EV Powertrain Lead Manufacturing Engineer - Automotive - Battery and EDU
* Full-time
* Contract/country: Unlimited
* Job family: Technical Direction and Expertise
Join the world of the future in a fast-growing international engineering consultancy! At SEGULA Technologies, you will have the opportunity to work on exciting projects and help shape the future within an engineering company that is at the heart of manufacturing. Our expertise covers tooling, automation, and advanced manufacturing in automotive, industrial, energy, and pharmaceutical. We are working on the technologies that will facilitate the mobility of tomorrow.
As Lead Manufacturing Engineer, you will be joining a growing division of Segula. This offers a large potential for personal growth within a consultancy that works with multiple customers and sectors. You will be responsible for developing new, technologically advanced powertrain assembly facilities that are currently under design and manufacture to support new EV model introductions and model year changes (within Assembly & Test).
You will be a key part of the EDU, eMachine, or Battery Assembly team, working closely with product development engineers, facility vendors, and tooling suppliers to ensure that component and whole powertrain designs meet world-class quality and efficiency standards.
Key Responsibilities include:
* Managing a team to plan, develop, and implement new or retooled facilities from concept design to stable running production.
* Planning, developing, and implementing assembly and test processes and facilities.
* Providing feasibility statements for product development designs to suit manufacturing build requirements.
* Ensuring robust process quality planning including build simulations and FMEAs.
* Supporting virtual build events and physical builds at workshop, assembly plant locations, piloting build and manufacturing plant locations, raising and managing issues where appropriate.
* Evaluating the suitability of manufacturing technologies for a wide range of applications – i.e. manual check, 3D laser scan, vision system.
* Preparing, issuing, and evaluating supplier Request for Quotations.
* Developing assembly systems in-house and helping define make vs buy opportunities/risks.
* Assembly process & equipment verification at suppliers and at home manufacturing facility.
* Leading new model planning through the development of process estimates against study requests.
* Managing technical issues, offering guidance to the team and escalating where appropriate.
* Representing PTME at program meetings at all levels and presenting, where applicable.
* Coordinating the development and submission of departmental responses to studies.
* Achieving equipment targets of all new & modified facilities.
Required Skills, Knowledge, and Competencies:
* A track record of delivering projects involving multi-skilled teams and solving complex problems.
* Knowledge, experience, and understanding of assembly processes and equipment, including automated assembly and rundown cells, manual assembly workstations, in-process test equipment, and the ability to analyze and interpret performance data output from those facilities.
* Ability to review engineering drawings and GD&T knowledge.
* Experience with non-mechanical joining and sealing methods including structural adhesives.
* Clear understanding of part, assembly, and system interaction involving tolerances, variability, and methods of location and measurement.
* Project Management experience of facility installation, commissioning, and product launch.
* Experience and working knowledge of Health and Safety Audits and ergonomics, including risk assessments.
* Strong IT skills in MS Office, Minitab (or similar), DC Tool programming, Visualisation Mock Up, CATIA V6, Byteworx, and Sciemetric Qualityworx.
* Ability to produce clear instructions, work to tight deadlines, and communicate well with stakeholders at all levels.
Desired Skills, Knowledge, and Competencies:
* Experience in facility system validation and handover to manufacturing.
* Fluency in electrical and mechanical machine drawings.
* Battery pack architecture/appreciation.
* 6 Sigma or similar problem-solving competence.
* Understanding of MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems), SAP, and Controls (Rockwell or Siemens).
* Experience of PCDS or similar.
You will ideally have a degree qualification in an engineering, mathematics, or science-based subject HND/HNC as a minimum.
* Permanent and FTC contracts inside IR35
* Highly Competitive Rates plus Benefits
* We are able to sponsor visas for foreign applicants.
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