Futura Design

13 job(s) at Futura Design

Futura Design Coventry, Warwickshire
14/04/2026
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Our OEM Client based in Whitley, Coventry, is searching for a Test Planner to join their team, Inside IR35. This is a contract position with a proposed end date of 31st March 2027. Umbrella Pay Rate: £27.03 per hour Duties: As a Test Planner, you will manage test submissions from a diverse set of customer teams, with the opportunity of supporting a range of test facilities. In doing so, you will be incorporating the validation of Powertrain systems, from base calibration through to certification and legislative compliance. The main activity for the role is supporting the Lead Test Planner and to coordinate the preparation and management of the fixed facilities. The systems under test are to enable customer test activity across a number of internal and external facilities. This will include ownership of project kick off, development of robust plans, co-ordination with our rig design team, reporting, governance and control of work and team activity. Our mission is to deliver world class facilities. The role requires you to adhere to and develop processes where required, and to develop future plans to provide the quality, capability and capacity required, in a safe environment, within agreed timelines. You will need a keen eye for detail and support continuous improvement to increase test efficiency and product quality. You will also need to review data appropriately to ensure a positive outcome for audits, Produce and maintain accurate delivery plans and liaise with key stakeholders to keep them informed. Responsibilities: Review build plans and generate baseline test plan to form a package of work. Develop credible test plans with Design Verification leads. Daily management of project planning status and tools (Wrike, JIRA.) Estimate budget requirements for each test phase / fiscal year. Develop a facility plan to deliver each package of work, maintaining a 12month rolling view. Gather technical details which will inform facility choice. Technically review engineering statement of work for all tests. Technically review quotations for external work. Own the delivery plan for each 'test/suite of tests. Cascade work requirements to system design and test kit teams. KPI Reporting on Test Planning performance and quality (e.g.: process time / errors rate / synthetic timing adherence. KPI Reporting on Test Delivery performance and quality (e.g.: on time / right first time. Supporting our Transformation Objective. Process Development & Reviews & Continuous Improvement. To support activities that result in a positive outcome from audits, e.g. IATF TS16949, OHSAS18001, ISO 14001. Undertake any other work as directed by their line manager in connection with their job as may be requested. Essential Skills Required: Project planning, management and control experience. Able to work independently and achieve the full benefits of collective effort from a wider team. Clear and confident communications. Ability to maintain focus under pressure. Proactive attitude and willingness to learn new systems and processes. Ability to accurately and concisely present complex ideas or project issues to a diverse audience. Customer-first attitude with a passion for continuous improvement. Willingness to challenge existing thinking in a positive way whilst building credibility and trust through experience and personal style. Computer literate, including Microsoft Office competency to produce plans, presentations, graphs, and processes. Desirable Skills Requested: Technical expertise and experience of automotive test facility and vehicle electrification component testing. Experienced or trained in Agile methodologies, Six Sigma, Black Belt and Green Belt Training and certification. Educated to Degree level in a Planning, Systems, Mechanical, Electrical/Electronic or related field. Knowledge of Python, SQL or other API to support digital transformation. Experience of working in an Agile environment. Education Required: Undergraduate Degree in an Applicable Field or NVQ / Apprenticeship in an applicable field with transferable experience.
Futura Design Gaydon, Warwickshire
10/04/2026
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Our OEM Client based in Gaydon, is searching for a Software Architect Engineer to join their team, Inside IR35. This is a contract position with a proposed end date of 31st March 2027. Umbrella Pay Rate: £33.64 per hour. Duties: Software Architecture Engineering (High Tech) focuses on architecting multiple types/categories of software including end-user applications and operating systems/utility software (which provides a platform for running end user applications) for sale to external customers. The work includes: Performing complex software process definition, requirements analysis, and high-level design / modelling to convert stakeholder needs into software solutions Designing and specifying the overall software structure, core elements, and properties by understanding the software requirements, constraints, interfaces, and dependencies Developing the architectural guidelines, specifications, and technical standards, including coding standards, tools, services and platforms related to current and future technological environments Communicating the design of the software architecture to stakeholders. Responsibilities typically include: Managing large projects or processes with limited oversight from manager. Coaching, reviewing and delegating work to lower-level professionals. Problems faced are difficult and often complex.
