Component Leader in Gillingham

The component application leader leads assigned technical projects and executes the different technical activities that are required to support a customer (or set of customers). This involves working with a cross-functional team including product and manufacturing engineering, project management, and customer managers. Examples include preparing and presenting the design reviews, hosting regular team meetings, participating, and organizing customer meetings and follow-up customer specific requests.

Assigned projects can include advance & business pursuit activities, serial development, and serial support. Advanced and business pursuit provide the opportunities to explore regional markets, existing and potentially new customers, and their future requirements, supporting trade shows and other industrial relevant forums. Serial development and serial support projects are focused on a specific customer application to develop and industrialise the relevant products.

The Component Application Leader reports to the Application Engineering Component Manager.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work within the assigned functional and project core teams, following EOS framework and procedures.
• Execute tasks required to meet core team and project objectives (cost, quality, and timing).
• Escalate risks and issues to core team members and management in a timely manner.
• Prepare reports, presentations, and technical documentation for internal and customer use.
• Present technical status in internal reviews and with customers and suppliers.
• Provide clear analysis and summaries for decision making.
• Apply engineering standards, procedures, and methodologies to execute project activities.
• Apply problem-solving techniques in the execution of project activities.
• Analyse technical gaps in requirements by reviewing specifications and BOMs, DFMEA generic vs Application specific, and use of simulations, 3D CAD models, and 2D Engineering drawings with core team.
• Create development plan for product/system by defining BOM content and design activities based on core products for all phases of the project.
• Identify application specific feature requirements.
• Define validation plan to meet requirements.
• Track and co-ordinate engineering activities to project timing requirements (PDP).
• Prepare Product/System release documentation.
• Assess risk using established FMEA methods.
• Lead design preparation and design reviews as per PDP plans and project timing.
• Review and contribute to Lessons Learned process.

What they're looking for:

Mandatory:

• Bachelor degree or equivalent experience in a suitable engineering or business discipline.
• Proven experience of working with customers.
• Excellent communications skills, with ability to present information at all levels of the business.
• Significant product knowledge for FIE components or systems.

Desirable:

• Fluent in English, French or German, depending on the localisation.
• Project Management experience.
• Ability to apply FMEA methodology highly desirable.
• Managing teams.
• Ability to understand product/system functionality.
• Ability to communicate with all levels of the organisation and customer.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, simulations and BOM.
• Ability to operate GES.
• Ability to apply change management process.
• Ability to run Product Development Process (PDP).
• System Integration & Calibration or Software System Function background.

They do offer sponsorship for employment visa status based on business need. However, for this role, applicants must be currently authorised to work in the United Kingdom on a full-time basis.