The Lead Engineer - Chassis Launch (Axles) is responsible for complete engineering ownership of allocated chassis components during vehicle launch and industrialisation, ensuring successful delivery into production.
AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY
- Engineering ownership of allocated brakes commodities and associated brackets from the following group: Brake pipes, brake hoses, brake pedal, accelerator pedal.
- Drive all engineering, quality and manufacturing issues to resolution
- Ensure DV, PV, sign-off activities and engineering releases are completed
- Support, pilot, pre-production and production builds
- Deliver components on time, cost and specification
- Manage engineering changes and programme risks
- Coordinate suppliers and cross-functional teams
- Ensure vehicle builds are supported with correct parts and engineering status
- Escalate issues where required
- Support launch activities at Solihull manufacturing facility
- Ensure maturation of components in line with programme plans
- Communicate engineering status to Chassis Launch leader
Qualifications
- Degree in relevant Engineering discipline or equivalent experience
- Experience delivering brakes or other chassis components within automotive programmes
- Proven project management and issue resolution capability
- Knowledge of product development, validation and launch processes
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Experience with APQP, PPAP, FMEA and structured problem solving
- PC literacy: Microsoft Project, PowerPoint, Excel and Word
Preferred
- Understanding of client release and change management systems
- CAD literacy and ability to interrogate CAD models
- Experience supporting BEV vehicle launches
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Benefits
- Pension scheme with up to 5% employer contribution
- 25 days' holiday
- Private healthcare
- Group income protection
- Employee Assistance Program
- Group life assurance
- Health cash plan
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