Virtual Series CAD Lead

​Position Description:

• The Virtual Series team within Digital Engineering is responsible for providing a quality output of CAD to various customers to enable overall program delivery and support physical part order. The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Supporting the delivery of geometric data (CAD) that enables virtual build & testing activities (full product CAE).  

• Producing and managing a delivery plan for CAD, through engagement with component owners that enables a continuum of virtual build & test operations.  

• Highlighting any issues and risks in the plan to virtual assessments utilising the appropriate escalation process. Ensuring these issues are adequately raised to the correct groups & tracking them into resolution.       

• Understanding CAD quality issues & aligning on a plan to resolve that supports the overall virtual build & test plan with component owners.

• Tracking open test failures against components & align with component owners on resolution ahead of re-assessment virtually.

• Reporting out on status at appropriate events, highlighting the key activities required to support Virtual test plans & highlighting open issues and their age to communicate risks & issues within a program.  

  Skills Required:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Confident to communicate across all levels

• Ability to create and manage complex project plans

• Basic knowledge of automotive engineering content

  Experience Required:

• Experience in managing a preassigned list of activities and delivering work based on a set priority. 

• Ability to engage stakeholders in person or virtually to gather valuable information and confirm details.  

• Ability to simplify information and clearly communicate to others, in person and through documentation in writing. 

• Experience and confidence working independently and as part of a team. Can evidence examples of both solo and collaborative working.  

• Basic knowledge of automotive engineering content

• Technically curious and confident in learning new skills.  

• Proficient in the use and application Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint

• Desirable:

• Knowledge of whole vehicle automotive product design, systems or requirements.

• Knowledge of CAD or Bill of Materials  

• Knowledge or experience in the delivery using Agile methodologies and Scrum would be beneficial.