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

Lead Engineer - Restraints Systems - £34/hr (Inside IR35) - Warwickshire (hybrid potential) - 7 Months (potential for yearly renewal)

Role:
The purpose of this role is to coordinate the design, development, testing and introduction of new or modified seat belt system across specific programmes. Operating in a cross-functional organisation, the Lead Engineer will report into the Chapter Leader and, where delivering on specific vehicle programmes, have a matrix report into the programme Technical Chapter Lead. The role requires the individual to deliver the commodity plan to quality, cost and time and lead the technical content and integrity of the seat belt systems across specific vehicle programmes.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities
- Support the on-cycle squad (including direction from Tech Chapter Leader, Product Owner and Scrum Master) to deliver the ABR/PI aspiration, delivering value in each sprint, aligned to the relevant Programme Group vision and epics.
- Contribute to the delivery of the seat belt system onto the programmes, in line with the Product Creation & Delivery System and/or Agile methodology, maintaining the Worldwide Engineering Release System (WERS)
- Manage component and sub-system test plans, including detailed planning of test and development stages through to design verification sign off and support Engineering test teams with rectification of issues.
- Resolve issues with component and sub-system engineering and vehicle attribute teams to develop designs that meet targets
- Developing and managing the implementation of feasible technical solutions to achieve programme targets.
- Programme targets for cost, weight, quality (utilising Failure Mode Avoidance techniques) and functional performance.
- Managing all the key stakeholders associated with safety component development (e.g. Suppliers, Purchasing, Vehicle Engineering, Quality, Design, Optical & Perceived Quality, Finance, Manufacturing, Service, Logistics, etc.)

Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Essential:
- Previous experience of leading the resolution of business, technical and process issues within an Automotive Engineering Project Team environment
- A good working knowledge of product creation & delivery, engineering change control, product definition and change management processes
- Engineering related Degree or relevant equivalent experience
- Proven experience of engineering project management within a technical environment, ideally encompassing the management of suppliers or other external organisations.
- Previous experience in Body Engineering / Safety Components, Restraint Electronics or Vehicle Safety environments
- Working knowledge of safety system development including airbag or seat belt dynamic performance, manufacturing processes and related standards and test procedures or vehicle safety attribute delivery or test.
- Full UK driving licence.

Desirable:
- Knowledge of vehicle level safety requirements.
- At least one full development cycle on Safety Components or interior system
- Trained/Experienced using AGILE methodology and Agile planning tools such as Jira and Confluence
- Experience in Design Failure Mode Effect Analysis (DFMEA) & Design Review Based of Failure Mode (DRBFM).

Additional information:
This role is on a contract basis and is Inside IR35.

The services advertised by Premea Limited for this vacancy are those of an Employment Business.
Premea is a specialist IT & Engineering recruitment consultancy representing clients in the UK and internationally within the Automotive, Motorsport and Aerospace sectors.

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