Lead Engineer - Cockpit

The Lead Engineer is responsible for leadership of the sub system engineers and is responsible for deliverables for all aspects of defined component(s) / system(s). Area of Responsibility This role is responsible for progressing cost reduction proposals through specific gateway You will have responsibility for:

• Progressing cost reduction proposals from 'Ideation' to 'Release' through the Initiative Management System (IMS)
• Evaluation of proposals for intitial feasibility.
• Ensuring that the engineering sub-system still delivers its objectives and targets (technical and business)
• Creating and validating (with respective stakeholders) a timeline for each accepted cost saving proposal
• Progression of proposals through the various gateways. (GW readiness)
• Requires the ability to communicate with all areas of the business to present the case for each proposal to the relevant stakeholders.
• Conduct prototype evaluations in an engineering environment.
• Conduct Line Trial evaluations in a production environment.
• Liaise effectively with Design ( Styling) / Purchasing / Suppliers / Manufacturing / Quality / Core Engineering / Finance to drive the proposals to implementation.
• FMEA and DVP creation/update where required (with CORE team)
• Following up actions with owners to ensure progress
• Publishing minutes from each meeting
• Ensuring delivery of technical and business objectives
• Ensuring programme timing objectives are met
• Communicating team progress to management (escalations)
• Identifying and managing each individual proposal risks / opportunities.
• Ensuring that all issues are addressed and closed off
  
  Excellent people & communication skills with the ability to engage and convince at all levels - Face to Face as well as via Email / Phone / Teams is paramount,
• Ability to run multiple proposals in parallel - keeping them all on track.
• Proven project management capability with recent on-time and on-budget delivery in a product development environment
• Engineering knowledge of multiple Interior components or systems design, function, performance, production, and manufacturing requirements
• PC literacy, including Microsoft Project, PowerPoint, Excel, and Word
• Significant experience using engineering tools such as FMEA, / structured problem resolution / Issues Management Systems
• Successful delivery experience within the automotive product development sector
• Degree in a relevant engineering discipline or equivalent experience
• A resilient and pro-active character is essential to the role as is the ability to remain positive and committed to the role.
Preferred:
• Ability to interrogate CAD data (3DX) and use visualisation tools.
  
  At Tata Technologies, we make product development dreams a reality by designing, engineering, and validating the products of tomorrow for the world's leading manufacturers. Due to continued growth, we are recruiting for a Lead Engineer - Cockpit, based in Gaydon, #ComeJoinUs in #EngineeringABetterWorld. We're a global product engineering and digital services company focused on fulfilling our mission of helping the world drive, fly, build, and farm by enabling our customers to realize better products and deliver better experiences. We're the strategic engineering partner businesses turn to when they aspire to be better. Manufacturing companies rely on us to enable them to conceptualize, develop and realize better products that are safer, cleaner, and improve the quality of life for all the stakeholders, helping us achieve our vision of #EngineeringABetterWorld. We're inspiring a new generation of engineers who, by embracing the opportunities that exist at the convergence of digital technology & traditional engineering, are developing better products. We're redefining what the world understands by engineering and spreading the influence and impact of engineering as humanity's best way of addressing its most important
challenges and opportunities.

In return for your expertise, we offer a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package, including: -Pension scheme with up to 5% employer contribution -25 days' holiday -Private healthcare -Group income protection -Employee Assistance Program -Group life assurance -Health cash plan If you are passionate about innovation and want to join a global engineering company, this is the place for you.