Overview

Job Title: Project/Lead Engineer Interior/ Exterior/ Functional Accessories

Location: West Midlands based & Remote

Employment type: Contact Position (Consider permanent)

Job type: Remote working, EES Office & Customer site

IR 35 determination: Inside

Hourly rates/Salary: £30-£35

Duration: 12-months initially (3 years project)

Job description:

  • This is a role being 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 propose mitigation measures
  • Follow on project – ensure 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

Essential experience:

  • Mechanical and Interior, Exterior, Functional & accessory experience required

Experience of:

  • Product feasibility
  • Requirements definition
  • System(s) design
  • 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
  • Supplier management

Desirable experience:

  • Parts design and release
  • Having previously delivered new or modified exterior systems for large OEM production
  • FEA Analysis
  • Six Sigma Green/Black Belt Qualified
  • 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 visualisation tools.
  • Ability to generate CAD data Catia v5/6.
  • Experience of JIRA toolset and AGILE methodologies
  • Excellent communications skills
  • Demonstrated ability to communicate at all levels
  • Experience in use of engineering tools FMEA, problem resolution etc 8D.
  • Experienced with Microsoft Tool – Word, Excel, PowerPoint
  • Self motivated

Education:

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

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