Customer Ref: 35300

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

Division:
Chassis Engineering

Position Description:
Within Chassis Suspension Systems Architecture, the Suspension Structures team is responsible for design and development of control arms, wheel hubs, knuckles, cross axis joints, ball joints and bearings for all client platforms. We are design authors for our components and therefore our primary function is ground-up design of all these components from concept through detail design and delivery into production.

As a Design Engineer you will support the team to deliver robust, efficient components that meet or exceed performance targets, on-time and on-quality. This means the role requires a high level of detailed engineering design knowledge that can be applied across all client platforms, to work with team members and supporting functions, component optimisation and engineering sign off for components. The design engineer is responsible for the design and development of the CAD & CAE from concept to production and must ensure a robust DVP for signoff. In addition to this there will also be involvement with setting direction for new programmes, through leading the FMA (formally APC) function.

3 KEY SKILLS
- Experience of robust detailed component design (ideally of cast, forged and pressed metal components plus plastic mouldings).
- CATIA & CAE experience. Experience in creating and reviewing component drawings with knowledge of datum systems and tolerancing.
- Experience of component design to deliver performance attributes (durability, stiffness, weight, cost)

Experience Required:
- Candidates will ideally be educated to degree level.
- Experience of component project management.
- Effective communication and team working skills.

Experience Preferred:
- Experience with release systems, AIMS, WERS, PACNs, Smartsheet.
- Knowledge of chassis suspension
- Knowledge of Suspension links
- Experience in component rig testing and interpreting test data
- Experience in managing a varied workload across numerous programmes.
- Ability to lead, guide and inform other engineers
- Ability to use data to drive decisions and make contributions to discussions at all levels.
- Experience of determining and setting technical direction is beneficial.
- Microsoft software skills, excel, power point, etc

Additional Information : Chassis Engineering is responsible for the design and release of a number of key vehicle systems - Suspension Systems Architecture (SSA), Suspension System Tuning (SST), Braking, Steering Wheels and Tyres (SWAT) and Axle Concepts and Chassis System Integration (AC&CSI).

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

Customer Ref: 34632

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

Division:
Manufacturing & Engineering

Position Description:
Lead Tooling and Launch Engineer for Complex Pressed Vendor Tooled Parts

Skills Required:
3 Key Skills:
1) Press Part development. Understanding in an automotive arena.
2) Experience in delivering launch activities supporting pressed part/Body in White assembled parts
3) An understanding of engineering to Inspection report data to support quality road map planning to engineering requirements, while interfacing with supplier, manufacturing engineering functions.

Experience Required:
Reporting to the Body Construction Programme Manager, within the Supplier Technical Management Tooling & Pressed Pattern Group organisation you will be responsible for assisting the tooling engineer/nominated supplier during the build maturation phases of the project. It is therefore essential to posses past experiences in Launch, Tooling development, Supplier Technical Assistance in BIW related activities to conduct this role.
Here you will be the direct link between the production plant and the suppliers/toolmakers/tooling Engineer, responsible for ensuring appropriate, build support, reporting and issue resolution.
Ideally, the candidate, a highly motivated and logical thinking individual, will possess a suitable back ground in body construction/ press tool development and a proven track record of project/programme delivery, through launch planning LQOS support activities, educated to degree level or equivalent qualifications in a related field.

Experience Preferred:
Body in White Launch, BIW advanced manufacturing engineering, Dimensional management and build integrity background, educated to degree standard

Location:
Gaydon, Castle Brom, Occ Solihull, halewood.

End date: 31st Dec 2018 Location: Gaydon, Castle Brom, Occ Solihull, halewood

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

Customer Ref: SSD008

Our client who is an iconic luxury sports car manufacturer, is currently recruiting for the following role:

Job Purpose:
To Deliver specialist support for ADAS and highly automated driving development and delivery, focusing on systems development, systems architecture and validation, with aim of developing state of the art performance across both Aston Martin Lagonda product line ups.

