Mechanical BIW Tooling Design Lead

Job Title: Mechanical BIW Tooling Design Lead

Location: Rugby

Job Type: Full Time / Permanent / Onsite

The Role

This is a professional position, requiring planning and resource management skills to direct and monitor tasks of others.

The candidate will be responsible for the complete technical solution to be provided to meet / exceed customer expectations within the company timing and cost constraints. Utilizes planning, resource and task management skills and directs engineering staff in successful implementation of project assignments.

This is a demanding role for an experienced mechanical engineer, who will be responsible for leading a team of engineers for the duration of a project.

Duties and responsibilities:

• To manage and monitor complex projects to ensure they are running to specification, on time and to budget
• To plan, organize, assign, review and evaluate the work of the engineering project team
• To analyze information and assess the results enabling the effective implementation of solutions to complex problems
• To maintain, and where appropriate apply, an up-to date awareness of new and developing technologies
• To create quality supporting data to demonstrate productivity, resources, and facility output
• To promptly report probable and actual process changes to reduce the potential cost of manufacture
• Can delegate and manage multiple projects at any given time.
• Is responsible to drive and understand customer specifications both corporate and plant.
• Is Responsible to work with customer to finalize design requirements, reviews and approvals throughout design phases, manufacturing and completion.
• Is Responsible for the solution Design, volume, quality, Risk Assessment, PFMEA, Safety & CE Risk Assessment and MFMEA.
• Works with the Technical Leader to ensure cross functional communication is taking place when there's a "process change" that affects engineering and/or other departments.
• Works with the Technical Leader to track and report project status.
• Capable to work as a designer when not assigned any projects as Technical Leader.

The Candidate

• My client is looking for someone who is keen to be hands on.
• Degree in Engineering or Mechanical Design
• Considerable experience within the Automotive/Manufacturing industry (eg. JLR)
• Ability to design tooling for the BIW Automotive Sector including welding & riveting and all other joining.
• Good working knowledge of CAE programs including Catia, Solidwork, Vision MockUp
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office 2013 particularly Excel & Powerpoint
• Knowledge of FEA and stress analysis.