Futura Design Gaydon, Warwickshire
10/04/2026
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Our OEM Client based in Gaydon, is searching for a Supplier Quality Management Analyst to join their team, Inside IR35. This is a maternity cover contract position with a proposed end date of 31st March 2027. Umbrella Pay Rate: £33.64 per hour. Duties: Identifying, coaching, and managing suppliers according to organization quality standards and policies. Providing advice and training on quality protocols and conducting audits to ensure compliance with organization and applicable government standards. Negotiating service level agreements, performance/quality metrics and ensuring contractual obligations are met. Resolving supplier problems related to quality, performance, and service level. Identifying and certifying alternative suppliers to mitigate supply disruption risks. Skills Required: Able to drive delivery of critical work streams for a Software release in automotive (Requirement status, Test status, Defects and be able to summarize this to users of Software to allow for effective use of Software in business). Education Required: BSc in Engineering. Desirable Qualification Requested: Certification in PMP/SAFe/RACE/APSICE.
Futura Design Shirley, West Midlands
10/04/2026
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Our OEM Client based in Solihull, is searching for a SAP Business Analyst to join their team, Inside IR35. This is a contract position with a proposed end date of 30th June 2027. Umbrella Pay Rate: £27.03 per hour. Duties: SAP Business Analysis work focuses on identifying and analyzing business needs, conducting requirements gathering, and defining scope and objectives for SAP Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) applications integrated with business processes/data and IT infrastructure (i.e., an application system) including: Making recommendations for solutions or improvements to business processes that can be accomplished through SAP module(s). Researching business requirements, developing detailed specifications, and validating the SAP solutions with business stakeholders. Communicating business stakeholder needs to the SAP development team by translating business requirements into SAP module requirements. Responsibilities typically include: Managing projects / processes, working independently with limited supervision. Coaching and reviewing the work of lower-level professionals. Skills Required: Working knowledge and experience of S/4HANA Transport Management System (Inbound Order -based planning preferable including freight unit building, transportation cockpit optimisation, integration with MM/EWM modules). Ability to create end-to-end test scenarios based on business processes for S/4HANA TM User Acceptance Testing. Ability to perform hands-on execution of test scripts in S/4HANA TM and validate results against expected outcomes. Experience working in Logistics Sector (Freight sector preferred). Understand automotive or other supply chains and material flow principles. Able to conduct detailed business process mapping / analysis and identify improvement opportunities, supported by data. Track record of performing structured analysis of data and presenting outcomes to both technical and non-technical audiences. Experience in the use of Data and Analytics tools and processes and confident working with disparate data sources (structured and unstructured). Data exploration / visualisation with Tableau (preferred), Looker, Power BI etc Strong across the Office 365 technology stack (Word, PowerPoint, Excel). Ability to work independently, plan and prioritise varying workload and demands. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Education Required: Educated to degree level (STEM subjects preferred) or equivalent experience.
Futura Design Crewe, Cheshire
07/04/2026
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Our OEM Client based in Manchester is searching for Software Test Engineer to join their team, Inside IR35. This is a contract position with a proposed end date of 31st March 2027. Umbrella Pay Rate: £56.49 per hour. Developing and directing the preparation and execution of comprehensive test plans, quality assurance plans, procedures, and schedules. Planning and conducting software testing (including using programming languages to write code for use in testing the application/software code), performing analysis of test results, and tracking/reporting risk levels during test execution. Performing regression and ad-hoc testing of software and components potentially affected by system changes. Diagnosing software/hardware/data interface problems and ensuring system integration.
Futura Design Gaydon, Warwickshire
31/03/2026
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Our OEM Client based in Gaydon, is searching for a Technical Author - Homologation to join their team, Inside IR35. This is a contract position with a proposed end date of 31st March 2027. Umbrella Pay Rate: £33.64 per hour. Duties: Interpret / Translate the Voice of the Customer, Global Regulations and Business goals to a concise set of Requirements in relation to Vehicle Efficiency. Author robust Technical Requirements to appropriately influence the Engineering of the products. with determination of appropriate Test Cases to validate against the approved Requirements. Cultivate and maintain close interaction with commodity, compliance, legislation and certification teams through effective communication Support and guide various system owners and feature owners, with the creation of child requirements needed to meet IEM requirements. Be proactive in seeking to understand the future market, regulations and technology landscapes to propose addition of new requirements, removal of obsolete requirements or updates to existing requirements to ensure relevance for future products / services. Skills Required: Experience in Technical Authoring Engineering background with evidence of a methodical, structured approach to problem solving Strong communication skills and teamwork ability to work cross functionally with a wide range of customers at all levels in the business. Strong presentation skills with the ability to use data and visualisations to articulate complex risks, opportunities and recommendations in an easily digestible way. Able to deliver quality and consistency in a complex, highly demanding environment. Education Required: Qualification (academic or vocational) in Engineering or Pure sciences.
