Position Title: Vehicle Engineering Lead Engineer

Duration: Contract

Location: Gaydon

Division: Vehicle Engineering

Position Description:

• Vehicle Engineering Lead Engineer
• The Vehicle Engineering Team are responsible for driving delivery of vehicles which meet our customers' needs.
• This is achieved through target setting and delivery (Attribute Integration), Geometric optimisation to deliver targets (Geometric Integration) and compatibility of our software systems to deliver customer features (Systems/Features Integration).
• Vehicle Engineering also help deliver the engineering Test & Development plans to achieve physicals signoff, and whilst this role does not cover T&D, there is an element of crossover to ensure Final Engineering Signoff is achieved.
• This is a high visibility role interacting with Attributes, Product Character & Performance (PCP), CoCs (Centres of Competence), Design, Marketing and Programme Domains. Key accountabilities and responsibilities to include: Deliver Engineering Targets and Sign-Off for the programme.
• Depending on the phase of the programme this can include: Leading cross functional geometric integration reviews to demonstrate evidence of goodness across vehicle systems, ensuring failure modes are resolved and lessons learned applied (Geometric Integration).
• Lead functional systems integration and compatibility systems reviews to deliver customer features to quality (Systems Integration)
• Drive attribute development activities to ensure robust target achievement and highest level of engineering signoff integrity by VSSO (Attribute Integration)
• Lead coordination of engineering activities to overcome incompatibles to meet programme milestones (via Engineering Guild, ESO and Panel Chart processes)
• Support delivery of in-flight programmes to the Plant in Slovakia, including support for LRR Reviews

Skills Required:

• Strong, structured problem solving skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively under pressure
• Technical knowledge and experience of key vehicle systems and whole vehicle engineering
• Proven ability to work with technical data and x-functional teams to resolve problems
• Relevant degree or equivalent experience
• Technical knowledge of Automotive Platforms
• Working knowledge of AGILE principles & Toolset

Experience Required:

• Strong, structured problem solving skills Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively under pressure
• Technical knowledge and experience of key vehicle systems and whole vehicle engineering
• Proven ability to work with technical data and x-functional teams to resolve problems
• Relevant degree or equivalent experience
• Technical knowledge of Automotive Platforms Can rapidly interpret AIMS, RMDV, GRADE, R+R and Deviation data to drive progression of these processes
• Working knowledge of AGILE principles & Toolset

Additional Information:

• Hybrid Working - Flexible
• Maternity cover

Why work through Contechs?

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