Role description 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 Virtual Build Engineer to be based at our customers site in Crewe. 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. The Role: As a Virtual Build Engineer, the role focuses on proactively validating both product design and assembly processes ahead of the design release milestone. Through advanced simulation techniques, the position aims to identify and resolve potential design and manufacturing issues early in the development cycle. The insights gained from virtual builds are used to demonstrate assembly feasibility and support customer making informed decisions regarding design modifications, ensuring a seamless transition from concept to production. This position requires a full-time onsite presence at the customer’s location in Crewe, UK, five days a week. Dimension of function: The role focuses on validating product design and assembly processes through virtual builds prior to design release, enabling early detection and resolution of design and manufacturing issues. It involves cross-functional collaboration to ensure assembly feasibility and supports informed decision-making for potential design changes. The position integrates ergonomics, tooling analysis, and process simulation to optimize vehicle development. Key Responsibilities: Virtual Product & Process Validation Utilize advanced simulation tools to evaluate, validate, and optimize product, process, and tooling designs, driving cost reduction and complexity minimization. Conduct dynamic simulation studies to assess manufacturing feasibility under various load cases. Analyze tool designs and their interface with product components to ensure seamless integration and manufacturability. Identify opportunities for design and process optimization, delivering detailed simulation reports to Manufacturing Engineers (MEs), Component Manufacturing Engineers (CMEs), and Tooling Integration Engineers (TIEs). Ergonomics & Human Factors Integration Perform ergonomic assessments including reachability, hand access, and line-of-sight studies to support CMEs and Ergonomists. Collaborate with ergonomics teams to incorporate ergonomic postures into virtual build sequences. Virtual Build & Assembly Planning Lead virtual build activities across key milestones in the Global Vehicle Development Process. Develop and maintain comprehensive virtual build sequences tailored to plant-specific and program-specific requirements. Facilitate virtual build reviews with cross-functional teams including product design, manufacturing, and plant personnel. Integrate plant layouts and process documentation into virtual builds and simulation studies. Part & Process Analysis Analyze all new parts within the release window to ensure manufacturability and process compatibility. Generate and validate configured Bill of Materials (BoM) for complete vehicle builds within Process Simulate. Maintain and execute virtual build checklists for each part number in its assembly context. Validate manufacturing assembly sequences specific to product and project requirements. Reporting & Collaboration Maintain detailed reports and KPI dashboards relevant to virtual analysis activities. Work closely with Feasibility and Design for Manufacturing (DFM) engineers at manufacturing plants to resolve identified issues. Support customer teams by addressing concerns raised during virtual build reviews and providing actionable solutions. Required Skills & Experience: · Candidate should have strong knowledge of general Assembly processes, tooling and equipment. · Strong understanding of virtual manufacturing tools such as Process Simulate, Teamcenter, and CAD systems. · Experience in product and process validation, including simulation-based analysis of tooling, ergonomics, and assembly feasibility. · Familiarity with vehicle development processes, particularly around design release and virtual build milestones. · Proficiency in interpreting configured Bills of Materials (BoMs) and translating process documentation into virtual build sequences. · Hands-on experience conducting ergonomic studies, dynamic simulations, and virtual build reviews with cross-functional teams. · Ability to collaborate effectively with Manufacturing Engineers (MEs), Component Manufacturing Engineers (CMEs), Tooling Integration Engineers (TIEs), and plant personnel. · Skilled in generating and maintaining technical reports, KPI dashboards, and issue resolution documentation. · Must have experience with Tecnomatix (Process Simulate) and or Delmia V5. · BE/B. Tech in Mechanical/Production/ Automotive Engineering Competences: · Customer Centricity - Ensures the delivery of exceptional customer service · Business Acumen - Applies appropriate strategic logic to decisions and initiatives in one’s area · Decision Making - Identifies and analyses information to make decisions and solve problems · Teamwork & Collaboration - Fosters a sense of teamwork, leverages differences, and facilitates the effective interaction and contribution of others to achieve goals · People Development - Ensures the availability and development of the talent needed to meet current and future organizational goals · Lead Courageously - Takes personal and organizational risks to do what is right and achieve organizational success, and supports others who do so · Developing & Managing Relationships - Develops and maintains constructive, open and honest relationships with others · Execution Excellence - Plans, executes and improves work processes to ensure achievement of business goals · Drive for Results - Demonstrates and fosters a sense of urgency and strong commitment to achieving goals · Displays Global Perspective - Establishes and promotes effective business operations across multiple countries and/or regions and coordinates appropriately with the broader global business In return for bringing your expertise to our business we offer a competitive salary along with excellent benefits including: · Pension Scheme – We match employee contribution up to 5% of salary · 25 Days’ Holiday · Private Health Care · Tata Jaguar Land Rover Privilege Scheme - up to 20% off new JLR vehicles · Group Income Protection · Health Assured – Employee Assistance Program · Group Life Assurance · Health Shield – Private Health Cash Plan 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.