Futura Design Gaydon, Warwickshire
31/03/2026
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Our OEM Client based in Gaydon, is searching for a Computational Fluid Dynamics Engineer to join their team, Inside IR35. This is a contract position with a proposed end date of 31st March 2027. Umbrella Pay Rate: £27.03 per hour. Duties: The Thermal CFD team provides specialized skills in fluid dynamics through computer modelling techniques. This covers full vehicle thermal analysis to ensure the components and systems are robust to their thermal environment. Responsibilities include: Supporting the Lead Engineers to managing their projects / processes, working independently with limited supervision. Managing and maintaining the simulation models for completeness and quality. Communicating issues, developing and supporting their resolution. Essential Skills Required: An excellent understanding of thermal CFD analysis and thermal processes ideally using StarCCM+. Excellent report writing and communication skills. The ability to lead technical issue resolution with the support of the test team, CAE teams, Technical Specialists and any external parties. Desirable Skills Requested: Climatic Wind Tunnels and Hot Environment Testing. Whole vehicle thermal validation. Education Required: Degree level in a technical subject.
Futura Design Lutterworth, Leicestershire
31/03/2026
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Our motorcycle client based in Bruntingthorpe, Lutterworth is searching for a Business Data Analyst on an Inside IR35, 12-month contract working 37.5 hours a week. The successful professional can be either based in the Leicester or London office where the opportunity provides a hybrid working pattern of 1-2 days onsite, 3-4 days working from home. Umbrella Pay Rate: £30.64 per hour. Job Purpose: Own the end-to-end lead journey through API integrations, data analysis, and cross-functional collaboration to drive scalable lead acquisition, qualification, and conversion. Deliver actionable insights, structured reporting, and optimisation strategies that boost lead velocity, minimise leakage, and maximise ROI across rentals, Reown, and partner ecosystems Key Responsibilities: Lead Journey & API Integration: Own end-to-end flow- from capture to booking- through robust API integrations, ensuring accurate lead attribution, minimal leakage, faster hand-offs, and improved online booking conversion rates. Data Analysis & Lead Insights: Leverage a strong understanding of dashboards to track lead quality, source effectiveness and drop-offs and conversion trends, translating insights into actions that improve lead velocity and ROI. Lead Acquisition & Nurture Strategy: Drive strategies focused on scalable lead generation, qualification and tracking, flow of leads across various stakeholders, optimisations requirement, stakeholder management between teams and nurturing at various stages. Reporting & Governance: Deliver regular, structured reporting on lead flow, SLA adherence, enabling refinement across various stakeholders and lead management tactics. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate closely with stakeholders like Zapier, Bemycar, MSD to maintain accuracy, efficiencies, lead flow, leakages and identify roadmaps for further improvement. Essential Experience Required: Minimum 3-5 years of experience in data science, API integrations, and performance management. Experience in API integrations and Lead Flow Optimisations. Proven experience in working with data analytics tools, statistical modelling, and data visualization. Experience in cross functional collaboration. Familiarity with how to use Microsoft Dynamics at an expert level. Essential Education Required: Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as Data Science, Statistics, Computer Science, Mathematics, Marketing, or related field. Postgraduate degree/diploma in Data Science, Analytics, or Digital Marketing or related field is desirable. Preferred Experience Requested: Media Understanding of platforms, dashboard driven decision making. Sound understanding and appreciation of the media landscape and trends. Experience in integrating lead sources via APIs with CRM and booking system. Knowledge of the latest tools & innovative research methodologies. Experience building and using unified dashboards for lead and performance monitoring. Preferred Education Requested: Masters in Business Administration (MBA) / Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) - Communication, Advertising, Marketing. Certification / Licence / Professional Membership Requested: Certification in data science, analytics, or related field (e.g., Certified Data Scientist, Certified Analytics Professional) is desirable. Experience with data visualization tools like Tableau, Power BI, is a plus.
