Customer Ref: SSD173

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

Job Purpose
To lead the ADAS Active Safety applications across client programmes

Key Responsibilities and Tasks
• Main point of contact for ADAS commodities on all sports car application programmes.
• Support the definition of the platform strategy for ADAS features across the sports car range.
• Define vehicle level attributes to meet legal, marketing and program requirements.
• Lead the suppliers and cross functional teams to deliver all ADAS systems across the sports car range meeting program targets and platform strategy.
• Design release the hardware and software.
• Report and manage commodity costs, timing and change management.
• Lead Functional Safety and DFMEA activities
• Lead technical engineering issue resolution in line with programme targets and constraints
• Lead system sign off including vehicle testing
• Report status of ADAS systems development progression at appropriate business gateways

Qualifications and Experience
• Good Electrical/Automotive Engineering degree (or equivalent) minimum 2.1. Suitable relevant experience could be considered in lieu of qualification(s).
• Solid knowledge of automotive product creation systems.
• Extensive experience in commodity/attribute ownership within automotive industry.
• Extensive experience in electrical systems development.
• Proven track record of achievement in development and delivery of Active Safety Systems.
• Excellent attention to detail couple with the ability to communicate clearly verbally and in writing.
• Programme management experience (planning, financial and status reporting responsibility).
• Experience with Functional Safety requirements and DFMEA.
• Intuitive knowledge of fundamental systems engineering theory.
• Excellent IT skills and working knowledge of MS word/Excel etc
• Excellent problem-solving abilities
• Experience with tools like Vector, CANalyser, CANoe, CANape, vflash or equivalent.
• Experience with in vehicle diagnostic tools.
• Self-starting and self-motivated
• Excellent organisational skills
• Able to learn quickly and integrate into a successful and dynamic team
• Ability to work under pressure
• Well-developed interpersonal skills and ability to influence
• UK Drivers Licence and flexibility to travel in UK and overseas

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

Customer Ref: PTN089

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

Job Purpose:
The purpose of the job is to lead, manage and develop the engine dynamic systems group to define and design concepts, and establish system design specifications, to deliver validated engine products into production within the product development process framework.

Key Responsibilities and Tasks:
• Role Function: Lead, manage and develop the engine dynamic systems group to define and design concepts, and establish system design specifications, to deliver validated engine products into production within the product development process framework. Provide technical direction using comprehensive engineering experience. Seek and evaluate new technology and engage the group in advanced engineering opportunities commensurate with cycle planning.
• Functional Scope: Engine Dynamic Systems include: cranktrain, valvetrain, FEAD, lubrication and base engine cooling. The group function includes: design, component engineering and product delivery. The function will work in conjunction with engine development, calibration and simulation groups.
• Technology/Benchmarking: Steer the engine dynamic systems group to acquire and evaluate industry, competitor and emerging technology information compatible with project targets and advanced engineering direction to ensure modular component platform readiness to support product cycle planning.
• Knowledge & Methodology: Be responsible for engines IPR related to dynamic systems. Protect and enhance knowledge, including patent registrations, research collaborations, engineering guidelines and standards. Enforce assurance measures, within the engines group, that engine product development projects avoid IPR and legislation infringement.
• Resource Planning: Evaluate resource requirements to support engine projects and advanced engineering activity, ensuring capacity and capability. Implement best practices. Recruit, realign and provide training to fill resource voids.
• Programmes: Guide the design and system engineers to plan and deliver systems within the Mission system framework. Validate and ensure consistency of sub-system commodity plans across all programmes ensuring sufficient funding to deliver. Guide the group to work with the engine project managers to track project progress across all dynamic engine systems, highlighting areas of risk and opportunity and resolve conflicts accordingly.
• Quality: Promote and optimise engineering and quality systems (DFMEAs, Robustness Studies, QHR) to ensure process readiness and guide design and system engineers deployment to prevent, identify and resolve potential quality concerns during product design and development.
• Cost: Steer design and system engineers to furnish project managers in definition of programme cost targets, working with component suppliers to deliver systems that achieve project targets (Tooling, Engineering and Piece).
• Weight: Steer design and system engineers in definition of programme weight targets and guide the design process to ensure target achievement.
• Package: Guide design and system engineers in compliance of engine and vehicle package targets and support the project manager to arbitrate mutually acceptable solutions.
• Assembly: Steer design and system engineers to ensure that engine components and units can be assembled into engines and vehicles repeatedly in conformance to manufacturing engineering feasibility.
• Change Management: Validate and approve engine component Engineering Release Notification submissions. Arbitrate the resolution to any releasing issues that prevent completion within planned timing.
• FMA & Issue Resolution: Promote and provide best practice knowledge and appropriate problem solving tools (8D, 5Ys, 6Sigma) and empower the system group to utilise guided processes and reporting methods. Ensure comprehensive and robust use of the eCMS to raise, track and resolve engineering concerns.
• FDJ (final data judgement): Guide the system leaders throughout the design and analysis phases to ensure that each project FDJ checkpoint is successfully approved.
• FEC (final engineering completion): Guide the system leaders throughout the development and testing phases to ensure that each project FEC checkpoint is successfully approved with appropriate documentation.

