Job Title: Automotive Project Engineer- Interior/Exterior Accessories Location: West Midlands based & Remote Employment type: Contact Position IR 35 determination: Inside Job type: Hybrid (Remote working, EES Office & Customer site) 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.