Vehicle Engineering Manager

Singer Vehicle Design; Daventry; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000

Job description

Vehicle Engineering Manager (Daventry, UK)

About Singer
We are passionate about creating some of the most awesome automobiles in the world. Founded in California in 2009, Singer Vehicle Design is a luxury brand with a global clientele and operations in the US, the UK, and Switzerland. Our mission is described simply as: "A Relentless Pursuit of Excellence.” The company has become renowned for its collaboration with owners of the air-cooled Porsche 911 in pursuit of bespoke restorations.

Job Purpose:
Reporting to the Vice President of Engineering, this role will be accountable to the VP of Engineering and the Chief Engineers for the generation of the Design Verification Plans, to verify all engineering content for all Singer vehicle programmes through testing. The DVP will ensure that the vehicles meet attribute targets and pass legislative defined tests to meet the requirements of the Singer target markets. This role will provide ownership of major vehicle system design testing and ensuring all programmes in the operating plan are delivered on time, on budget and to specification. The role will contribute to the creation and implementation of best practice Engineering processes, vision, strategy, policies, and procedures to aid and improve operational performance.

Main Responsibilities

• Own the Design Verification test Plan for all Singer programmes.
• Preparation and presentation of material on the Final Engineering Sign Off status to support external and internal project status reviews.
• Overseeing whole vehicle testing financial budgets and test bookings.
• Identify and implement best practice engineering processes, improving robustness in our engineering integrity.
• Where required support test activity at test tracks and facilities in the UK and Europe.
• Help define vehicle attribute targets through consultation with Chief Engineers and seniors within the business, assess target and benchmark vehicles where required.
• If required deliver Vehicle Engineering Management responsibilities across smaller programmes
  • Be responsible for the delivery of the engineering content for reduced scope programmes.
  • Work with the engineering commodity heads to ensure programmes are delivered on time and budget.
  • With the Programme Management team, own delivery for all projects in line with SCDP (Singer Creative Development Plan) and ensure the cascaded KPIs are on track.

Personal Specification

• Must have great attention to detail.
• Energetic, proactive, calm under pressure, personable and mature personality.
• Reliable and punctual.
• Strong team-worker – ability to thrive in a small, closely-knit team.
• Flexibility – being prepared to work longer hours when occasionally required.
• Adhere to a high level of personal presentation.
• Become familiar with and work to the company’s health and safety standards.
• Advise and report on any issues relating to health and safety.
• To comply with all company policies and procedures.
• Support other departments when required.
• Demonstrable leadership behaviours including being able to lead by example, lead negotiations, influence stakeholders, be a coach and mentor.
• Takes ownership for team cohesion and team development.
• Excellent leadership and man-management skills.
• Ability to manage a variety of cross-functional team members.
• Commercially aware.

Knowledge, skills, and experience

• A high level of technical knowledge & experience of vehicle component & system design, test & production delivery processes.
• PC literate and a competent user of MS Office products.
• Experienced in OEM and/or Engineering Services.

Qualifications and Training

• Mechanical or Automotive Engineering Degree or relevant experience.
• Formal management qualifications advantageous.

Essential Criteria:

• Experience of high value and niche vehicle (low volume) programmes.
• An ability to deliver under pressure with an appetite for measured success.
• A passion for high performance engineering.
• A positive, proactive attitude with a high level of self-motivation to deliver excellence.
• Ambitious, self-reliant and self-motivated.
• Good team skills, willingness to work cross-functionally with excellent communication skills.
• Well organised and delivery focused – with demonstrable track record of on-time delivery.
• Capable of representing a world-class automotive brand.

Benefits
Singer employees enjoy generous paid time off, low-cost health insurance, a 401(k) plan with a company match, life and AD&D insurance, long-term and short-term disability, Snap-On tools for our techs, and continuous opportunities for learning and advancement within the company.

Equal Employment Opportunity
We are committed to building a team that includes individuals from different cultural backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, ages, sexual orientation, and physical abilities, reflecting the diversity of the communities where we work and live.

This is a management position.
This is a full-time position.