Lead Engineer – Seating

At Tata Technologies, we make product development dreams a reality by designing, engineering, and validating the products of tomorrow for the world’s leading manufacturers. Due to continued growth, we are recruiting for a Lead Engineer – Seating, based in Gaydon.

Role Summary

The Lead Engineer is responsible for leadership of the sub system engineers and is responsible for deliverables for all aspects of defined component(s) / system(s).

Area of Responsibility

This role is responsible for progressing cost reduction proposals through specific gateway.

You will have responsibility for:

• Progressing cost reduction proposals from “Ideation” to “Release” through the Initiative Management System (IMS)
• Evaluation of proposals for initial feasibility.
• Ensuring that the engineering sub-system still delivers its objectives and targets (technical and business)
• Creating and validating (with respective stakeholders) a timeline for each accepted cost saving proposal
• Progression of proposals through the various gateways. (GW readiness)
• Requires the ability to communicate with all areas of the business to present the case for each proposal to the relevant stakeholders.
• Conduct prototype evaluations in an engineering environment.
• Conduct Line Trial evaluations in a production environment.
• Liaise effectively with Design (Styling) / Purchasing / Suppliers / Manufacturing / Quality / Core Engineering / Finance to drive the proposals to implementation.
• FMEA and DVP creation/update where required (with CORE team)
• Following up actions with owners to ensure progress
• Publishing minutes from each meeting
• Ensuring delivery of technical and business objectives
• Ensuring programme timing objectives are met
• Communicating team progress to management (escalations)
• Identifying and managing each individual proposal risks / opportunities.
• Ensuring that all issues are addressed and closed off

Knowledge / Experience

• Excellent people & communication skills with the ability to engage and convince at all levels – Face to Face as well as via Email / Phone / Teams is paramount.
• Ability to run multiple proposals in parallel – keeping them all on track.
• Proven project management capability with recent on-time and on-budget delivery in a product development environment.
• Engineering knowledge of multiple Interior components or systems design, function, performance, production, and manufacturing requirements.
• PC literacy, including Microsoft Project, PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.
• Significant experience using engineering tools such as FMEA, structured problem resolution, Issues Management Systems.
• Successful delivery experience within the automotive product development sector.
• Degree in a relevant engineering discipline or equivalent experience.
• A resilient and pro‑active character is essential to the role as is the ability to remain positive and committed to the role.

Preferred

• Ability to interrogate CAD data (3DX) and use visualisation tools.

In return for your expertise, we offer a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package, including

• Pension scheme with up to 5% employer contribution
• Private healthcare
• Group income protection
• Employee Assistance Program
• Group life assurance
• Health cash plan

If you are passionate about innovation and want to join a global engineering company, this is the place for you

Tata Technologies: Engineering a better world

#J-18808-Ljbffr…