Vehicle Efficiency Attribute Lead Engineer

​POSITION DESCRIPTION:

The Vehicle Efficiency Attribute Lead Engineer will take a leading role in:

• Supporting the Efficiency Product Owner in the delivery of key Vehicle Efficiency attributes (eg. real world and homologated driving range, energy consumption, fuel economy & CO2 emissions)

• Ensuring that these attribute requirements are compatible with system and sub-systems

• Cascading and arbitrating targets for data-driven, intelligent, optimised energy nodes (e.g. aerodynamics, weight, powertrain efficiency, climate system, HV battery energy) to deliver a modern luxury experience

• Collaborating with a wide range of business stakeholders and Engineers to deliver vehicle programmes against the team’s Quality Operating Schedule (QOS; framework for attribute delivery).

• Identifying risks and opportunities in a robust data-driven manner with the purpose of informing and influencing business decisions and engineering direction related to vehicle energy nodes.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities

• Reporting to the Vehicle Architecture’s Efficiency Product Owner and working within theAgile operating model, responsibilities will include:

• Conducting strategic target setting for the Vehicle Efficiency attribute (including competitive positioning assessment & benchmarking, assessment of fleet compliance requirements, customer feedback data analysis, real-world customer data analysis, reviews of legislative requirements etc)

• Coordinating and contributing towards Vehicle Efficiency attribute virtual verifications & data analysis

• Conducting target compatibility assessment and negotiation between the Vehicle Efficiency attribute and vehicle energy node owners

• Collaborating with energy node owners in influencing and defining strategic technology roadmaps compatible with Vehicle Efficiency attribute requirements and customer trends

• Supporting effective Vehicle Efficiency attribute governance throughout vehicle programmes, identifying and making recommendations for how to handle risks and opportunities as they arise

• Ensuring Vehicle Efficiency attribute and energy node assumption data is robustly and efficiently administrated, and made available to business stakeholders

• Collaborating with tools and methods teams to ensure Vehicle Efficiency attribute development requirements are well defined and aligned with programme objectives

• Where programme delivery imperatives allow, contribute and add value to tools and methods development project work

• Undertaking any other work as directed by their line manager in connection with their job as may be requested

Skills:     

Essential:

• Strong technical engineering background with evidence of a methodical, structured approach to problem solving

• Significant previous experience of Vehicle attribute and/or vehicle system delivery

• Detailed knowledge of vehicle efficiency legislative homologation/certification methods, processes and implementation

• Technical understanding of how vehicle energy nodes (road load, propulsion efficiency, electrical loads etc) affect vehicle-level emissions, consumption and range for both fuel-consuming vehicles, EVs and hybrids

• Strong presentation skills with the ability to use data and visualisations to articulate complex risks, opportunities and recommendations in an easily digestible way

Education:            

• Applicants should be educated to Degree level (ideally with a focus on Mechanical or System Engineering) with significant relevant industrial experience.