Our global motorcycle manufacturing client is urgently looking to fill the following role:

Role context and purpose:
As a Chassis Development Engineer you will be part of the Global Technical Organisation and report to the Team Leader/Lead Engineer - Chassis Development. The role will involve working from concept stage through to start of production. You will work with cross-functional teams in Industrial Design, Product Development, and Genuine Motorcycle Accessories but predominantly provide support to the Chassis Engineering Team to ensure that projects are delivered to meet the requirements from all departments.

Key responsibilities:
- Develop suspension, tyres, chassis geometry, braking systems and ergonomics for new and updated chassis projects, considering function, cost and product requirements.
- Produce good quality inspection data.
- Produce good quality 2D inspection drawings.
- Follow and help maintain development and test procedures.
- Produce supporting documentation for development tests and activities, as required.
- Liaise with internal departments such as, Product Strategy, Industrial Design, Sourcing, Manufacturing, Quality and Assembly.
- Liaise with external suppliers.
- Consider and comply with regulatory requirements where needed.
- Have a good understanding of the application of regulatory requirements for motorcycles.
- Manage their own time and workload effectively.
- Create and manage timing plans for their areas of responsibility.
- Manage any contractors or technicians allocated to help with development activities.
- Provide guidance to other team members where required.
- Represent the development team in interdepartmental meetings in the absence of the team leader or lead engineer.
- Plan and conduct UK and overseas tests, responsible for the whole team including riders, technicians, engineers and external contractors during development activities.

Scope and Impact:
As Chassis Development Engineer you will be responsible for supporting the delivery of motorcycle projects on time and in full. The Chassis Development Engineer role will begin at early concept stage working with the product strategy department where you will be responsible to conduct benchmark testing to set early development targets. The responsibility will then move to developing the motorcycle project with the chassis engineering team to reach the dynamic targets set. The Chassis Development Engineer will then support the validation process to ensure the motorcycle maintains the dynamic targets set at early concept stage.

Key Attributes:
- Be able to demonstrate good time management and excellent knowledge of engineering fundamentals.
- Excellent presentation skills and confident speaking.
- Good understanding of the design requirements for mass production motorcycles.
- Good technical comprehension of suspension systems, braking systems including ABS, along with wheel and tyres.
- Past experience in development tests.
- Flexibility, independent working style and absolute reliability.
- Willingness to travel both in the UK and internationally.

Education/Experience Required:
- Degree level or equivalent in a relevant engineering discipline.
- Proficient in producing 2D inspection drawings.
- Proficient in the use of 3D measuring systems.
- Past experience in engineering design and chassis set up of motorcycles.
- Good knowledge of suspension systems, tyres, wheels and braking systems.
- Good understanding of motorcycle geometry, chassis layout, ergonomics and chassis construction.
- Practical experience of vehicle maintenance and preparation along with suspension unit service and maintenance is advantageous
- Experience in chassis development testing.
- Some experience in 3D CAD design, knowledge of CREO is advantageous.

The services advertised by Premea Limited for this vacancy are those of an Employment Agency.

Customer Ref: 35967

Our premium brand Automotive client is currently recruiting for the following role:

Division:
Design

Position Description:
Our client has a number of positions for ICEM Surfacing Specialists to join their team to provide technical guidance in the development of interiors as well as delivering quality construction to design intent for production. The ideal candidate will be capable of working as a technical specialist across programmes.

Skills Required:
- Must be Interior Class A Specialist.
- Must use ICEM Surf software.
- Must have part authoring and release experience.

Primary Skills Preferred:
- Minimum 7 years Icem Surf experience with a substantial automotive background and general knowledge of Catia V5.
- Supporting the Surfacing Manager and wider team in their deliverables providing, at times investigative material to support the vehicle development.
- Will be required to release geometry into the client systems.
- Capable with Microsoft Office.

Experience Preferred:
Preferably educated to degree level in a relevant subject.

Location: Multiple roles available in Coventry and Warwickshire sites.

The services advertised by Premea Limited for this vacancy are those of an Employment business.

Customer Ref: 35966

Our premium brand Automotive client is currently recruiting for the following role:

Division:
Design

Position Description:
Our client has a number of positions for ICEM Surfacing Specialists to join their team to provide technical guidance in the development of exteriors as well as delivering quality construction to design intent for production. The ideal candidate will be capable of working as a technical specialist across programmes.

Skills Required:
- Must be Interior Class A Specialist.
- Must use ICEM Surf software.
- Must have part authoring and release experience.

Primary Skills Preferred:
- Substantial experience in Icem Surf experience with a substantial automotive background and general knowledge of Catia V5.
- Working as a technical specialist across programmes.
- Supporting the Surfacing Manager and wider team in their deliverables providing, at times investigative material to support the vehicle development.
- Will be required to release geometry into the client systems.
- Capable with Microsoft Office. "

Experience Preferred:
Preferably educated to degree level in a relevant subject.

Location: Multiple roles available in Coventry and Warwickshire sites.

The services advertised by Premea Limited for this vacancy are those of an Employment business.

Our Automotive Tier 1 client, who is currently engaged in several exciting and innovative automotive projects, now has an excellent opportunity for a talented and experienced CAE crash analyst based at their Midlands engineering centre in Coventry.

