Lead Engineer - Automotive Seating

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 our continued growth we are now recruiting for a Lead Engineer – Automotive Seating to be based at our customers site in Gaydon.

Our Engineering Research and Development department (ER&D) is a fast-growing function within Tata Technologies Limited that is assembled to work on exciting projects globally for multiple customers. It comprises highly specialized engineers across Automotive, Aerospace and Industrial Heavy Machinery.

Role Summary:

The Lead Engineer is responsible for leadership of the sub system engineers and is responsible for deliverables for all aspects of defined Seating component(s) / system(s).

Dimension of Function:

Engineering, Research and Development (ER&D) is a growing function within Tata Technologies Limited that is assembled to work on projects and programmes for our clients. The Lead Engineer will take ownership of a given commodity through the full product development lifecycle.

Area of Responsibility:

·       This position is responsible for establishing, planning and running the Seating engineering sub system meetings to ensure appropriate cross functional representation and input from all relevant areas. You will have responsibility for:

•        Ensuring that the engineering sub-system delivers its objectives and targets (technical and business)


•        Day to day customer coordination (Agile Framework)


•        Interaction with the customer and getting the firsthand information and analysing, creating quires and feasibility assessment in terms of the timelines.


•        DFMEA and 8D /5W analysis.


•        APQP to manage system/ component delivery.


•        Identify critical topics and manage the key deliverables.


•        Project Management: Ex: Scheduling, task creation based on timelines to meet key milestones.


•        Vehicle build / Prototype support in the UK.


•        Launch support in the UK.


•        Overall risk Management


•        Issue and conflict resolution.


•        Communicating with all relevant stakeholders.


•        Make decision based on the requirements of customer.


•        Building customer relationship


•        Travel to all customer and supplier sites based on requirements in the UK.


•        Weekly / Monthly reporting

Knowledge / Experience:

Essential:

•        Automotive seating project development experience


•        Automotive seating regulation and know how.


•        Proven project management capability demonstrated by recent delivery on time & budget within a product development environment.


•        Engineering knowledge of defined component(s) / system(s) design, function, performance, production & manufacturing requirements,


•        Excellent communications skills, demonstrated ability to communicate at all levels,


•        PC Literacy: Microsoft Project, Power Point, Excel, Word etc.


•        Significant experience in quality. Ex: FMEA, Six Sigma, problem resolution etc.


•        Successful history of delivery within the automotive product development sector.


•        Degree in relevant Engineering discipline or equivalent experience.


•        Ability to listen to customer and put forward queries and replies in positive manner.


•        Lead and record the meetings and action / follow up.


•        Ability to query / reply and share the information with relevant stakeholders.


•        Ability to work under pressure with patience.


•       UK driving license

Preferred:

•        CAD Literacy: ability to manipulate and interrogate CAD data.


•        Ability to generate CAD data in Catia v5 would be an advantage.


•        Working knowledge of project delivery processes e.g. PPAP Working

Competences:

·       Customer Centricity – Ensures the delivery of exceptional customer service. Proficient

·       Decision Making – Identifies and analyses information to make decisions and solve problems. Proficient

·       Teamwork & Collaboration – Fosters a sense of teamwork, leverages differences, and facilitates the effective interaction and contribution of others to achieve goals. Proficient

·       Developing & Managing Relationships – Develops and maintains constructive, open and honest relationships with others. Proficient

·       Drive for Results – Demonstrates and fosters a sense of urgency and strong commitment to achieving goals. Proficient

If you are passionate about bringing innovation to the projects you work on and want to join a global company, then this is the place for you.

Tata Technologies: Engineering a better world.

Tata Technologies would like to thank all applicants for their interest, each application will be reviewed against the set criteria for the role. We would like to advise that only candidates under consideration will be contacted. If you do not hear from us within 10 working days following the closing date it will mean that unfortunately your application has not been successful. We will however retain your details for any suitable future opportunities.