Body Design Engineer (BIW and Trim parts design) (JP988)
Location: Cranfield
Length of contract- 12 months to be extended
Rate of Pay – Engineer £27.94
Working patten – Minimum 3 days in the office / 2 days at home- (this may change depending on workload).
We are recruiting a Body Design Engineer for one of our automotive clients based in Cranfield. You will be working for a globally recognised automotive company. This is a long-term contract role. The contract is on an ongoing basis a may run for several years.
Key Responsibilities of the Body Electronics Engineer:
- Experience to work in automotive industry and in body development for mass production.(Body in white is desirable.)
- Knowledgeable in terms of managing Crash / Stiffness of body in white.
- NX-CAD Skill to check 3D-data/Drawing, can operate Teamcenter.
- Communication skill to establish good relationship with relevant stakeholder(there are many stakeholders in the business.) and skill to summarize the fact and to report properly.
- The person will be expected to carry out design activities related to innovative technologies / cost optimisation / break through ideas related to BEV (Battery EV) vehicles – focusing on future vehicles as well as current production.
- Scope covers platform commodities: Body in white (BIW) and trim components (acoustic and aerodynamic related parts).
Key responsibilities to include:
- Study technical solutions (benchmark, FMEA, design parts and systems etc), build business case (cost analysis), lead validation and adoption of the new design.
- Leading/supporting communication and negotiation with internal and external stakeholders including other design sections, suppliers, manufacturing plant, test group, product planning group, project management group etc.
Qualifications & Experience for the Body Electronics Engineer:
- Minimum HNC/HND or international equivalent qualification in a relevant engineering discipline. Degree level qualification preferred.
- Experience working with metal pressings and assembly and/or trim parts is necessary (experience in both commodities is preferred but not mandatory)
- Extensive experience in automotive design, minimum Tier 1 supplier, OEM preferred.
- Experience of supplier management is necessary
- Experience working with other automotive OEMs is highly desirable
- CAD skill is highly preferable but not mandatory (preferably NX)
- Driving licence valid in the UK/EU is necessary
- English language skills must be sufficient to carry out the work required.
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