Customer Ref: PTN086

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

Job Purpose:
To co-ordinate departmental Total Delivered Cost (TDC) programme initiatives. The engineer will orchestrate and collate the department groups to generate cost-saving activity, whilst acting as a single point of contact for representing Powertrain Engineering to the business. It is a diverse role and would suit a candidate with a desire to broaden their knowledge of a variety of commodities as well as develop their commercial skills.

Key Responsibilities & Tasks:
• The Total Delivered Cost (TDC) of client products and services determines the fundamental viability upon which the business operates financially. Opportunities to control and reduce costs further improve the company profitability. Such initiatives should add value to the client, in both financial and product quality forms, without being detrimental to the customer.
• Coordinate the Powertrain department groups to generate ideas for cost down initiatives on current and future vehicles through an application of total value management techniques; including brainstorming and workshop sessions.
• Guide and measure the implementation of cost down ideas from inception through to line trial and introduction, by liaising with the component platform leaders to ensure planned introduction and cost yield targets are achieved. Represent Powertrain as the single point of contact back into the business, particularly within the TDC management forum.
• Report out progress against cost down targets into weekly TDC control tower meetings and weekly Powertrain management meetings.
• Ensure targets and delivery are concurred by platform managers, confirming resource and funding commitment is identified to deliver agreed initiatives.
• The post holder will undertake other duties as may be required to achieve the company's objectives, commensurate with the grading of the post

Qualification & Experience:

• Minimum Degree level in Engineering or equivalent relevant experience.
• Experience within the automotive industry, preferably with a broad range of experience, ideally including Powertrain Engineering. Previous experience in applying total value management techniques to achieve cost reductions without impacting customer satisfaction. Experience of defining and delivering test plans to prove out impact of design changes on customer satisfaction
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Good ability to clearly present information to all levels of the organisation.
• Experience using CAD (particularly TeamCentre, Vis-Mock-Up and/or NX) advantageous
• Knowledge of value management techniques
• Experience delivering to product development processes
• Knowledge of client Mission process would be beneficial.
• Knowledge and experience of Failure Mode Avoidance techniques.

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

Customer Ref: SSD149

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

Job Purpose:
Identify, highlight and support the mitigation of significant failure modes using virtual and physical tools across a selection of body commodities, systems and attributes pre-tooling kick off. Ensure accurate and appropriate targets are an integral part of the product creation process for each programme, from concept to delivery, using a combination of experience, lessons learnt, benchmarking and an awareness of relevant industry research/best practice

Key Responsibilities and Tasks
• Active involvement in engineering design from target setting through development to sign-off
• Support design reviews for body components, systems and attributes
• Work with component owners to define high level requirements, load cases and acceptance criteria
• CAD based failure mode detection
• Develop corrective solutions
• Generate new concept ideas
• Update and create target documents and test methods
• Active involvement refining correlation between virtual and physical systems/targets
• Support component, sub-system, system and whole vehicle test analysis
• Communicate research results and support technical reviews
• Write reports, presentations and deviations
• Prepare design briefs for pre-prototype/development parts
• Raise engineering concerns
• Undertake benchmarking activities to support design and target setting
• Design of test rigs/physical bucks
• Maintain and update Design Verification Plans across Body Engineering systems
• Identify opportunities to increase detailed technical knowledge within Body Engineering
• Support commodity development across the wider business as applicable

Qualifications and Experience
• Mechanical Engineering Degree (or equivalent qualification)
• Previous experience of Product Development beneficial
• Experience of using Team Centre and Vis Mock-up advantageous (though not essential)
• Experience in Automotive industry desirable (although other disciplines will be considered)
• Ability to manipulate and interpret data, spot trends, anomalies and outliers
• Broad understanding of vehicle architecture and manufacturing processes
• Analytical and systematic approach to problem solving
• Ability to understand/balance engineering risk and prioritise workload with minimal supervision
• Appreciation of technical & practical workshop skills (build of rigs, use of CAD drawings, GD&T)
• Knowledge of Rapid Prototyping techniques/applications
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to stay motivated under a variety of pressure and time constraints
• Understanding of deadlines, timing plans and build phases based on new vehicle project timing
• Interest in future industry trends, technology, research and legislation

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

Customer Ref: SSD140

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

Job Purpose
The purpose of the role is to work with minimum of supervision, on the realisation of component design & package on all aspects of the Body Structure in order to produce finished detailed CAD designs and drawings.

Key Responsibilities and Tasks
• CAD design and modelling of Body Structures components, from concept into production.
• Preparation of detailed 3D PMI and 2D drawings to client drafting standards.
• Management of created CAD data into TeamCentre ensuring all modelling attributes are completed.
• Assistance in the preparation of engineering release packs.
• Use of Vis Mockup to review and present design concepts and solutions.
• Work under the direction of project engineer or PMST leader on a day to day basis.
• Investigation and support of issue resolution during pre-production, launch phase and post Job 1 line to establish root cause and produce design changes required.

