Customer Attributes Engineer - Brakes

​Position Description:

• The Refinement team define the customer acceptance standards for brakes refinement and deliver the development and sign off of program to confirm that these customer quality targets have been delivered.

• There is a strong focus on ensuring that our standards satisfy our customers in conjunction with developing efficient methods for delivery of programmes including the use of virtual tools and translation of customer requirements into objective measurements.

• This role will aim to enhance the customer experience through the design, development, measurement, and balance of the brake refinement customer attributes for Jaguar Land Rover vehicles.

Skills Required:

• Able to regularly support testing in the UK and at various European locations for two-to-three-week test blocks - generally in Spain, Sweden, and Finland

• Full UK Cat B Driving Licence

Experience Required:

• Knowledge of automotive brake system design Previous experience of problem solving tools e.g. Root Cause Analysis, 8 Disciplines of problem solving, Design of Experiments and Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) in Manufacturing Previous experience and background in solving complex technical ideas and challenges Relevant engineering degree or equivalent experience

• An individual who is results driven with the ability to deliver operational plans in a highly demanding environment

• An individual with the ability to prioritise their work load

• A good communicator with the ability to communicate complex ideas

• An effective team player who supports team members

• Able to regularly support testing in the UK and at various European locations for two to three week test blocks - generally in Spain, Sweden and Finland

Experience Preferred:

• Ability to identify the specifications that influence Brake attributes including performance and refinement.

• Experience in the field of NVH analysis Knowledge of industry standard NVH measurement systems (LMS Test.lab, HEAD Artemis, Prosig, etc.)

• Microsoft package elements Project, Power Point and Excel

• Knowledge of whole vehicle engineering knowledge and cross functional experience Some experience of explicit and/or implicit CAE software and associated pre and post processing packages

• Resilient and enthusiastic, an individual able to deliver results under pressure Experience of vehicle test and subjective evaluation  

Education Required:

• Relevant engineering degree or equivalent experience

• Key Interactions

• Brakes Refinement Lead Engineer Brakes Module Leaders Brakes System CAE Team Brakes Design Team Brakes Performance Team Suspension System Architecture Team