SVO ATTRIBUTES INTEGRATION ENGINEER

​Position:

• This role will aim to enhance the customer experience through the design, development, measurement and balance of customer attributes for Jaguar Land Rover vehicles you’ll co-ordinate the SVO and Core Attribute teams to set and ensure target compatibility with programme content across multiple SVO vehicle programmes.

• Taking responsibility for tracking completion of all Attribute activities from KO through to J1.

• You’ll support the creation of Attribute targets through PALS, Benchmarking and SOI then tracking delivery through Panel Chart management.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities:

•  Support competitor and comparator Attribute benchmarking and futuring. Including, physical / virtual testing, measurement and visual assessments as required.

• Co-ordinate benchmark vehicle requests, hires or purchases with competitor vehicles.

• Plan and co-ordinate benchmarking vehicle activities as required

• Support VCD creation and co-ordination with the Product character and performance team

• Co-ordinate attribute inputs to ESO/ system target documentation and F-SOIs.

• Attribute Panel Chart setup and PAT input co-ordination.

• Program attribute status report out against gateway cadence

• Support the Programme attribute teams to ensure all technical issues are identified and resolved

• Working with system and component areas to define and maintain cascaded target requirements in support of overall vehicle level targets (RMDV, Doors as reqd)

• Drive and track attribute RMDV - DOORs classification, target setting co-ordination and validation.

• Initial Attribute representative for PST’s, & VIT.

• Support discussions on attribute trades / issues and escalation throughout vehicle program cycle pre KO -> FEC.

• Support program sign off drives and co-ordinate with VET / VE counterparts to ensure attributes are robustly demonstrated and signed off.

• Co-ordination of attribute lessons learnt from the current vehicle, ensure these are captured and fed back to the future programs and progressed as necessary    

Key Interactions: 

• SVO Vehicle Engineering

• SVO Attribute PAT Leaders and Teams.

• FMA.

• Product engineering COCs

• Marketing & Program Teams.

• Product character and performance  

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

• Applicants should be educated to Degree level or be able to show a track record of relevant experience for the job.

• 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

• Experience in working with customer facing attribute delivery

• Experience of PCDS and all engineering planning and delivery processes is essential i.e. RMDV, Virtual Series.

• Ability to negotiate with other functions to achieve objectives.

• Good leadership and influencing skills

• The ability to manage complex technical issues is essential to balance the often conflicting needs of the business, within project timing constraints.

• High drive, self-motivated and able to deliver with minimum supervision.

Desirable:

• Microsoft package elements Project, Power Point and Excel

• Knowledge of whole vehicle engineering and cross functional experience

• Knowledge of Quality Operating Standards in Manufacturing

• Experience of vehicle engineering desirable

• Intimate whole vehicle knowledge – with clear understanding of all COC’s systems and how they integrate with each other