Full job descriptionVARITE is looking for a qualified Lead Engineer - Seat Belts and Safety Components for one of its clients located in Gaydon, UK. If you are interested in this opportunity, kindly respond ASAP with your updated resume. We will be glad to represent you to our client and help in your job search.
WHAT THE CLIENT DOES?
Our client is a global design and technology services company that provides services to various industries, including automotive, broadcast, communications, healthcare, and transportation. They offer engineering, research, and design (ER&D) services, focusing on software development, system integration, and support.
WHAT WE DO?
VARITE is a global IT company providing software and engineering consulting and team augmentation services to Fortune 1000 companies in USA, CANADA and INDIA. VARITE is currently a primary and direct vendor to the leading corporations in the areas of Cloud, Data Sciences, Infrastructure Application Software, Mobility, Robotics, Banking & Financial Systems.
The Opportunity:
Lead Engineers operate in a cross-functional organisation, anchored to their home Chapter. The role reports to the relevant Chapter Lead and, where delivering on specific vehicle programmes, it has a matrix report into the programme Technical Centre Lead.
Alongside the Chapter Lead and fellow Lead Engineers, you will take responsibility to ensure the quality and robust delivery of products and processes by the Safety Components Chapter. With a focus on benefit to the customer, you will use your knowledge, expertise, and experience to influence on-cycle and off-cycle product delivery, working with Project Engineers, suppliers, and interfacing stakeholders.


Role: Lead Engineer - Seat Belts and Safety Components
Location: Gaydon, UK
Duration: 12 months fixed term employment (with possible extension)
Hybrid work model: 4 days/week from client location


Key Performance Indicators:
*Lead the delivery of the agreed Product Increment
*Work with a multi-discipline team to deliver required customer value, meeting agreed quality, cost, time, weight, and sustainability targets.
*Lead product status reporting using the appropriate client’s tools and processes
Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities:
*Work On-Cycle to ensure robust deployment of agreed strategies and technologies.
*Work Off-Cycle to develop the right strategies, technologies, and Body of Knowledge artefacts to enable the on-cycle product vision.
*Build and maintain excellent working relationships with all stakeholders.
*Undertake any other work as directed by their line manager in connection with their job as may be requested from time to time.
*Own and deliver the commodity plan, meeting quality, cost, and time targets.
*Own and deliver the Engineering Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) deliverables
*Manage change requests and develop solutions that achieve attribute and programme targets.
*Manage component and sub-system test plans and support test teams with problem resolution.
*Ensure all appropriate standards and applicable regulations are met through-out design maturation.
Key Interactions:
*Safety Components Chapter colleagues
*Colleagues from interfacing Chapters (e.g. Programme, Procurement, STA, BIW, Cabin, Seating)
*Suppliers (e.g. commodity suppliers, test facilities)
*Vehicle attribute teams (e.g. Vehicle Safety, Perceived Quality, Human Factors)
*Manufacturing (e.g. Tier 1 suppliers, Trim & Final product coaches, Material Planning & Logistics)
Knowledge, Skills, and Experience
Hard Skills:
*Previous experience of managing change and leading the resolution of business, technical and process issues within an engineering project team environment.
*Experience in end-to-end development of commodities in an automotive programme
*Engineering related Degree or relevant equivalent experience.
*Working knowledge of safety system development including airbag and/or seat belt dynamic performance, manufacturing processes, related standards and test procedures and vehicle safety attribute delivery, including testing.


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