Body Interior Cabin Safety Lead Engineer
Contract | Coventry | Leading OEM via Major Consultancy
The role
You will lead end to end development of cabin safety and restraint systems from concept through to launch. Full ownership of technical delivery, supplier management and validation, with a sharp eye on cost, weight and quality. VAVE is not a buzzword here, it is expected.
What you will be doing
Delivering engineering solutions for prototype and production parts
Owning cabin safety and restraint system development
Optimising designs for cost, weight, quality and manufacturability
Managing suppliers and hitting programme milestones
Ensuring compliance with OEM processes, PLM standards and regulations
Collaborating with manufacturing, CAE and senior stakeholders
Driving validation, testing and build support
Maintaining BOMs, DFMEAs, drawings and technical documentation
What you need
Strong experience in automotive cabin safety and restraint systems
Solid knowledge of regulations and homologation
Hands on experience with plastics, tooling and manufacturing processes
Proven capability in concept design, packaging and surface development
Confident managing suppliers and complex programmes
CATIA V5 experience is essential, V6 and 3DX highly desirable
Comfortable working independently and making engineering calls
Nice to have
VAVE mindset with the confidence to challenge designs
Structured problem solving experience such as 8D, 5 Whys or Six Sigma
If you are an experienced cabin safety engineer who actually enjoys accountability and delivery, this one is worth a conversation.
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