Lead Engineer - Door Trims & IP Console
Posted 5 days ago by Q1 Technologies, Inc.
Negotiable
Fixed-Term
Hybrid
Gaydon, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Lead Engineer for Door Trims & IP Console will be responsible for the design and development of interior and exterior plastic components in the automotive industry. This role requires expertise in project management, product design, and integration of various trim components, ensuring timely delivery and compliance with specifications. The position is hybrid, requiring a minimum of four days on-site at the client location in Gaydon, UK. The contract is fixed-term for one year with a focus on leading cross-functional teams and managing design verification processes.
Key Responsibilities:
- Oversee the creation of concept CAD geometry using assigned CAD resources.
- Lead design progression in line with programme timescales and deliverable cadence.
- Ensure all geometric and non-geometric data is up to date and reflects required maturity levels.
- Manage component cost and weight to meet agreed programme targets.
- Manage the Design Verification Plan and liaise with testing and validation teams.
- Resolve engineering issues and complete engineering releases in a timely manner.
- Lead cross-functional module teams and supplier reviews to address roadblocks.
- Support manufacturing during the introduction of updates in pre-production builds.
Key Skills:
- Design experience in the automotive industry.
- 4 to 7 years of experience in the automotive industry.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Experience in delivering production intent design and drawings.
- Proficiency in CAD tools such as CATIA V5, V6, and 3D Experience.
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
- Experience in Agile methodologies is an added advantage.
Salary (Rate): 45000/year
City: Gaydon
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: fixed-term
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Other
Role: Lead Engineer - Door Trims & IP Console
Work location (City): Gaydon, UK
Duration of the contract: 1 year Fixed term employment
Salary: 45k/year
No of positions: 1
Hybrid work model: Min 4 days from client location
WHAT TO EXPECT
- Good in Interior and Exterior Plastics Design & product development.
- Must have experience in product design & development of plastic parts like instrument panel, cockpit, console, door trims, pillar trims. Well versed with automotive Design for Interior and Exterior components.
- Project management of Int trim updates on model year programmes, ensuring timely releases for virtual series and Production.
- Experience in Int Trims Integration, Exterior trims (Vehicle/System design Specifications, Modelling). Well versed with automotive Design for Int & Ext trim components.
- Experience of Various Plastic manufacturing methods & Material Selections.
- Lead completion of PE owned APQP deliverables and support delivery of Phased PPAP for owned components on time.
Responsibility includes
- Oversee the Creation of Concept CAD geometry, using assigned CAD resource
- Lead design progression in line with the programme timescales and deliverable cadence
- Ensure all geometric & non-geometric data is up to date and reflects the required levels of maturity at any given point in time
- Manage component cost and weight and deliver to agreed programme targets
- Manage the Design Verification Plan, liaise with the Core Testing and Validation team to ensure full compliance with risk prevention and detection controls.
- Resolve engineering Issues and complete Engineering releases in a timely manner
- Lead the cross-functional module teams and supplier reviews to ensure any roadblocks to change implementation are understood and resolved. Escalate as appropriate
- Support manufacturing during introduction of updates in pre-production builds
Experience in DFMEA, DVP, DFA, DFM
WHAT YOU’LL NEED
- Design experience in automotive industry
- Experience: 4 to 7 years’ experience in Automotive Industry
- Strong analytical and problem solving abilities
- Experience in delivering Production intent design and Drawings
- Experience in creating designs using CAD tools such as CATIAV5, V6, 3D Experience
- Good verbal and written Communication Skills
- Experience in Agile Methodologies added advantage.