Lead Engineer

​Main purpose of the job:

• Lead the Engineering Team by example.

• Represent the Tier 1 Supplier as primary contact for Product/System Design Engineering.

• Determine and deliver the most appropriate design and engineering solution.

• Ensure that all Product/System safety & performance attribute targets are met, right first time.

• Steer the engineering design activity ensuring most appropriate application of both direct and contract design resources are used.

• Collate and present data to support decision making.

• Ensure delivery of all internal & customer requirements in line with programme timing.

• Liaise with tooling and manufacturing specialists to ensure that the product design is feasible and repeatable for the vehicle life.

• In the absence of doubt, take responsibility

• Work hand in hand with Programme and Business Manager

• Primary deliverables: Cost, Timing, Quality, Robustness, Sustainability, Repeatability

Main missions and results:

• Lead the design and product engineering Team

• Customer/Supplier/Manufacturing Plant liaison.

• Ensures that the engineering team drive the following activities:

• Design according to customer aesthetics, technical requirements, and specifications.

• Design for assembly.

• Design for manufacture.

• Quality functional deployment.

• Finite element analysis data.

• Dimensional variation analysis (In conjunction with DVA specialist).

• Support Tool Timing in conjunction with the tooling group.

• Responsible for the engineering elements of customer part approval (PPAP).

• Support all tool trials & tool sign off

• Determine and apply the most appropriate and cost-effective solutions.

• Provide for design resolution as an extension of and in cooperation with the customer engineering team.

• Lead the Engineering Team by example.

• Assures a flawless introduction for New Product Introduction (NPI) position as defined in GDLS.

• Support cost estimates in relation to product and process changes, and liaise with Operations, sales, PM to ensure all recoverable costs are specified in the quotation.

• Customer liaison & management

• Support VAVE activities

• Ensuring together with development team (PM, design, tooling, quality, testing, launch, purchasing, sales) that the process is robust prior to tool shipment.

Preferred skills and experience:

• Bachelor and/or Diploma degree in automotive, plastics engineering, mechanical engineering or equivalent job-related experience

• Substantial experience within interior system delivery.

• Working knowledge of materials and manufacturing technologies to deliver lightweight and sustainable design solutions.

• Cradle to grave project experience including process and tool maturation and program launch.

• Experience in surface development.

• Conversant with major CAD systems applicable to automotive design.

• Demonstrated excellent management and interpersonal skills

• Knowledge of company product and manufacturing processes.

• Working knowledge of job-related technical skills: GD&T, DFM, DFA, CAE/FEA, CAD, FMEA, DVP&R.

• Fluent English

• Flexible to support projects at various locations