Qualification & Experience:
• Educated to degree level or higher in a relevant engineering discipline
• Expected to demonstrate technical expertise of base engine dynamic systems
• Affiliation with professional engineering organisations and/or academic establishments
• Previous delivery of engine components and systems, and powertrain units into production using a product development process framework
• Experience in research or advanced engineering.
• Engine system or sub-system design and development experience.
• Operating as a leader within an engineering product development team.
• Managing sub-ordinates functionally and operationally.
• Knowledge of patent application processes and searches
• Experience working within academic or consultancy collaborations
• Define and challenge budgets for the engine systems and resolve conflicts.
• Fluent presenter of technical information to peers, senior management and externally.
• Experienced writer of technical and project reports.
• Competent user of TCe (TeamCentre Engineering) and Visualization Mockup.
• Accomplished in GD&T disciplines
• Experience as CAD user (NX advantageous)
• Knowledge of CAE simulation disciplines (Stress Analysis, Fatigue, 1D, 3D CFD, Multi Body)
• High level of knowledge for FMA processes (DFMEA, DVP, QHR)
• Accomplished user of Engineering Standards and innovator of Design Guidelines
• Proficient in office software (Outlook, Excel, Word, Powerpoint, Project)
• Office based with engineering support for prototype workshop and production line as required.
• Visits to suppliers’ facilities / testing locations (UK and worldwide) or the engine manufacturing plant.
• Driving licence and medical clearance to use high speed tracks and hot and cold environmental chambers if required to support development activities.

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

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

Role context and purpose:
As a Senior Design Engineer for Genuine Motorcycle Accessories (GMA) your role will involve working with cross-functional teams in Industrial Design and Product Development. At the outset you will be exposed to the design of retail customer facing products at various points in their product life cycle.

Key responsibilities:
- Design systems and components for new and updated chassis projects, considering function,
cost, manufacture, assembly and quality
- Produce good quality 3D CAD models using Creo (prior Creo experience preferred but not essential)
- Produce good quality 2D engineering drawings
- Follow and help maintain design, operational and quality procedures
- Produce supporting documentation for designs, as required
- Liaise with internal departments such as, Sourcing, Manufacturing, Quality and Assembly
- Liaise with outside suppliers
- Design components and systems to comply with regulatory requirements where needed
- Have a good understanding of the application of some regulatory requirements for motorcycles
- Manage their own time and workload effectively
- Create and manage timing plans for their areas of responsibility
- Manage any CAD Designers or contractors allocated to help with creating CAD models
- Provide engineering guidance to other team members
- Represent the design team in interdepartmental meetings in the absence of the team leader

