Automotive Project Engineer- Interior/Exterior Accessories

EES Solutions; England; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 70,000

Job description

Job Title: Automotive Project Engineer- Interior/Exterior Accessories

Location: West Midlands based & Remote

Employment type: Contract Position

Job type: Hybrid (Remote working, EES Office & Customer site)

This role is part of delivering a programme with EES Solutions on behalf of a well-established prestigious automotive manufacturer who makes exciting vehicles for worldwide distribution. This project engineering role will be initially responsible for the definition and feasibility of a number of interior/exterior/functional components leading into the full development, testing, and release of these components destined for a new model in a fascinating sector. We are looking for someone who is prepared to fully own their commodities and deliver them into the programme at pace and to a high quality in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for establishing, planning, and running meetings to ensure appropriate cross-functional representation and input from all relevant areas.
• Initially establishing feasibility for a number of features outlined in the initial project scope with your team, then being responsible for the full design, delivery, and release of your exterior commodities.
• Compiling engineering development/commodity timing plans for each component.
• Communicating delivery progress to the EES Project Lead on a regular basis.
• Ensuring that the challenging programme timing objectives are met.
• Identifying all risks to the programme and proposing mitigation measures.
• Following on project - ensuring vehicle builds are supported with parts at the required level.
• Ensuring that issues are addressed and closed off at each key gateway of the project.
• Mechanical and Interior, Exterior, Functional & accessory experience required.
• Experience of product feasibility, defining functional performance, system testing, designing for production, designing for manufacturing assembly.
• Proven project engineering capability demonstrated by recent delivery on time & budget.
• Previous delivery of interior, exterior, functional accessory components using a number of project delivery processes such as PCDS/PPAP/eAPQP, AIMS/WERS/iCREATE or similar.
• Parts design and release.
• Having previously delivered new or modified exterior systems for large OEM production.
• FEA Analysis.
• Working knowledge of change management processes.
• Working knowledge of RMDV requirements and test database.
• Experience of delivering accessory commodities including exterior, interior/exterior protection.

Skills:

• CAD Literacy: ability to manipulate and interrogate CAD data and use associated visualization tools.
• Ability to generate CAD data Catia v5/6.
• Experience of JIRA toolset and AGILE methodologies.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate at all levels.
• Experience in use of engineering tools FMEA, problem resolution etc 8D.
• Experienced with Microsoft Tools – Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Self-motivated.

Education:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant Mechanical Engineering/Design Engineering.