Cockpit Engineer
Posted Today by Gazelle Global
Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Cockpit Systems Lead Engineer will oversee the complete development of cockpit plastic trims from concept to launch, ensuring technical delivery and supplier performance. This lead role requires a strong focus on validation and value analysis/value engineering (VAVE), acting as the key liaison between design and production. The position demands extensive experience in automotive interiors, particularly in managing suppliers and ensuring compliance with global regulations. Success is measured by timely delivery and adherence to quality, cost, and regulatory standards.
Key Responsibilities:
- Leading design and development of cockpit plastic trims from concept to SOP
- Creating and maintaining CAD models and engineering drawings
- Applying DFMEA, DFM and DFA to deliver robust, manufacturable designs
- Translating styling intent into feasible engineering solutions
- Selecting materials and defining manufacturing processes with suppliers
- Managing suppliers to deliver cost, weight and quality targets
- Driving validation for durability, thermal, NVH and regulatory compliance
- Resolving engineering issues through prototype and production phases
- Ensuring alignment with global regulations and OEM standards
Key Skills:
- Degree in Mechanical, Automotive or Polymer Engineering
- 8 to 10 years experience in automotive cockpit or interior plastic trims
- Strong knowledge of injection moulding, compression moulding and finishing
- Confident user of CATIA V5, V6 or equivalent CAD tools
- Solid understanding of NVH, BSR and regulatory requirements
- Proven supplier management and cost optimisation experience
- Comfortable owning delivery, decisions and trade offs
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Coventry
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Cockpit Systems Lead Engineer Contract | Coventry | Leading OEM via Major Consultancy
The role
You will own the end to end development of cockpit plastic trims from concept through to launch. This is a lead position with real accountability across technical delivery, supplier performance, validation and VAVE. You are the point of truth between design intent and production reality.
What you will be doing
- Leading design and development of cockpit plastic trims from concept to SOP
- Creating and maintaining CAD models and engineering drawings
- Applying DFMEA, DFM and DFA to deliver robust, manufacturable designs
- Translating styling intent into feasible engineering solutions
- Selecting materials and defining manufacturing processes with suppliers
- Managing suppliers to deliver cost, weight and quality targets
- Driving validation for durability, thermal, NVH and regulatory compliance
- Resolving engineering issues through prototype and production phases
- Ensuring alignment with global regulations and OEM standards
What you need
- Degree in Mechanical, Automotive or Polymer Engineering
- 8 to 10 years experience in automotive cockpit or interior plastic trims
- Strong knowledge of injection moulding, compression moulding and finishing
- Confident user of CATIA V5, V6 or equivalent CAD tools
- Solid understanding of NVH, BSR and regulatory requirements
- Proven supplier management and cost optimisation experience
- Comfortable owning delivery, decisions and trade offs
Success looks like
- On time delivery of cockpit trims to programme milestones
- Weight, cost and quality targets met without drama
- Full regulatory and safety compliance
- Premium interior execution that customers actually notice