Futura Design Gaydon, Warwickshire
31/03/2026
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Our OEM Client based in Gaydon, is searching for a UX Researcher Digital Interaction to join their team, Inside IR35. This is a contract position with a proposed end date of 31st March 2027. Umbrella Pay Rate: £27.03 per hour. The Role: We are seeking practical and hands-on UX researcher with a passion for testing and digital interaction. You will be actively involved with in-vehicle and prototype testing, working across various fidelity levels including virtual reality, static simulators and functional prototypes. The successful candidate will work within a multidisciplinary design and research team, contributing user insights throughout the design and development cycle. This role is well suited to those who are delivery-focused, agile in approach and able to produce research that informs design decisions efficiently and clearly. Key Responsibilities: Plan and execute UX testing activities in vehicle and across prototype platforms. Conduct usability testing across digital interfaces using both qualitative and quantitative methods. Collaborate with UX Designers to identify friction points and support improvements to usability and flow. Capture and communicate findings from user studies to internal teams in a concise and practical format. Contribute to the creation of benchmarking insights, user personas and attribute tracking. Maintain relevant testing documentation and participate actively in sprint planning and iteration. Support early concept validation as well as final product assessment. Essential Skills and Experience Required: Experience conducting usability studies and user testing Understanding of core principles of user-centred design and interaction Ability to identify usability issues and make clear, actionable recommendations Confident in testing physical, digital and immersive prototypes Strong communication skills with the ability to present findings effectively Proactive and collaborative mindset, comfortable working in agile delivery environments Desirable Skills and Experience Requested: Familiarity with automotive UX constraints, including driver attention and distraction principles. Basic understanding of accessibility best practices. Previous exposure to tools such as eye-tracking, user testing platforms or behavioural analytics. Experience working with developers or multidisciplinary design teams. Personal Attributes Requested: Energetic and enthusiastic with a delivery-focused approach. Willingness to learn and adapt as part of a fast-moving team. Comfortable with hands-on testing and quick iteration cycles. Able to take initiative while contributing positively to a team culture. Clear thinker who brings momentum to complex projects. Keen interest in automotive design and digital innovation. Additional Information: Full UK driving licence.
Futura Design Gaydon, Warwickshire
31/03/2026
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Our OEM Client based in Gaydon, is searching for a UI Designer (Production) to join their team, Inside IR35. This is a contract position with a proposed end date of 31st March 2027. Umbrella Pay Rate: £27.03 per hour. Duties: Working across some of the most desirable automotive brands in the world, you ll join at an exciting time. Collaborating closely between the UX and UI design teams, you ll be responsible for interpreting and realising creative intent, designing components that are faithful to the vision which can be understood by development teams; whilst ensuring visual quality control to complex HMI specifications with pixel-perfect UI. You ll act as the UI champion, promoting good design practices and educating where possible. You re a passionate designer with experience in working with strong brand guidelines and design systems, underpinned by good UX thinking, principles and practice. You love working in the detail and have an interest in both technical and creative design. You know what makes an engaging user experience and the importance of consistent brand-led narratives. Skills Required: Proficient in Figma & Adobe suite inc. Photoshop, Illustrator. Experience working with design systems and actively contributing to and evolving them. Education Required: Experience working as a UI Designer. A portfolio showcasing previous work. Able to work collaboratively between cross-functional teams. Degree level qualification in a related design field.