Qualifications and Experience
• Educated to a minimum of HND level (NQF level 5) or equivalent in an engineering related discipline, or can demonstrate good experience within Body Structures engineering.
• Skilled in automotive component and body system design using NX10 (or higher). Consideration will be given to those with Catia V5 experience who can demonstrate relevant component design knowledge.
• Knowledge of TCe and VisMockup is beneficial.
• Knowledge and experience of Body in White and Closures, one or more of the following: metal castings, extrusions, pressings/forming, RTM, SMC & C/F panels.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Outlook, Excel and PowerPoint.
• A working knowledge of component manufacturing & tooling requirements.
• Working Knowledge of GD&T to BS8888

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: PTN111

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

Job Purpose
This role is to define Air Intake system strategy and components for the next decade, covering both large and small pressure charged engines in both front and mid-engine positions. The Project Engineer will initially report directly to the PTSE Manager, however, the longer-term objective is to have a management grade PMST leader building and leading a team

Key Responsibilities and Tasks
• Working with the Base Engine team to determine cross platform Air Intake System requirements for all future product including:
o Total Vehicle integration of Intake system
o Airflow requirements including management of CFD analysis and system pressures
o Filtration requirements including dirty air duct design for clean
o Mass airflow measurement
o Intake package within multiple vehicles with maximum commonisation
o Turbo entry including bypass and flow optimisation
o Cabin noise systems (Symposer) and work with NVH department for Sound Quality.
• Lead/support CAE investigations into system layout/selection.
• Lead/support general QCWF activities for intake systems (quality, cost, weight, function).
• Generate/present technical papers/ presentations to support/drive programme and product decisions.
• Liaise with system engineers and suppliers to determine component and system requirements.
• Co-ordinate packaging schemes to meet component requirements and corporate standards.
• Produce information to support package reviews, including consideration from all affected areas including production (DFA), certification, environmental, service and logistics.
• Identify CAD requirements and check Model and 2D details to client drafting standards for release.
• Release components in time to meet CMM dates for programme timing gateways.
• Support supplier selection, parts procurement for both prototype and production builds including RFI and RFQ.
• Generate BoM information.
• Lead DFMEAs and DVP generation to including the setting of corporate test procedures/standards.
• Design should be optimised for component and system performance, strength, material selection and weight through experience, hand calculations and the use of analysis tools.
• Support the development of in house design test and development standards and procedures.
• Support component and vehicle development/validation through the use of Dyno testing and vehicle testing including Vehicle Ingress and Environmental

Qualifications and Experience
• Ideally educated to degree level or equivalent relevant experience.
• Experience of automotive OEM Air Intake Systems, at component and system level, including specification, design and development.
• A flexible ability to work on multiple tasks to a tight timescale, accurately, without detailed supervision.
• Competent with MS Office.
• Good communications and presentation skills.
• The successful candidate may, on occasion, be required to travel to other Aston Martin Lagonda sites to assist with maintenance issue

Location: Wellesbourne

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

Customer Ref: PTN130

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

Job Purpose
Define and steer engine sub-system design and specifications by innovating and evolving engine concepts into production design solutions, enabling power units to fulfil attribute targets defined by the product cycle plan across all vehicle platforms.

Key Responsibilities and Tasks
• Leadership: Steer the project teams to develop the engine sub-system design architecture of concepts and lead the sub-system design activity to deliver power units into production.
• Quality: Provision that all QHR directives are captured in the concept design process to ensure robust production solutions to achieve targets.
• Cost: Drive design schemes that enable programme cost targets to be realised. Including efficiencies of modular systems and manufacturing processes.
• Weight: Drive design schemes that enable programme mass targets to be realised.
• Function: Define engine sub-system architecture to enable engine components to fulfil the functional target specifications of the power unit attributes and the vehicle applications.
• Package: Steer design engineers to achieve engine assembly static and dynamic clearance targets.
• Assembly and Manufacturing: Engage and collaborate with manufacturing engineering to ensure that engine assemblies and auxiliary systems are designed to be built, and installed into vehicles, repeatedly and within required cycle time, quality and cost.
• AM-Mission: Support the project leaders with design aspects for programme gateways and checkpoints.
• Timing: Establish and execute virtual series plans commensurate with engine programme timing, including build phase and checkpoint deliverables.
• Concerns and Change Management: Influence and verify concern design solutions.
• Meetings: Chair engine sub-system design reviews and represent the sub-system in whole engine design reviews.
• FMA: Technically advise to the engine sub-system DFMEA timetable and guide output actions through the sub-system design process.
• FESO: Support the Project leaders to deliver FDJ and FESO checkpoints.
• Benchmarking: Evaluate competitor power unit information and conduct concept studies of appropriate established and emerging technologies.
• IPR: Create, protect and harness design and innovation IP

Qualifications and Experience
• Educated to Degree level or higher in an engineering discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• The successful candidate will be expected to demonstrate technical expertise in gasoline engine design, with complete competence in at least one engine sub-systems to take full ownership of the sub-system design from concept to production.
• Recognised as an expert in the field of engine product development and production delivery.
• Extensive experience in engine product development.
• Previous delivery of engine component and system designs into production.
• Prior demonstration of virtual series disciplines.
• CAE competency in system simulation and/or component analysis tools
• Electrified powertrain and propulsion knowledge.
• Vehicle engineering and packaging.
• Strong negotiating and influencing skills; with peers, seniors, project and functional teams.
• Advanced gasoline internal combustion engine technical knowledge
• Competent CAD user (preferably including Unigraphics NX)
• Confident presenter of technical information to management level internally and within external organisations.
• Able to prioritise, delegate and deliver multiple tasks on a consistent basis
• Be flexible and identify the necessity for extraordinary application.
• Ability to communicate appropriately at all levels.
• Must be self-motivated and driven to achieve results.
• Providing engineering support at prototype workshops, build locations and production lines as required.
• Visits to suppliers (UK and worldwide) or engine manufacturing plants when relevant to support specific issues or events.
• Full Driving License & 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.