Our client who is a UK based engineering Tier 1 consultancy is looking for a Lead Automotive Durability Analyst to support an Automotive development project which may involve significant international travel.

Position Description:
Experienced Lead Durability Engineer/Analyst with strong automotive engineering background is required to support a body development project working on metallic architecture development. Ideally with a degree in Automotive or Mechanical Engineering, you'll have a solid understanding of engineering principles and automotive Durability load cases (static/dynamic and fatigue). The ability to set targets for automotive durability delivery is vital, with the ability to utilise standard industry FE software, Nastran/Optistruct/Abaqus/NCode etc. Candidates should have broad experience with the design and development of automotive architecture including concept generation and case study CAE analysis. Experience of working with lightweight body structures including castings, pressings and extrusions would be of benefit.

The engineer will have the following skills:
- Lead Engineer experience including target setting for Body Durability.
- Automotive engineering background and 5+ years experience running CAE durability analysis;
- Excellent modelling and analysis experience using industry standard software;
- OEM or engineering consulting background;
- Experience of leading a team of CAE Engineers;
- Understanding and appreciation of a variety of manufacturing processes – castings, forgings, extrusions etc.;

Skills Required:
- Self-motivated with the ability to take ownership and deliver on CAE targets;
- Committed, flexible and able to work under pressure as part of a team;
- Excellent communication skills for vehicle cross-functional discussions and CAE delivery.

Education Required:
- Degree Educated demonstrating automotive CAE experience/training.

Additional Information:
Some overseas travel will be required with the role.

Location:
Multiple locations including international travel.

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

Customer Ref: SSD150

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

Job Purpose:
• Supporting the body engineering Programme Module Sub Teams and Programme Attribute Teams in the generation of detailed component and system level engineering targets – through experience/lessons learnt, interrogation of previous programme targets, and benchmarking of competitor products.
• Creating & updating Design Verification Plans (DVPs) across Body Engineering Systems and vehicle programs.
• Supporting body engineering Programme Module Sub Teams with body commodity related development and testing.
• To execute body engineering development & testing particularly for durability, strength and craftsmanship.
• To provide proactive, creative and practical problem solving to advance the development of body engineering designs.
• Supporting early failure mode detection through the creation and testing of development bucks, sub-assemblies and prototype parts.
• To Create, critique, and execute test plans to ensure design verification and reporting is performed in the most effective and efficient manner.

Key Responsibilities and Tasks
• Participate in the engineering design from targets through development to sign-off & production
• Support Design reviews from target settings through to development of production parts
• Organise both in-house & out-source testing (liaise with suppliers, organise & follow-up component procurement, organise test planning & manage test method specification)
• Support/Execute component, sub-system, system & whole vehicle tests
• Communicate/Present test results & support technical reviews
• Write/Archive test reports & deviations
• Raise concerns where necessary
• Develop corrective solutions
• Attend Programme Module Sub Team meetings & advise on upcoming changes
• Generate new concept ideas
• Source or fabricate pre-prototype/development parts
• Participate in benchmarking activities to support design & target setting
• Design & build test rigs
• Update current test methods, write new test methods

Qualifications and Experience
• Engineering Degree (or equivalent qualification) – Automotive or Mechanical Engineering preferred
• Experience of hands on testing (body systems, sub-systems & components)
• Experience of using NX, Team Centre and Vis Mock-up would be beneficial
• Experience gained within Automotive industry (experience within other engineering sectors will also be considered)
• Experience in Engineering problem resolving (for example body components, structures & systems)
• Pragmatic hands-on problem solving
• Data recording, analysis & report writing
• Technical & practical workshop skills (build of rigs, use of CAD drawings, GD&T)
• Excellent communication skills: Able to communicate ideas clearly & concisely
• Good physical condition required
• Capability of working under pressure
• Good spatial awareness & conceptual abilities
• Ability to manage multiple demands on time & priorities
• Excellent analytical & systematic approach to problem solving
• Ability to take decisions that minimise engineering risk in a solution
• The successful candidate must be able to learn quickly and integrate into a successful and dynamic team, offering strong character attributes as well as the necessary knowledge and experience above.
• The best candidate will be open-minded and lateral thinking in the face of stiff timing and product targets.
• The successful candidate should be able to exhibit creative problem solving ability and commitment to meet stretch targets. The candidate must be proactive and trust their initiative with minimum supervision to produce practical solutions.
• Clear understanding of deadlines and timing plans based on new vehicle project timing. Particularly Programme Start, Programme Strategy Confirmation, Programme Targets Confirmation, Final Data Judgement and Final Engineering Complete gateways.

