EOL / Pack Lead Engineer

A leading premium automotive business and leading to move towards electric autonomous vehicles.

WHAT TO EXPECT

This role is within the PD EO-10 Prototype Propulsion Build Team which is part of Powertrain build and test operations group. The team is responsible for the on time delivery of prototype propulsion units, mainly Batteries, EDU’s and Engines for JLR’s engineering requirements. These units leave the build department to embark on a rigorous test programme, both in specialist off vehicle test facilities and within prototype vehicles.

The propulsion build team plays a critical role in ensuring those vital tests can take place, we hold the responsibility of ensuring that all the units are built on time, to the right level of quality, recording and resolving engineering concerns and issues on the unit and providing a robust sign off process. Within these activities there are a number of set processes that are adhered to, ensuring repeatability from programme to programme but maintaining the flexibility to work with individual programme requirements to get the best results for our internal customers and stakeholders.

The role of the Lead Build Engineer is to manage the overall build process from end to end on a given commodity for a set build phase. You will have a team of build engineers and experienced technicians that you will manage on a daily basis to ensure the build team is able to deliver against targets that you have developed alongside the departments engineering manager. You will be responsible during the planning phase of co-ordinating the requirements of the build team and ensuring that they are understood by the engineering and programme teams and delivered in a timely manner to ensure build start timing is maintained with a robust plan to support for the entire build phase.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

Knowledge, skills & experience:

Essential:

• Proven leadership and workload management experience and the ability to mentor and train others

• Detailed knowledge of Health and Safety requirements, including Risk Assessment, COSHH (CONTROL OF SUBSTANCES HAZARDOUS TO HEALTH) and MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheets)

• Experience in a Build or Test Environment, with knowledge of measurement technology and facility requirements

• Track record of delivering projects to a plan on time and to budget

• Experience in the creation of PFMEA’s

• Clear and confident communicator and proven ability to plan effectively and achieve quality results

• Natural problem-solver with proven experience and structured approach to problem solving in a technical environment, and the ability to accurately and concisely present complex technical ideas or project issues to a diverse audience 

• Customer-first attitude with a passion for continuous improvement

• Ability to challenge existing thinking in a positive way whilst building credibility and trust through experience and personal style  

• Computer literate, Jira, Wrike, Tableau including Microsoft Office competency to produce plans, presentations, graphs, and process and Single Point Lesson (SPL) documents