Towing and Carrying Senior Engineer
Location: Gaydon
Employment Type: Contract (Inside IR35)
Rate: £33.88 per hour (Umbrella PAYE)
Overview:
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Towing and Carrying Senior Engineer to join a dedicated Vehicle Capability and Dependability team within a leading automotive OEM. This role is focused on delivering high-performance towing and carrying functionality across a range of vehicles, ensuring designs meet or exceed customer expectations. Using systems engineering principles, the role includes target setting, requirements decomposition, and verification and validation using both virtual and physical test methods. There is also a strong focus on continuous improvement in processes and delivery.
Key Responsibilities of the Towing and Carrying Senior Engineer:
Lead the development, validation, and management of vehicle-level towing and carrying requirements and performance targets.
Cascade SMART targets and requirements across relevant engineering teams, including functional, system, and component groups.
Develop integration and design verification (DV) plans using a systems engineering approach to ensure timely sign-off.
Maintain a clear towing attribute status across all programme reporting tools.
Ensure a zero-defect outcome for towing-related issues at the Job 1 milestone.
Support the development of innovative towing and carrying features for future vehicle models.
Conduct benchmarking and research to identi...