D&R PAT Leader

​DUTIES:

• This role will aim to enhance the customer experience through the design, development, measurement and balance of customer attributes for JLR vehicles.

• The D&R PAT leader role is to ensure all customer expectations for vehicle Durability and Robustness of JLR vehicles are met or exceeded.

• This is achieved through attribute target setting and verification sign-off using both virtual and physical test methods.

Key Performance Indicators:

• Ensure all targets cascaded and accepted within all relevant Engineering teams

• Develop integration and Design Verification (DV) plans to ensure accumulating evidence through vehicle programme to ensure delivery of vehicle sign-off on-time to requirements

• Ensure delivery and reporting of results of all test activities to agreed DV plan

• Raise clear and concise technical issue reports within 48 hours of identifications

• Complete all sign-off documentation for agreed gateways

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities:

• Support delivery of all attribute requirement targets by gateway

• Support the Programme Attribute Team to ensure all technical issues are identified and resolved

• Detailed strategy and delivery planning for all attribute covering CAR, RLD, rig and driven DV activities with status reporting including road load data, analysis and load cascade

• Working with system and component areas to define and maintain cascaded target requirements in support of overall vehicle level targets

• Work with component engineers and suppliers are required to drive implementation and resolution of all engineering solutions

• Deliver technical recommendations and reports

• Support and maintain the Automated Issues Management System (AIMS) and track these to successful resolution

• Work on tasks to ensure all lessons learnt from the current vehicle are captured and fed back to the Programme Attribute Team and progressed as necessary

• Undertake any other work as directed by their Line Manager in connection with their job as may be requested.

SKILLS:

Essential:

• Broad knowledge of vehicle technologies

• Understanding of Durability & Strength principles with a knowledge of data collection and analysis

• Knowledge of problem-solving principles

• Understanding of system engineering principles and delivery

Desirable:

• Project management of complex engineering test activities

• Microsoft package elements (e.g. PowerPoint and Excel)

• CAD visualisation systems (e.g. VisMockUp)

• Knowledge of whole vehicle engineering and cross-functional experience.