Technical Chapter Lead - Cockpit Engineering

REQ ID: 118070
JOB TITLE: Technical Chapter Lead - Cockpit Engineering
SALARY: £56,100 - £69,000
POSTING END DATE: 18/08/23
LOCATION: Gaydon

We're re-examining our vehicles and what a vehicle means in the emerging world of automation, connectedness, electrification and the shared economy. New ideas, new technology, and new approaches to mobility are our business. Join a team of next generation thinkers.

WHAT TO EXPECT

An ever-evolving heritage. A truly exciting future. Two of the world's most iconic brands. Jaguar Land Rover is revered across the globe. Continually pushing the boundaries of innovation and redefining the benchmark for excellence, we set the standards others want to follow. We want to keep it that way too. Which is where you join the journey.

This team is one of the most experienced of its type in the UK and has the knowledge and talent to hold its own against the best body engineers anywhere in the world. From iconic body styling to interior detail, from doors and windows to whole cabin systems, everything about our vehicles has to be perfect. It is what customers expect from a luxury brand. It's what this team makes happen. Join them, and you'll help us to stay at the forefront of vehicle innovation and research, and to build on our position as a highly competitive brand in a highly competitive marketplace.

The Cockpit Systems Team are responsible for engineering design, development and, execution of our Cockpit Systems through to volume production. With an increasing emphasis on virtual development techniques, system efficiencies, and systems integration you'll utilise advanced CAD and CAE methods to support the product development process. Working with new technologies, a diverse and evolving supply base, you'll need to rapidly adjust to ever changing customer usage patterns.

The role of the Module Leader will require the successful candidate to lead a team of engineers to take the Design studio's Cockpit Design's and develop everything from CAD geometry that can be tooled to produce a Cockpit system to delivery of the assembly through development with a supplier to the production Line. The projects could involve full-service supplier management or complete in-house engineering with a dedicated JLR team.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities :

• Guiding the technical direction of the Cockpit squads in IP and Console delivery
• Guide the squads to ensure efficient delivery of the team requirements to meeting timing commitments.
• Use experience to help the squads develop timing scenarios for the project as a whole.
• Support the program to develop various engineering proposals for business case analysis.
• Feasibility evaluation of surfaces released by Design Studio.
• Guide Lead and CAD Engineers in feasibility studies relating to proposals for changes to / or new features within Cockpit system. Requested by Design studio or other associated Engineering areas.
• Managing the team to ensure frequent updating of, appropriately structured, Cockpit cad data to Team centre, BoM, cost analysis, weight analysis, sourcing documentation, production release process and launch requirements.
• Part of the team maybe an offshore CAD team, so management of the team with efficient delegating elements of Geometry creation and validating quality of output.
• Reporting out of technical issues to senior management within the Chapter and the Program teams
• Undertake any other work as directed by their line manager in connection with their job as may be requested.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Essential:

• Proficient in Catia V5 / V6 - highly proficient in the JLR visualisation tools
• Technical knowledge of Cockpit Technologies including manufacturing processes. This must include extensive experience in plastic moulding technology.
• Ability to quickly evaluate feasibility of Design studio surface releases.
• Experience in integration of components owned by associated Engineering areas into Cockpit System.
• Experience of releasing Cockpit systems components for production tooling
• Familiarity with JLR Product Structure coding
• Good communication, interpersonal and presentation skills
• Highly proficient in project timeline management
• Highly proficient level of IT literacy and the ability to analyse and present data using IT systems and Microsoft Tool skill sets.
• Demonstrable engineering development knowledge with component design and manufacturing techniques such as injection moulding, pressings, laminating, foaming and wrapping.
• Ability to break down assembly design into exploded view and define assembly sequence and location strategies to achieve world class craftsmanship.
• Relevant degree or equivalent experience preferred.
• A good working knowledge of product creation & delivery, change control, product definition and change management processes.
• Dimensional control experience - definition of location methods to control 6 degrees of freedom and knowledge of variation management.

Desirable:

• Detailed tooling knowledge including mould flow.
• System layout design with knowledge of FSOI, LAD's & SAD's
• Agile methodologies and deployment

SO WHY US?

Bring all this to the home of premium innovation, and you'll find the opportunities to further your career with a world-class team, a discounted car purchase and lease scheme for you and your family, membership of a competitive pension plan, private medical cover and performance related bonus scheme. As a manager, you'll also be able to select one of our luxury premium vehicles to lease at a fraction of the cost. All this and more makes JLR the perfect place to continue your journey.

This role may offer the opportunity for hybrid working where you can split your time between working from home and in the office. At JLR, hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement providing employees with more choice and flexibility around how, when and where they work, if suitable for their role. Further details can be discussed with the Hiring Manager at interview stage.

Please be aware that we may close this vacancy for applications before the stated deadline if we receive a high volume of interest. We strongly advise you to submit your application as early as possible.

JLR is committed to equal opportunity for all.