Lead Engineer-Automotive Transmissions

Lead Engineer – Automotive Transmissions

Location: Coventry, UK

model: 5 days/week from client location

Mode: Fixed Term Contract (12 Months)

Responsibilities

• Ownership and delivery of Automatic transmissions
• Understanding and supporting the package constraints for Automatic transmissions
• Working with cross-functional teams to ensure the transmission meets technical and package targets and to deliver detailed designs on time to predetermined quality, cost and weight targets, within DFM requirements
• Ownership and delivery of Transmission to the specific vehicle programme requirements meeting to specifications, on time and on budget
• Ensuring design solutions deliver systems that meet attribute targets in NVH, thermal, durability, visibility & performance related attributes
• Preparation/presentation of material to support external and internal project status reviews
• Work with Supply chain management to ensure delivery of transmission systems is on schedule for all phases of vehicle builds
• Perform Value engineering
• Perform Engineering calculation, Tolerance analysis and stackups
• Perform DFMEA, Design calculations & design Reviews
• Perform engineering release in PLM liaising with lead Engineers
• Preparing design documentation
• Apply standards/methodologies for arriving at robust design solutions

Knowledge, Abilities & Experience

• Detailed transmission knowledge and technical experience
• Experience in designing and development of Automatic Transmissions
• Technical knowledge & experience of transmission & driveline design, test & production
• Experience in OEM or tier one component delivery
• Creative problem-solving ability with strong commitment to quality and attention to detail
• Strong Engineering & technical background including working knowledge of GD&T, DFM and DFA
• Basic understanding of quality tools, such as DFMEA, APQP, PPAP process etc
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Pro-active with a very good learning attitude and ability to adapt to a new work/project environment quickly
• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent from a reputed Institution / University

Preferred Skills

• Communication and Presentation Skills, Project Management
• Software – PLM Tools, MS Office proficiency

Experience Band

• Lead Engineer – 4 to 6 yr’s of experience

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