At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead innovative research on vehicle damage performance and insurance-related assessments.
- Company: Thatcham Research, a leader in automotive safety and damageability.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, professional development, and collaborative work environment.
- Other info: Join a dynamic team with opportunities for career growth and industry influence.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on vehicle design and insurance outcomes through cutting-edge research.
- Qualifications: Experience in vehicle engineering and strong communication skills.
The predicted salary is between 40500 - 49500 £ per year.
Thatcham Research is looking for a
Principal Engineer – Automotive Damageability to serve as our technical authority in vehicle damage performance risk and insurance-related vehicle assessment. In this strategic role, you’ll lead the development of methodologies that help us understand and quantify how vehicles perform in real-world low speed damage events , and what this means for vehicle insurability and customer outcomes.
Through innovative research, you'll identify the risk affecting factors that influence damage frequency and severity , translating complex technical evidence into industry guidance and helping vehicle manufacturers and motor insurers make informed decisions that improve vehicle design, and total cost of ownership.
As the Principal Engineer – Automotive Damageability, you'll
- Lead Thatcham Research’s approach to understanding, assessing and quantifying vehicle damage risk.
- Define the metrics and assessment frameworks needed to evaluate vehicle damage performance consistently.
- Translate vehicle damage-risk insights into insurance implications, including damage likelihood and extent.
- Act as Thatcham Research’s external technical authority in this field, representing the organisation with insurers, manufacturers, suppliers, industry bodies, working groups and standards organisations.
- Collaborate with specialists across safety, security, repair, data, operations, product and marketing.
- Support the development of scalable damageability assessment methods, risk insights, analytical models and industry services.
Skills & experience that will set you up for success in this role
- Significant experience in vehicle engineering, crash performance, body structure engineering, insurance engineering or vehicle damage assessment.
- Strong knowledge of vehicle structures, materials, mechanical and electromechanical systems, including emerging technologies and vehicle architectures.
- Proven ability to lead technically complex research projects and establish robust, evidence-based approaches.
- Ability to communicate complex engineering findings clearly to technical, insurance and non-technical audiences.
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