Wrap & exterior finishes engineer - united kingdom, warwick, warwickshire

job description:

what you'll do

jaguar land rover is an iconic brand with an illustrious heritage that is now undergoing a dramatic transformation. as part of our re-imagine strategy, we will be repositioned as a modern luxury brand and will seek to offer a new end to end customer journey. as part of our new vision, we aim to deliver customers an aspirational, seamless and luxury experience.

if you are a looking for a highly collaborative way of working embracing the agile way of working throughout jaguar land rover. this is a perfect opportunity as this role gives the opportunity with future technologies - particularly exciting when it comes to autonomous cars and a huge opportunity for innovation.

the purpose of this role is to coordinate the design, development, testing and introduction of new wrap systems and wrapping of components or commodities within complex commodity group. operating in a cross-functional organisation, lead engineers will report into the relevant group leaders and, where delivering on specific vehicle programmes, have an additional matrix report into the programmes agile team structure/scrum masters/product qwners. the role requires the individual to deliver the commodity plan to quality, cost and time. whilst leading the technical content and integrity of specific components and systems across specific programmes.

key accountabilities and responsibilities

deliver the commodity plan to quality, cost and time, including maintaining the worldwide engineering release system (wers) and/or icreate.

own and deliver the engineering advanced product quality planning (apqp) deliverables.

manage change request, expenditure forecasting and the relevant supplier teams in support of delivery of the programme milestones.

manage vehicle test plans, including detailed planning of test and development stages through to sign off and support engineering test teams with rectification of issues.

resolve issues with component engineering and vehicle attribute teams to develop designs that meet targets.

ensure all appropriate jlr standards are met through-out design maturation.

provide input into new feature development.

ensure all programme design solutions meet:

programme targets for cost and weight.

legal regulations and requirements management & design verification documentation.

crafted quality and world class product audit (wcpa) requirements.

keep all project/programme documentation up to date including:meeting minutes.

foundation and programme design analysis documents.

quality history and bill of design.

regulatory requirements & company standards.

undertake any other work as directed by their line manager in connection with their job as may be requested from time to time.

what you'll need

previous experience of leading the resolution of business, technical and process issues within a project team environment.

a good working knowledge of product creation & delivery, change control, product definition and change management processes.

able to use structured problem-solving tools and techniques to resolve technical and quality issues.

experience of component verification methods, through component, system, and vehicle level test methods.

desirable:

previous experience within an engineering or programme planning departments.

excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with strong influencing and engagement skills.

degree or relevant equivalent experience preferred.

working knowledge of catia.

understanding and previous experience in agile working mindsets focussed within a scrum methodology.

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