Futura Design Gaydon, Warwickshire
02/10/2025
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Our OEM Client based in Gaydon, is searching for a Software & Systems Test Engineerto join their team, Inside IR35. This is a contract position until 31st March 2026. Umbrella Pay Rate: £33.64 per hour. Duties: This role (Software and Systems Testing Process) is focused on ensuring the New Vehicle Programs Systems and Software Testing is occurring with the correct amount of pace. This is done through ensuring high-quality software integration by driving process adherence, KPI tracking and continuous improvement. They oversee testing activities, monitor performance against targets through measurement dashboards and optimise workflows to reduce risks and defects. Acting as a key link between development teams and reporting out the overall status, they promote best practices and deliver reliable, compliant solutions. Skills Required: Strong knowledge of process management and continuous improvement frameworks. Proficiency in KPI tracking and reporting tools (e.g., JIRA, Tableau). Experience in process optimisation within software testing and integration. Analytical mindset with ability to interpret complex data sets. Solid understanding of compliance and quality standards. Excellent organisational and documentation skills. Effective communication and influencing skills. Ability to interact and influence test engineers across the company. Education Required: Degree educated or equivalent experience.
Futura Design Gaydon, Warwickshire
05/09/2025
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Our OEM Client based in Gaydon, is searching for an Integration Engineer to join their team, Inside IR35. This is a contract position until 31st March 2026. Umbrella Pay Rate: £33.64 per hour. Duties: This role is to lead the diagnosis of software and systems issues in the development phase of an Automotive Vehicle Platform. The successful candidate will be part of the Central Systems Integration Team. CSI have the key responsibility of planning and co-ordinating delivery of software from multiple ECU's which when combined deliver the features and systems of the vehicle under development. This particular role within CSI will focus on issues resolution, specifically understanding root cause and assisting with resolution of systems and software issues within the vehicle. They will engage directly with complex issues to aid with data gathering, defining the problem, analysing the data with the intent to understand which team within our client owns the resolution of the problems. Role Activities: Determine the level of urgency required during the first stages of investigations for an issue. Ensuring accuracy of data captured to ensure the quality of level 1 triage issue tickets when raised. Ensure key testing assets are kept up to date and help in testing complex issues / systems. Working with all other areas of the business to ensure issues are understood and prioritised correctly. Skills Required: Strong technical background with proven knowledge of electrical & software engineering Knowledge of components and software systems, including architectures and integrated software solutions. Understanding of design principles and the application of quality tools. Able to prioritise workload and lead issue resolution (with support) either individually or as part of a cross-functional team. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, ability to communicate at all levels within the business Knowledge of problem-solving, and quality tools. Highly self-motivated and able to act on initiative. Able to prioritise workload and lead issue resolution (with support) either individually or as part of a cross-functional team. Education Required: Educated to degree level or equivalent experience in a relevant engineering discipline.
Futura Design Shirley, West Midlands
26/08/2025
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Our OEM Client based in Solihull with travelled required across the West Midlands and up to Halewood in Liverpool, is searching for a SAP System Trainerto join their team, Inside IR35. This is a contract position until 31st July 2026. Umbrella Pay Rate: £39.62 per hour. An experienced SAP Trainer is required to support the deployment of the Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) programme and its critical project SAP Plant Maintenance, which aims to completely transform the way in which our client operates and further enhances our Digital transformation journey. We have a clear vision to deliver a unified end to end process and toolset with connected, traceable data throughout all functions. By enabling employees the provision of always live data and dashboards, we will allow full focus on true value creation. Roles and Responsibilities: The SAP Trainer s objective is to create and deliver SAP Manufacturing Modules to business end users, getting the organisation engaged and ready for the change and ensuring that the change is adopted and sustained. Key activities: Process assessment and stakeholder identification in the form of a Training Needs Analysis (TNA). Design and create role-based SAP user training using SAP EnableNow and Articulate RISE. Developing training content including classroom courses, online learning courses, assessments, videos, simulations and quick reference guides. Evaluating the SAP user s level of knowledge at appropriate levels. Assisting with training impact assessments. Creating stakeholder training and engagement plans and supporting the communication of these to relevant End Users. Create and deliver process-based blended learning packages. Define, engage and align stakeholders in preparation for deployment. Ensure clear training delivery plans are executed on time. Host on and off-site training events across our sites, run drop-in sessions and provide floor-walking support. Demonstrate excellent business behaviours including team working. Collaborate with Business Process, Testing, Training and Comms Teams for the capability of being deployed. Essential Skills Required: Experienced SAP user. Extensive experience in a training creation and delivery position. Experience creating simulation training. Desirable Experience and Qualifications Requested: SAP Enable Now. Articulate RISE. SAP Manufacturing Modules. Additional Information: This role will require on-site presence 5 days per week during the deployment window.