Geometry Integration Lead Engineer

​Duties:

• We are searching for a Geometry Integration Lead Engineer to work within the Vehicle package / Geometric integration department.

• The team are responsible for the full vehicle geometric integration of the vehicle, whilst balancing system and attribute performance, from concept to end of life, across all products.

• This role is to join the existing integration team to assist with all components that are packaged in the Closures and Exteriors groups.

The team's main responsibilities fall into 4 areas:

• Definition and delivery of the Closures and Exteriors group systems and customer features.

• Integrating Systems into the vehicle to deliver systems, hardware and attribute performance.

• Protecting space in the Vehicle for future technology and customer feature content.

• Ensuring all package-owned standards and requirements are adhered to in the architecture.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities:

• To support the existing team that include package zone leaders and group technical leaders.

• Help the team deliver high quality, clash-free / target achieving geometry.

• Integrating with CoCs and attribute engineering teams with a customer-first mindset.

• Develop packaging proposals for delivery of key components and systems.

• Support delivery teams with weight, cost and customer experience optimised packaging proposals.

• Conduct CAD studies to ensure geometric targets and standards are met or exceeded.

• Supporting geometric and system integration through elegant engineering within the Closures and Exteriors zone.

• Support the resolution of cross-functional issues.

• Adopting agile principles to support zone integration sprints.

Skills: Knowledge, Skills and Experience Essential:

• Experience in product design in at least one functional area.

• Experience with CATIA V6 for detail or packaging design and geometric integration.

• Structured problem-solving approach & issue-management skills.

• Good communication skills – Presentation, written, graphical and verbal.

• Well-rounded knowledge of vehicle types, propulsion systems and subsystems.

• Experience in using benchmarking tools to support idea generation.

• Experience in negotiating solutions in an area of technical conflict.

• The commitment to deliver quality results in a flexible and dynamic team environment A proven ability to work within strict timing constraints.

• The ability to achieve results efficiently, making effective use of all resources available within the company and outside.

Desirable:

• Lead engineer or delivery to launch experience of exterior parts.

• Higher Degree.

• Basic knowledge of JLR systems such as DOORS/RMDV/RTC/JIRA/SDots/WERS/AIMS.

• Trained/Experienced using AGILE methodology and Agile planning tools such as Jira and Confluence.

• Experience in Design Failure Mode Effect Analysis (DFMEA) & Design Review Based on Failure Mode (DRBFM).

• Ability to use CAD viewer tools such as Digi buck / Teamcenter.

• Understanding of project planning and delivery to plan.

• Knowledge of electronic-based parts listing and family trees.

• Working knowledge of Vehicle Packaging roles, Vehicle Engineering and CoC structures and responsibilities.

• Experience in presentation to peers and senior management.

• Experienced Vismockup / Digibuck / 3DX user.

• Experience with CATIA V5.