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.

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.