Vehicle Programme and Test Planner

​POSITION DESCRIPTION:

• Evaluate new vehicle content and changes to identify the impact on Ergonomics and communicate to relevant stakeholders in the team to coordinate response.

• Monitor vehicle content and ensure that the necessary Ergonomics requirements are active in the central engineering test management system throughout development.

• Lead point of contact for Design Verification (DV) testing for the Ergonomics team; including organising availability of physical and virtual vehicle test properties, maintaining the team's DV testing calendar and central engineering test management system, and ensuring team are aware of upcoming deadlines.

• Ensure completion of the Ergonomics team's DV testing, including test reports.

• Maintain a clear and up-to-date summary of Ergonomics status and priorities across all vehicles and share updates with integration teams and other stakeholders.

• Refresh and maintain team website to ensure internal team members and other departments can easily find information and resources.

SKILLS:

Required:

• Strong organisational and time management skills.

• Analytical mindset with attention to detail.

• Proven ability to plan and coordinate activities for a team of around 40 people.

• Clear written and verbal communication skills.

• Strong interpersonal skills with confidence in working with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams.

• Experience using Agile planning tools (e.g. Jira, Confluence).

• Familiar with workflow management tools (e.g. IBM Rational DOORS and IBM Engineering Workflow Management).

• Proficient with collaboration tools (e.g. SharePoint, Lucid).

Desirable:

• Experience working in an automotive environment and/or in an Ergonomics, Human Factors or HMI role.

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Project Management, or related field.