Body in White – Project Engineer

Company: Sumitomo Electric
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Location: Warwick
Job Description:

Project Engineers – BIW/ Closures

  • Location: Warwickshire
  • Contract: 4 months initially
  • Rate: £40+ per hour (outside IR35)
  • Experience: Minimum 5 years
  • Client: Low Volume OEM

We are seeking experienced Body in White – Project Engineers to join our team, supporting the delivery of advanced closure systems including doors, bonnets, and rear closures for complex engineering programmes.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the design and delivery of closure commodities to meet quality, cost, and timing targets
  • Manage engineering releases and ensure accurate technical documentation (e.g. FESO, EIDs)
  • Drive virtual build phases and support physical build activities, resolving issues through to completion
  • Coordinate and lead cross-functional design and assembly reviews
  • Conduct failure mode prevention activities (DFMEA, lessons learned, QHR)
  • Lead root cause analysis for technical issues and implement robust solutions
  • Work closely with suppliers to ensure manufacturability and feasibility
  • Define and achieve performance targets through simulation and validation
  • Manage CAD resource allocation across internal and external teams

Required Experience

  • Strong background in large, complex metal pressings, including Super Plastic Forming (SPF)
  • Experience with closures systems, including:
    • Doors and bonnets
    • Rear closures
  • Knowledge of:
    • Extrusions and castings
    • Composite materials and processes (SMC, RTM, foam core structures)
  • Proven experience delivering components within an automotive or similar engineering environment

Desirable Skills

  • Experience creating and managing:
    • Interface matrices
    • Commodity strategies and location strategies
  • Familiarity with manufacturing assembly requirements and surface compatibility considerations
  • Experience supporting FMA activities, including the development of rigs and bucks

Why Join Us?

  • Work on cutting-edge engineering programmes
  • Collaborate with cross-functional, global teams
  • Opportunity to influence high-impact automotive design and delivery

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Posted: May 21st, 2026