Lead Engineer - Coil Springs & ARBs

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

WHAT TO EXPECT 

The purpose of this role is to work on the design, development, testing, supplier management and introduction of new ARB & Coil Spring systems and components. The role will also deliver the commodity plan to quality, cost and time and lead on the technical content and integrity of specific ARB & Coil Spring systems and components across specific programmes. 

The role will also lead / guide / mentor less experienced Engineers to achieve these same goals for their components / programmes.
 

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities

• Deliver the commodity plan to quality, cost and time, including maintaining the BoM
• Deliver the Engineering Advanced Product Quality Planning (eAPQP) deliverables
• Assist in the Management of Change Requests, expenditure forecasting and the relevant supplier / partner teams in support of delivery of the programme milestones
• Work with vehicle and component test plans, including detailed planning of test and development stages through to sign off and support Engineering test teams to resolve issues.
• Management of ED&T requests, approvals and funding status.
• Resolution of issues with component engineering and vehicle attribute teams to develop designs that meet targets
• Ensure all appropriate Jaguar Land Rover standards are met through-out design maturation
• Ensure all programme design solutions meet:
• Programme targets for cost and weight
• Legal regulations and Requirements Management & Design Verification documentation
• Keep all documentation up to date: including meeting minutes, DVP, CAD, Drawings, commodity plans etc
• Lead / Guide / Mentor Engineers as required to ensure & support delivery of their responsibilities.

WHAT YOU NEED

• Previous experience of managing resolution of business, technical and process issues within a Project Team environment
• A good working knowledge of product creation & delivery, change control, product definition and change management principles / processes.
• Experience of delivering technical requirements specifications and associated test plans
• Experience of leading / mentoring / guiding less experienced team members.
• Some knowledge of ARB and Coil Spring Systems.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills, with influencing and engagement skills