Position Summary
Position: 37235119 - Technical Group leader
Location: Gaydon
Position Type: Contract
Inside IR35
Salary: £35.80 per hour umbrella inside IR35
About the Company
Luxury automotive OEM based in Gaydon.
Job Description
* You will be a Technical Group Leader driving the development of new and existing vehicle architectures within the Client, leading either Cockpit, Closures and Exterior or Cabin Zone within a vehicle program.
* Responsible for driving and leading the integration of new technologies within that zone into new and existing vehicle architectures.
* Drive functional and attribute target delivery, acting as the voice of the customer to lead any arbitration required.
* You will also develop vehicle level end-to-end technical delivery plan for key systems, identifying inter‑dependencies and maturation versus customer requirements, throughout virtual and physical test phases.
* Leading the Technical Problem Resolution Cross‑Squad / cross‑Zone including escalation as required.
* Oversee alignment on, and subsequent delivery of, Minimum Viable Product into both virtual and physical verification and validation through life of Programme.
* Drive Zonal cross squad obstacle resolution, ensuring timely escalation to nameplate and / or Architecture VEM as required.
Qualifications & Experience
* Automotive technical knowledge.
* Demonstrated understanding of automotive technology with advanced technical depth into vehicle, system and component detailed design, development, and delivery; ability to interrogate and ratify incoming technical standards, system and component assumptions.
* Excellent written and verbal technical communication, influencing and negotiation skills.
* Experience in leading teams of people to solve complex technical issues using a structured approach (e.g., 8D and/or Six Sigma).
* Project Management experience of delivery against a complex set of Programme technical deliverables.
Eligibility
Applicants must have proof of immediate, on‑going and valid eligibility to work full time in the UK and travel within the EU.
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