Key Responsibilities and Tasks
• To bring and maintain a contemporary international competency in Active Safety and Driver Assistance systems (such as AEB, ACC, Lane keep assist, Traffic Jam Assist etc)
• Be a key knowledge holder for ADAS systems within the company
• To contribute to long term ADAS and highly automated driving strategy development and tactical feature deployment across vehicle lines
• To coordinate and lead active safety and ADAS unique future feature and systems development activities
• The definition and development of future ADAS and highly automated vehicle systems architecture requirements to support future E/E architecture definition
• To support company R&D studies and PoC programmes and to lead governmental funding opportunities and applications
• To develop and maintain relationships with key supplier partners, technology providers and external systems and SW service providers
• To help develop and refine active safety / highly automated vehicle subsystem target/requirements definition, development and cascade
• To support pre-concept work and archetype development on production models

Qualifications and Experience
• Good relevant Engineering degree (or equivalent) minimum 2.1
• Masters or PhD in relevant engineering (or equivalent)
• Excellent knowledge of Active Safety related regulations and validation procedures
• Extensive experience in ADAS development
• Proven track record of achievement within Active Safety / ADAS development and delivery
• Understanding of the principals of Functional Safety (ISO26262)
• Good understanding of highly automated driving systems architecture and sensor requirements
• Experience with vehicle and systems architectures (CAN/Flex-ray/Ethernet)
• Experience of using typical development tools such as Vector, CANoe, physical targets and simulation tools
• Intuitive knowledge of fundamental engineering theory
• Excellent IT skills and working knowledge of MS word/Excel etc
• Excellent problem-solving abilities
• Excellent communication skills and ability to influence at all levels of organisation
• Self-starting and self-motivated
• Excellent organisational skills
• Able to learn quickly and integrate into a successful and dynamic team
• Full UK Drivers Licence and flexibility to travel in UK and overseas

Perm role Location: Gaydon

Due to the significant growth our client has experienced in recent years it now benefits from being a true multi-site organisation, and as such this role could be based at a number of sites, including Warwickshire, Wellesbourne and Milton Keynes

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

Customer Ref: ETL075

Our client who is an iconic luxury sports car manufacturer, is currently recruiting for the following role:

Job Purpose:

Deliver Electrical and Electronics application commodities and represent platform commodities in the programme team

Key Responsibilities and Tasks

Business Planning:
• Define the Electrical & Electronics Function’s change content in response to the Strategic Evaluation Letter. Work with Product Cost Estimating to set commodity Financial targets based on defined archetypes & strategic suppliers.
• Support Programme Manager and Concept Leader to balance performance and cost targets.
• Define programme’s Electrical & Electronics engineering resource requirements (internal and external).

Engineering:
• Work with Concept Leader to ensure that platform commodities and functional archetypes are applied, and that Function commodities integrate effectively with other commodities to achieve overall vehicle targets.
• Use external engineering partners as required to deliver non-platform commodities in line with the functional archetypes and engineering guidelines, using Electrical & Electronics Performance Engineers to ensure system level targets are achieved.
• Ensure platform commodities are delivered (by platform engineers) to achieve the programme’s cascaded system level targets.

Delivery:
• Co-located with Programme Manager, collaborates with cross-functional programme team including application engineers from other Functions, Vehicle Performance & Concept, Purchasing, Manufacturing & Quality to deliver the programme QCWFT (quality, cost, weight, function and timing) requirements.
• Plan Electrical & Electronics Function programme delivery to achieve the VPP.
• Ensure that platform engineers & external engineering partners achieve the plan (with their component suppliers), creating & managing recovery plans as required. Includes releasing application components & driving ETRS for platform components.
• Monitor internal & external resource utilisation to identify potential efficiency improvements for the next programme

Validation:
• Creates & manage the Function’s virtual & physical DV plan.
• Ensures effective report writing to identify potential efficiency improvements for the next programme.
• Ensure that all concerns are robustly resolved. First port of call for build issues. Includes resolving concerns on application components & driving concern resolution for platform components.
• Complete FESO documentation for application commodities, drive completion for platform commodities.
• Guarantees the functional & technical delivery of the system to the project.

