Senior Automotive Hardware Engineer

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Company Description

Join the world of the future in a fast-growing international company!

At SEGULA Technologies you will have the opportunity to work on exciting projects and help shaping the future within an engineering company which is at the heart of innovation. SEGULA Technologies serves Clients in engineering covering the Energy, Automotive, Aerospace, Marine and Rail sectors. We focus on design, construction, installation, commissioning, operation, maintenance, decommissioning and dismantling also covering logistics and documentation.

Job Description

My client is a major UK Automotive Manufacturer currently looking for a Senior Hardware Engineer - Exterior hard trims (Roof track and running board components).

The Opportunity

The Body Chassis Engineering team is one of the largest Engineering departments within the business and one of the most experienced groups of their type in the UK, having the knowledge and talent to hold their own against the best Body Chassis Engineers around the world. For these reasons there is considerable depth and strength in the department, offering to the people who join excellent development opportunities and the ability to contribute to a winning enthusiastic team.

With an increasingly demanding premium customer and rapidly changing technologies and materials, Body Chassis Engineering has to stay at the forefront of vehicle innovation and research. We have to consolidate our areas of engineering excellence, continue to stay on pace with the changing world and build a strong brand in a competitive marketplace. In addition to these challenges, we practice a process of continuous improvement to develop vehicles quicker with ever increasing levels of quality.

The purpose of this role is to coordinate the design, development, testing and introduction of Hard Trims. Operating in an Agile model with cross-functional members within the squad, Lead Engineers will report into the relevant Group Leaders/Engineering Senior Manager and, where delivering on specific vehicle programmes, have an additional matrix report into relevant Agile Groups. The role requires the individual to deliver the commodity plan to quality, cost and time and lead on the technical content and integrity of specific components and systems across specific programmes

Key Performance Indicators

• Hard Trims solutions will be delivered on time for Program Integration Points
• Hard Trims solutions will meet all functional requirements for the committed program gateways

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities

• Deliver the Hard Trims commodity plan to quality, cost and time, including maintaining the Worldwide Engineering Release System / 3DExperince
• Deliver the Hard Trims Engineering Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) deliverables
• Assist in the Management of Change Requests, expenditure forecasting and the relevant supplier teams in support of delivery of the programme milestones
• Work on DV and PV test plans, including detailed planning of test and development stages through to sign off and support Engineering test teams with rectification of issues
• Assist in the resolution of issues with component engineering and vehicle attribute teams to develop Hard Trims solutions that meet targets
• Ensure all appropriate Jaguar Land Rover standards are met through-out design maturation
• Provide input into new feature development
• Ensure all programme design solutions meet:
• Programme targets for cost and weight
• Legal regulations and Requirements Management & Design Verification (RMDV) documentation
• Optical Quality and Premium Consumer Product Audit requirements
• Keep all Module documentation up to date including meeting minutes
• Foundation and Programme Design analysis documents
• Quality history and bill of design
• Undertake any other work as directed by their line manager in connection with their job as may be requested

Key Interactions

• Product Owner
• Scrum Master
• Squad Team Members
• Group Leader
• Subject Matter Experts/Technical Specialist
• Strategy & Delivery Buyers
• Supplier Technical Assistance
• External Supplier

Qualifications

Essential:

• 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 processes
• Bachelor degree or above is compulsory, degree in engineering (Electrical/Mechanical, Automotive or similar)
• At least 2 projects engineering development experience.

Desirable:

• Previous experience within Hard Trims engineering or programme planning departments(ideally 5 years minimum)
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with strong influencing and engagement skills

Additional Information

• 12 month fixed term contract with options to extend.
• Competitive salary
• Location: Bristol
• 3 days on-site optional 2 days WFH
• 20 days' holiday plus bank holidays