Role: Facility Test Engineer (Installation and Commissioning of Test Cell)
Location: Wolverhampton
Contract: 12 months
Start Date: ASAP
Key Requirements
* Experience in specifying, factory acceptance testing, delivering and launching test cell facilities and in-line test equipment (In particular dynamometer test equipment and energy storage systems)
* Experience of delivering new or retooled equipment into a production facility as part of a larger project team.
* Engineering qualification - HNC or above. Preferably electrical/electronic or manufacturing engineering, however this is a demanding role requiring both electrical and mechanical knowledge.
Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities
You will utilise your knowledge to develop and implement test processes and facilities to deliver the safety, quality, timing and cost objectives.
* Involved in the planning, developing and implementation of e-drive and ICE test processes and facilities.
* Provide feasibility statements for Product Development designs to suit manufacturing build requirements.
* Ensure robust process quality planning including build simulations and FMEA’s
* Support virtual build events raising and championing issues where appropriate.
* Support of physical builds at workshop, pilot build and Manufacturing Plant locations, raising and managing issues where appropriate.
* Support the preparation & issue of “Request for Quotations.”
* Contribute to the evaluation of quotations, prepare technical & financial recaps.
* Support the test process & equipment verification at suppliers and at ‘home’ manufacturing facility.
* Support management activities through development and monitoring of timing plans.
* Support new model planning through project estimates against study requests.
* Ensure adherence to company and departmental operating processes and policies.
* Manage technical issues, offering guidance to the team and escalating where appropriate.
* Achieve equipment capability targets of all new & modified facilities, including OPR, MTTR, MTBF.
* Undertake any other work as directed by their line manager in connection with their job as may be requested from time to time.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Essential:
* Awareness of process authoring tools (GSPAS).
* Good IT skills including MS Office applications (PowerPoint, Excel, Word and Project).
* Knowledge, experience and understanding of in-process test equipment, dyno facilities and ability to evaluate and interpret data output from those facilities.
* Significant previous experience of facility installation, commissioning and product launch.
* Good understanding of process and measurement capability including SPC and capability studies.
* Ideally, educated to degree level in manufacturing systems or a similar engineering discipline. Candidates with HNC / HND and the relevant experience would be considered.
Desirable:
* Knowledge and experience of PCDS (or similar program management tools) deliverables and timing.
* Ideally an understanding of JLR facility procurement and H&S procedures.
* Facility system validation and handover to launch & production teams.
* A good understanding of engineering including the ability to review engineering drawings and schematics.
* Knowledge of simulation and virtual toolsets i.e. Digital-buck, Process Designer, Process Simulate and CATIA V5.
* Ability to review CAD and assess manufacturing feasibility.