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Description

Project Engineer (Resident)
Long term contract - Automotive
Cambridgeshire

Project Engineer (Resident)

The Engineer will be based on site at our Clients premises in Peterborough, interacting with the Aftertreatment/Emissions team. This is a long term contract and there will be occasional travel to our the Head Office in Germany

The primary focus is on overall program management and the technical interface with the customer and internal departments. This position leads the new product introduction through the use of systems centred around APQP and TS16949 procedures and activity within the company.

The Role:

Develop and execute project management for new/existing projects. Lead the NPIS and APQP teams from concept through production, both internally and externally with the customer

Direct and promote technical communications between our organization and our customers

Drive activities concerned with technical developments, scheduling, and resolving engineering design problems and meeting technical targets

Ensure compliance between customer drawings/specification and company standards and capabilities by acting as the single point of contact for design and technical program issues

Direct Resident Designers and coordinate prototype activities within the company with the assistance of the Program Engineers

Drive designs for manufacturability and cost effectiveness through the use of design reviews that include manufacturing and customer input. Oversee and coordinate all designs and ensure proper sign-offs have occurred. Achieve documented design signoff with all internal engineering departments: materials, hot end, cold end and system integration for major design release phases

Lead all phases of technical program timing from initial designs to design release for product launch including all timing related to product validation and on site customer testing

Champion Total Value Management (cost savings) initiatives involving your program

Lead and support manufacturing production facilities in value engineering / value analysis

Lead and track all engineering changes, corrective actions and customer concerns through direct communication with commercial and manufacturing through use of company internal systems

Coordinate development engineering team with the DVP&R and testing by acting as the interface between the customer, program engineering, and manufacturing for information and timing

Evaluate and coordinate customer needs for new technologies

Manage overall program resources and expenses to meet budget requirements

Represent the company on site full time (or on call) at customer locations, including assembly plants

Frequent travel to customer, supplier, and company manufacturing locations

Support and adhere to EH&S policies and procedures

Requirements:

BSc Degree in Mechanical Engineering required, advanced degree preferred

Min 3 years Automotive background required, Manufacturing & Development engineering experience a plus

Knowledge of exhaust engineering or powertrain is desired

In depth understanding of Automotive processes - APQP/Des release/Timing plans - MS Project/Milestone philosophy/DV understanding/NPI understanding etc. desirable

FEA/CFD understanding desirable

Knowledge of engineering predictive and analytical tools is desired

Computer literate, able to perform spreadsheet calculations, graphics, program management, and word processing

Excellent written and verbal communication skills essential

Must be a self starter work on his own without supervision

Ability to travel to suppliers, plants, and customers to support development requirements (car owner required)