Responsibilities:
Your primary responsibility will be to use Finite Element Analysis (FEA) to perform crashworthiness analyses to help guide the design of vehicle architectures in both metallic and composite materials. The role will include the building of full vehicle FE models and subsystems, loadcase derivation, analysis set-up and execution, post-processing of results to generate design recommendations.

You will be expected to liaise with the design, development, project management, commercial, prototype and production manufacturing teams, technical partners and suppliers to ensure the designs meet the requirements for timing, performance, manufacturability and cost.

Additionally, you will support R&D activities and the development of tools and techniques to improve the accuracy and efficiency of the analysis department.

Qualifications and experience:
It is anticipated that you will be an engineer with 5 years experience in automotive crashworthiness using LS-Dyna software. You should have an engineering degree and have demonstrable experience working within a team environment.

A solid understanding of whole vehicle design is essential as well as a sound knowledge of metallic and composites structures, sub-systems and dynamics of vehicles.

In addition, the following attributes would be advantageous;

• Practical knowledge of LS-Dyna software (essential).
• Practical knowledge of pre/post-processing software such as ANSA, HyperMesh, OASYS.
• Knowledge of European and Federal crash and safety legislation and consumer test requirements (essential)
• Experience of analysing test data and correlation to CAE results
• Development of data cards for metal and composite materials
• Hand calculations to support the FE analysis
• Experience of full product life-cycle activities and ability to achieve cost, weight and technical targets within specified timescales
• Clear and effective communication skills with internal and external clients
• Excellent problem solver, capable of thinking “outside the box”
• Quick learner with good time management skills

The services advertised by Premea Limited for this vacancy are those of an Employment Agency.

Our Automotive Tier 1 client, who is currently engaged in several exciting and innovative automotive projects, now has an excellent opportunity for a talented and experienced Chief Engineer in the Structures Group based at their Midlands engineering centre in Coventry.

Key Purpose of the role:
To lead the Structures Group team to deliver efficient structural engineering solutions for internal and external customers.

Key Responsibilities of the role:
The primary role of the Chief Engineer shall be to lead the structures group to deliver structural engineering programs.

Technical
▪ Lead and guide the team in the all structural engineering tasks to support customer deliverables including:
o CAD development; 2D & 3D CAD designs of structural components are delivered to client (and customer) quality guidelines.
o CAE development; models are delivered to client (and customer) quality guidelines and are to appropriate state-of-the-art levels of predictive fidelity.
o Ensure through robust process and methods that the full design administration activity is complete and accurate; BOM (Bill of Materials), DVP (Design Verification Plan), Family Tree, Release documentation.
o Lead and guide idea generation and problem resolution sessions through day-to-day working and structured Design Reviews.
o Ensure an ‘Engineering first’ approach throughout the department focusing on understanding load paths, layout and optimisation of structures to ensure the lightest and most cost effective high performance solutions.
▪ Work closely with manufacturing partners both internal and external to ensure a clear understanding of manufacturing capability and limitations.
▪ Develop departmental technical strategies to ensure Client’s position of engineering excellence.
▪ Ensure design and project documentation are maintained to satisfy the client's quality management system and customer-specific requirements.
▪ Generally works under own initiative. Plans work and cascades to first line and drives strategy across the group.

Leadership
▪ Can lead large teams. Have pastoral/personnel development responsibilities
▪ Lead formal and on the job training for the team
▪ Develop personnel and lead departmental recruitment strategies to ensure appropriate staffing and skill levels.
▪ Support first line managers in their personnel leadership and planning.

Project Leadership
▪ Can manage multiple large tasks (>16 weeks or >£100k).
▪ Can multi-task and support first line managers in their project leadership and planning.

Business Integration
▪ Leads departmental inter dependencies & best practice methodologies. Integrates departmental planning with other business units. Highly developed in intellectual versatility, recognising, exploring and using a broad range of ideas and practices. Thinking logically and creatively without undue influence from personal bias.

Professional Behaviours
▪ Demonstrates good emotional intelligence, ethics and professionalism. Coaches staff members. Exceptional listening skills and self-awareness. Highly passionate about the work that they do and the organisation as a whole. Excels in organisational skills and time management. Strong ability to prioritise workload and multi-task.

Customer Interaction
▪ Strategic Management. Highly commercially aware and entrepreneurial. Measures their department’s performance. Lives and breathes the core company values and develops others to do the same.
▪ Leverage commercial opportunities with existing and new customers.
▪ Represent the department with both internal and external customers

Measurements:
▪ Achieving departmental KPI’s including:
o Commercial hours ratios
o Right-first-time technical gateway achievement
o Balanced staff talent pools via skills matrix
▪ Measured development of toolset and process to develop efficiencies in line with company growth
▪ Meeting customer-specific design requirements guidelines.
▪ Team satisfaction indices/survey.

Skill, Experience and Qualifications:
Essential:
▪ Engineering or Maths / Physics degree or equivalent
▪ Excellent problem solving abilities & 3D spatial awareness.
▪ Commercially aware.
▪ Has a flexible approach to working.
▪ Professional attitude.
▪ Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplined team.
▪ Experienced leader of personnel and projects.
▪ CAD and/or CAE literacy.
▪ Expert knowledge of design process and tools (dFMEA, FMA, APQP).

Desirable:
▪ Technical leadership in design or simulation field
▪ Experiences of hands on engineering within sheet metal or composites.
▪ Knowledge of composites design and manufacture

The services advertised by Premea Limited for this vacancy are those of an Employment Agency.