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

Customer Ref: PTN156

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

Job Purpose
Engine structural simulation and analysis

Key Responsibilities and Tasks
• Develop, implement and maintain numerical models
• Contribute to the methodology
• Collaborating with design and experiment to understand the requirements of the models

Qualifications and Experience
• Master of Science Degree in Engineering
• Experience in structural simulations with Finite Elements
• Experience in automotive and powertrain applications
• Experience in Dynamic analysis (desirable)
• Self driven and self motivated to achieve departmental scorecard targets
• Manage different parallel open tasks and identify priorities
• Excellent communication skills
• Quality driven and understanding of build
• Able to maintain a confidentiality around sensitive company information

Location: Wellesbourne

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: ETL081

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

Job Purpose
Design & develop new and existing vehicle power management requirements

Key Responsibilities and Tasks
• Manage the design of vehicle power management systems to ensure robust electrical power delivery for all electrical systems, supporting the vehicle development timing.
• Ensure that all PMST leaders provide the required data to support the system power management requirements.
o Power consumption
o Current characteristics
o Nominal operating current.
o Key off load
• Alternator specification & package
o Load balance simulation via mapping of electrical consumers
o Load balance testing
o Electrical requirements of alternator
o Environmental requirements of alternator
o Appropriate package within the engine assembly
o Harness requirements for the alternator
o Support development of charge strategies and charging profiles
• Battery
o Understand the battery specification and requirements
o Specify the appropriate battery for each application
o Understanding of Lithium chassis batteries
o Calculate battery life using electrical consumer/Key off load data
o Implement appropriate battery protection
o Characterise vehicle cranking profiles on car
o Test cranking profiles using simulation tools on breadboards
• Specify appropriate DC/DC convertors for each vehicle application.
• Understand charging technologies
• Understand Traction battery technology, for both EV and Hybrid vehicles
• Conduct and document vehicle benchmarking.
• Component Releasing and Change Control management
• Support sub-system DFMEA reviews.
• Control of Design Verification Plans and Sign off Report for owned components.
• Coordinate and support vehicle testing for all owned components.
• Support vehicle builds and provide problem solving (‘8D’ process).
• Support cost and weight down initiatives
• Define future technology strategy and implementation plans

Qualifications and Experience
• Engineering degree or equivalent qualification.
• Experience gained within automotive electrical design and development.
• Extensive knowledge of battery technology and battery requirements
• Extensive knowledge of Alternator technology and associated requirements
• Good experience and knowledge of vehicle electrical systems, especially DC/DC converters and battery protection systems.
• Experience of battery load balance requirements.
• Experience of project management.
• Project managed battery systems successfully into production.
• Working knowledge of relevant regulations and approvals
• Understanding of electric vehicles & traction battery technology & requirements
• Must be able to use electrical test equipment.
• Ability to support and input at FMEA reviews.
• Ability to support prototype builds.
• Manage a large workload in a high-pressure environment.
• Ability to analyse test data from supplier testing and work to timely solutions when required.
• Must have good report writing skills.
• Must be proactive and trust their initiative using minimum supervision to produce practical solutions.

Location: Warwickshire

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: IEM060 / IEM062

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

Job Purpose
Coordinate the development and integration of Interior trim for Cockpit & Cabin systems and manage interior components on new vehicle programmes as part of cross-functional team.

Key Responsibilities and Tasks
• Represent Body Interior functions in the cross-functional application team.
• Review Body Interior change content in response to Strategic Evaluation Letter (SEL)
• Work with vehicle engineering and functional engineering teams to ensure that Body Interior commodities are fully integrated and achieve vehicle programme targets.
• Assist with the submission of documents including Engineering Concept Matrix, BoM and Final Engineering Sign-Off to describe and report status of parts on the project.
• Work with cost estimating and purchasing functions to establish appropriate piece and tooling cost targets and maintain cost tracker (CMS)
• Coordinate functional actions relating to piece/tooling cost gap closure and challenge and optimise D&D costs
• Work with Purchasing to ensure system selection & sourcing of Interior commodities.
• Monitor closure of all Body Interior concerns (Ecms) at all stages of the programme in line with required build phase implementation.
• Review parts/ designs for all new content and ensure they are available on time and at required maturity and quality for all physical and virtual builds
• Monitor submission of all Body Interior releases for the applicable programme

Qualifications and Experience
• Engineering degree (or equivalent) within an engineering related discipline
• Experience gained within automotive engineering / product development
• Prior experience in development and/or integration of Body Interior Trim components and systems on new vehicle programmes
• Experience of legislative and DV requirements for the design of interior trim.
• A working knowledge of component manufacturing, tooling requirements & lead times.
• Experienced working in cross-functional teams
• Proven skills and ability to deliver engineering solutions on time to cost, quality and targets
• Understands testing and validation requirements for automotive body systems
• Good grasp of engineering fundamentals and familiar with problem solving and failure mode avoidance techniques including DFMEA
• Familiar with technology and industry benchmarks applicable to Interior Trim.
• Proficient in the use of Teamcentre / VisMockup to interrogate designs
• Knowledge of NX an advantage
• Self-starting and self-motivated - Able to work with minimal supervision.
• Able to balance conflicting requirements within cross-functional teams and positively influence decisions on product definition and design.
• Thorough, data-driven approach to solving engineering issues
• Confident communicator – able to present at design reviews and technical forums
• Full driving licence
• Role may require periods of working at other manufacturing site(s) in the UK and occasional travel to suppliers in UK and Europe.

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 business.