Wheel and Tyre Standards Engineer

​POSITION DESCRIPTION:

What to expect

• We have an exciting opportunity for an engineer to join the Wheel and Tyre Core Team at Gaydon in the UK, as Wheel and Tyre Standards Engineer.

• The team impacts all Vehicles, creating and owning the process for component delivery for wheels, tyres and puncture management systems.

• Being the knowledge holders for the components, the team interacts with multiple areas of the business, including attribute teams, manufacturing, design, marketing, research and regulation.

• The team also supports the introduction of new technologies and works extensively on forward model architectures.

• The team is well established and has a good reputation for technical expertise with genuine influence on shaping JLR's vehicles through the important role of wheels and tyres.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities:

• Create wheels, tyres, valves, assembly, PMS and TPMS requirements and test procedures.

• Contribute and carry out design failure mode analysis (DFMEAs.) Develop tools for use by wheel and tyre engineers.

• Data analysis and report writing.

• Continuously look for process improvements, efficiencies, cost reductions, quality improvements and developing capability to deliver commodities with aid of virtual or simulation techniques (CAE.)

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

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Essential:

• Self-motivated and able to work to broad guidance.

• Proven ability to author technical documents.

• Basic project management capabilities, managing personal tasks to meet all deliverables in a timely and effective manner.

• To be customer focussed, constructively working with colleagues and customers, responding to their enquiries, in line with the creators' code.

Desirable:

• Knowledge of wheels and/or tyres development, the various areas of the expertise affected by wheels and tyres, or tyre and/or wheel manufacturing, wheel and tyre assembly, puncture management systems (PMS), or tyre pressure monitoring systems (TPMS).

• Relevant experience with defining requirements or minimum standards, test procedures, failure mode analysis and quality management.

• A good working knowledge of product definition, creation, and delivery processes.

Education:

• Educated to at least degree level in a relevant engineering discipline, or equivalent experience