Qualifications and Experience
Essential:
• Engineering Degree or equivalent
• Proven record of delivering Electrical or Electronics commodities, including quality, cost, function, weight and timing.
• Extensive knowledge of automotive development systems e.g. releasing, concerns, containments, gateways and sign off documentation.
• Experience of leading a cross functional team, including complex issue resolution.
• Proven management of outsourced projects
• Supplier management experience
• Complete knowledge of Product Development cycle from concept to launch completion
• Excellent communication and influencing skills at all levels
• Confident presenter
• Analytical
• Excellent financial management skills
• Must be able to manage large workloads in a high pressure environment and prioritise accordingly.
• Must be able to project manage and work collaboratively with a cross-functional team
• Ability to lead and inspire a team
• Able to communicate confidently and clearly
• Able to set and deliver targets
• Strategic thinking and decision making skills
• Resilient and driven to succeed; goal orientated
• Strong technical focus, high quality mind-set.
• Clean driving license
• Travel may be required, UK & overseas.

Desirable:
• Preferably Chartered Engineering status or equivalent
• Experience of more than one of the following commodities is preferred: infotainment, audio, cluster & displays, tracker & e-call, antennas, switchgear, lighting, camera & PDCs, body electronics, power management, EDS
• Excellent technical engineering background and a comprehensive knowledge of using calculation and analysis to drive design.
• Excellent knowledge of automotive quality tools and processes.
• Extensive knowledge of the manufacturing processes to create the components or systems.
• Microsoft project experience is desirable

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

Customer Ref: SSD111

Our client who is an iconic luxury sports car manufacturer, is currently recruiting for the following role:

Job Purpose
Lead the Design and Development of A-Class panels & bridging structures (less closures) for various programmes. The primary role is to lead and be responsible for the full design specification and compatibility to all system attributes and performance targets. This will involve interaction and co-ordination of both supplier and internal departments to deliver the system within the quality, cost and timing constraints identified within the programme

Key Responsibilities and Tasks
• Create and manage releases for owned systems
• Lead commodity strategy activities for owned system after provisional system selection achieved
• Create and manage FESO documents for the system
• Co-ordinate and lead programme specific failure mode prevention activities (e.g. DFMEA, QHR, and Lessons Learnt Feedback).
• Manage virtual series through complete process (e.g. Grey to White)
• Manage physical build concerns from after point of containment to resolution (e.g. yellow to white)
• Lead cross functional design reviews for your system on a programme
• Lead assembly reviews with manufacturing Engineering to ensure build compatibility
• Provide surface compatibility feedback for owned systems to concept team
• Lead complex and chronic route cause analysis activities relating to owned systems.
• Work with suppliers to achieve manufacturing feasibility for owned systems
• Lead design of system to achieve functional performance targets including mass
• Create high quality cost packs for system to ensure PCE, purchasing and supplier have clear understanding of what to quote / estimate.
• Working with development team lead design of bucks / rigs to support Failure Mode Avoidance activities
• Create and manage interface matrix for owned systems to ensure cross functional interactions are confirmed in a timely manner.
• Create and manage application specific location strategy for owned systems.
• Provide coaching and assistance to Engineers within the BIW team.

Qualification and Experience
• Minimum Degree level in Engineering or equivalent relevant experience.
• Extensive experience gained within automotive industry (or similar), preferably with a broad range of experience, particularly within BIW design and delivery.
• Experience in BIW is essential, including a knowledge of relevant legislation & manufacturing techniques (e.g. Sheet Moulding Compound & Metal Pressings).
• Experience of working in high pressure pre-production and launch situations
• Good ability to clearly present information to all levels in the organisation.
• Knowledge of NX an advantage
• Knowledge of the client AMPCS process would be beneficial.
• Knowledge and experience of Failure Mode Avoidance techniques
• Be a focused, highly motivated, results orientated individual who works well under pressure and can work to a given deadline.
• Must be able to work well in a group but can also lead a team.
• Proficient in use of Microsoft Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint
• Driving licence, Medical clearance to drive company vehicles

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