At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and manage vehicle programme plans for exciting automotive projects.
- Company: Join Tata Technologies, a leader in product development for top manufacturers.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, career growth, and the chance to work on innovative projects.
- Other info: Dynamic team environment with opportunities for global project involvement.
- Why this job: Make an impact in the automotive industry with cutting-edge technology.
- Qualifications: Experience in programme planning and strong collaboration skills required.
The predicted salary is between 37800 - 46200 £ per year.
Please read the information in this job post thoroughly to understand exactly what is expected of potential candidates. At Tata Technologies we make product development dreams a reality by designing, engineering and validating the products of tomorrow for the world's leading manufacturers. Due to our continued growth we are now recruiting for an Automotive Program Planner to be based at our office in Warwick.
Our Engineering Research and Development department (ER&D) is a fast-growing function within Tata Technologies Limited that is assembled to work on exciting projects globally for multiple customers. It comprises highly specialized engineers across Automotive, Aerospace and Industrial Heavy Machinery.
The Role: This is an important and proactive role working within EU Vehicle Programmes. The position leads and manages the overall vehicle programme plan in line with the relevant New Production Introduction milestones.
The Automotive Program Planner is responsible for owning and managing the master programme schedule in Microsoft Project, ensuring alignment across Engineering (including software), Purchasing, Manufacturing, Quality and Launch functions to achieve programme timing, cost, and quality objectives.
Area of Responsibility
- Develop and maintain the integrated vehicle programme plan covering all phases from Concept, Architecture Definition, Design, Development, Validation, Industrialisation, Launch, and SOP.
- Plan and govern key vehicle gateways and maturity events, including architecture and design freezes, DV/PV builds, tooling readiness, APQP, PPAP/PSW, homologation, launch readiness, SOP and J1.
- Own the programme critical path and near-critical paths; analyse float, constraints, interfaces and schedule sensitivity, and communicate the key delivery drivers.
- Conduct schedule health checks covering missing logic, open ends, excessive constraints, negative float, unrealistic durations, out-of-sequence progress and baseline variance.
- Coordinate cross-functional planning activities with Engineering, Quality, Purchasing, Manufacturing and Launch teams.
- Integrate software drops, feature and network releases, calibration maturity, ECU availability, lab-car/rig events and hardware-software validation into the vehicle plan.
- Support customer and stakeholder reviews with robust planning and delivery status.
- Work with the team to provide regular programme reports including 4-week look ahead and progress curves.
Knowledge / Experience
- Demonstrable experience in programme planning.
Automotive Program Planner in Heathcote employer: Tata Technologies Europe
Tata Technologies is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters innovation and collaboration in the automotive sector. Located in Gaydon, employees benefit from a vibrant environment that encourages professional growth through continuous learning opportunities and hands-on experience with cutting-edge technologies. Join us to be part of a team that not only values your contributions but also supports your career aspirations in shaping the future of product development.