Experience Required:
- Should be able to demonstrate good time management and excellent knowledge of
engineering fundamentals
- Good understanding of the design requirements for mass production manufacturing
- Good technical comprehension of at least some areas of chassis layout, design & development
- Past experience in analysis and optimisation of components and subassemblies prefered
- Educational qualifications: Qualified to degree level or equivalent in a relevant engineering discipline. Minimum
of 2:1 required.
Proficient in 3D CAD, preferably Creo
- Past experience in engineering design of components and subassemblies
- Good knowledge of manufacturing processes
- Experience of creating and releasing 2D technical drawings
- Understanding of geometric tolerances on 2D drawings
- Good understanding of motorcycle chassis layout and construction
- Practical experience of vehicle maintenance and preparation is advantageous
- Some experience in designing to Regulatory requirements as applied to motorcycles
- Experience in Trim and Structural design preferred

Additional Information:
Our client's GMA team is a dedicated one with 35 people split between the UK & overseas and it sits within the
GCO (Global Commercial Organisation) but also links into the GTO (Global Technical Organisation)
in terms of procedures and operating systems. The Senior Design Engineer is a key role for the business
which ultimately allows the enablement of delivery of new products to market. The GMA Product
catalog will consist of 200+ ‘live’ products in 2018-19 and will expand further beyond that in 2019-20.

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

Customer Ref: SSD116

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

Job Purpose
The role exists to 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 Final Engineer Sign Off documents for the system
• Co-ordinate and lead programme specific failure mode prevention activities (e.g. Design Failure Modes and Effects Analysis, Quality History Review, 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 Piece Cost Estimation, 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 Body In White team.

Qualifications 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 Body In White design and delivery.
• Experience in Body In White is essential, including a knowledge of relevant legislation & manufacturing techniques (e.g. Sheet Metal Compound & Metal Pressings).
• Experience of working in high pressure pre-production and launch situations
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint
• Knowledge and experience of Failure Mode Avoidance technique
• Knowledge of NX an advantage
• Good ability to clearly present information to all levels in the organisation.
• The ideal candidate will be a focused, highly motivated, results orientated individual who works well under pressure and can work to a given deadline.
• The ideal candidate must be enthusiastic and passionate about the client products.
• Must be able to work well in a group but can also lead a team.
• Driving licence, Medical clearance to drive company vehicles.

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

Customer Ref: IEM 135

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 door trim to meet performance targets

Key Responsibilities and Tasks
• Benchmarking activities, creation of future strategy plans and archetype definition
• Level 2 and component target setting to support new vehicle programmes
•Creation of design specification, concept schemes and definition of master sections
• RFI creation, Engineering Concept Matrix compilation and System Selection proposals
• Accountable for DFMEAs, Lesson Learnt reviews and Failure Mode Avoidance activity planning
• Design Validation Plan compilation in conjunction with Body Development and Programme Attribute Team
• Plan design activity and release points to meet programme timing
• Creation of Supplier D&D statement of work and RASIC generation
• PBoM generation, BoM set-up, CAD development to support Virtual Series reviews
• Accountable for Concept Location Strategy document to support tolerance studies
• Lead cross functional design reviews to meet cost, quality and performance targets
• Support Optical Quality reviews and Surface Definition to support Styling releases
• Owner of FESO document including engineering deviations as required
• Author of Engineering Release packs for all commodities
• Raise risks & opportunities in Cost Management System to track cost movements
• Manage concerns, containments and permanent corrective actions as required
• Update Design Guidelines and Engineering Standards to reflect latest learning

Qualification and Experience
• Engineering degree (or equivalent)
• Extensive experience within Automotive Engineering product development
• Extensive experience in the design of Door Trims on new vehicle programmes
• Proven track record in design and delivery of Interior Trim
• Experience of leadership or clear evidence of leadership ability.
• Familiar with failure mode avoidance techniques including DFMEA
• Proficient in MS Office tools: Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
• Good understanding of manufacturing techniques
• Proficient in the use of Teamcentre / VisMockup to interrogate CAD designs and drawings
• CAD Literate (Preferably Siemens NX)
• Intuitive Knowledge of fundamental engineering theory
• Thorough, date-driven approach to solving engineering issues
• Self-starting and self motivated
• Excellent organisational skills, ability to deliver under pressure
• Confident communicator - able to present at design reviews and technical forums

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