Design Engineering Services (Body & Exterior Parts) (948)
Cranfield - 3 days in the office and 2 days at home
Length of contract: 12 months with the intention to extend
Pay rate: £27.00 p/h
We are recruiting a Design Engineer Services (Body & Exterior Parts) for one of our automotive clients based in Cranfield. You will be working for a globally recognised automotive company. This is a long-term contract role, and the contract may run for several years.
Key Responsibilities of the Body Electronics Engineer:
1. Global design and development at part/module level.
2. Work within a cross-functional global team.
3. Manage BOM application from vehicle & styling specs as input.
4. Create and manage the part validation plans for suppliers.
5. Supplier management (cost/quality and timing).
6. Meeting regulation & safety performance requirements.
7. Managing and reporting of part cost performance vs budget.
8. Quick root cause analysis of technical concerns and complete QCT management for efficient adoption of the solution to vehicle.
9. Manage design releases and revisions to meet project milestones.
10. Perform design reviews before major project milestones.
11. Supporting global strategies with European customer voice and competitor benchmark.
12. Achieve cost target (piece price/VT, cost reduction).
13. Achieve quality target (part performance, spec, NEVQS, warranty).
14. Achieve project KPI's (Key performance indicators).
15. Technical solutions for development/market concern.
16. On time design release/delivery to support milestones and builds.
17. Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Qualifications & Experience for the Body Electronics Engineer:
1. Design/engineering qualification (preferably degree level).
2. NX CAD skills (engineer rather than CAD engineer).
3. Able to articulate and explain ideas to a global audience.
4. Knowledge of datum concepts/geometrical tolerancing.
5. Time management skills.
6. Previous automotive design and development experience.
7. Knowledge of Body & Exterior manufacturing processes, especially metal pressing/forming and injection moulding.
8. Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel).
9. Knowledge of applied regulations for body/exterior parts for Europe.
10. Valid driving licence, and able to travel globally.
11. Ability to adapt quickly to new internal processes, portals, documents.
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