business travel may be required
About the Role
HIto Solutions is looking for an experienced
Senior Automotive Project Leader to join a long-term automotive engineering programme based in Crewe, UK.
The successful candidate will take overall responsibility for coordinating the engineering team and managing
Current Model Production activities across the complete body and trim perimeter .
This is a highly visible, customer-facing role requiring strong project leadership, technical understanding and the ability to coordinate multidisciplinary engineering activities in a demanding series-production environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Take overall responsibility for activities performed by the engineering team.
- Lead, steer and coordinate the assigned Lead Engineers.
- Ensure compliance with project milestones, timing, cost and quality targets.
- Act as the principal on-site interface between the engineering team and the customer organisation.
- Coordinate information exchange between the on-site team in Crewe and the supporting engineering team in Italy.
- Consolidate technical input from relevant stakeholders and represent colleagues during customer meetings when required.
- Organise and lead weekly project meetings, including agendas, open-point lists and minutes.
- Lead technical reviews and escalation meetings involving Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Purchasing, Finance, Logistics, Supplier Quality and Bill of Material functions.
- Manage Current Model Production issues from identification and root-cause analysis through to final resolution.
- Coordinate containment and permanent series-production solutions.
- Ensure solutions are validated and formally released through the applicable engineering change processes.
- Define and coordinate prototype builds, physical validation and vehicle line trials.
- Monitor technical risks, priorities, issue status, timing and costs.
- Maintain project timing plans, tracking lists and open-point lists.
- Obtain preliminary cost, investment and timing evaluations from suppliers.
- Present complex issue-resolution proposals to senior management.
- Support engineering releases, change approvals and homologation activities.
- Technical Scope
The role covers
- Body-in-White, including platform and upper-body structures
- Fenders, bonnet, doors and tailgate
- Closures and add-on body components
- Paint, sealing, sealing management and damping
- Exterior systems and body hardware
- Interior systems and trim
- Seating systems
- Restraint systems, including airbags and seatbelts
Requirements
- Minimum
5 years of experience in a comparable automotive Project Leader role.
- Strong experience in
Current Model Production and series-production issue resolution.
- Proven ability to coordinate multidisciplinary and cross-functional engineering teams.
- Strong knowledge of automotive product-development processes, milestones and release procedures.
- Experience managing engineering changes, containment actions, validation plans and production implementation.
- Good technical understanding of BIW, exterior, interior, seating and restraint systems.
- Strong stakeholder-management, communication, reporting and escalation skills.
- Ability to work independently and represent the engineering organisation directly on-site.
- Knowledge of
CATIA/LCA, Teamcenter and relevant automotive PDM, Bo M, release and change-management systems.
- Fluent English at
C1 level or higher .
Desirable
Previous experience working on
Bentley projects or within the Bentley organisation would be considered a significant advantage.
Working Conditions
The position is fully on-site in Crewe.
Remote or hybrid working is not currently foreseen.
Candidates must already reside in the UK and preferably be based in Crewe or within a reasonable daily commuting distance.
Senior Automotive Project Lead in Crewe employer: LUZA Group
HIto Solutions is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment in Crewe where innovation meets tradition in the automotive industry. With a strong focus on employee development and collaboration, we provide opportunities for growth through hands-on project leadership and engagement with multidisciplinary teams. Our commitment to quality and excellence ensures that every team member plays a vital role in shaping the future of automotive engineering, making this a rewarding place to advance your career.
