Vehicle Integration Leader

Overview

Our OEM client based in Warwickshire is searching for a Vehicle Integration Lead to join their team, Inside IR35. This is a contract position with a proposed end date of April 2027.

Role

You will be a Vehicle Integration Leader driving the development of new and existing vehicle architectures within the company. Responsibilities include leading the integration of new technologies, driving functional and attribute target delivery, acting as the voice of the customer to lead any arbitration required, and ensuring alignment with GRID, commodity and system strategies and functional targets.

Responsibilities

• Accountable as the leader and technical arbitrator, integrating and delivering engineering for the whole vehicle whilst ensuring compatibility with GRID, commodity/system strategies and functional targets.
• Lead group functional integration for a given vehicle to drive out complexity and deliver the most efficient technical solutions.
• Work closely with the Vehicle Attribute Robustness team to drive delivery of embedded design quality, service and manufacturing requirements.
• Drive vehicle technical data progression (CAD, DV, AIMS, Build, Test & Release) with groups and interfacing team leads.
• Oversee alignment on, and delivery of, Minimum Viable Product into both virtual and physical verification and validation through the life of the programme.
• Drive cross‑group obstacle resolution, ensuring timely escalation to nameplate and/or Architecture VEM as required.
• Ensure prompt escalation of technical blockers or incompatibilities to Vehicle/Chapter/Enterprise leadership via the obstacle process.
• Support study and Agile spike activities to solve complex engineering problems.

Skills & Qualifications

• Automotive technical knowledge and extensive experience of complex interactions, including technical analysis and decision-making.
• Demonstrated understanding of automotive technology with an advanced level of technical depth into vehicle, system and component detailed design, development and delivery, and the ability to interrogate and ratify incoming technical standards.
• Excellent written and verbal technical communication, influencing and negotiation skills.
• Experience in leading teams of people to solve complex technical issues using a structured approach such as 8D and/or Six Sigma.
• Project management experience of delivery against a complex set of programme technical deliverables.
• Customer‑first mindset with the ability to build credibility and trust through experience and personal style.
• Progressive thinking and a keen interest in new ideas and industry developments.
• Ability to embrace the Agile model and work effectively as a champion of Agile principles in practice.
• Exceptional capability in leadership and management skills, able to motivate, develop and lead cross‑functional and functional teams.

Key Roles & Stakeholders

• PGL (Program Group Lead) for the given zone
• PGL/TGL for interfacing zones
• STGL & VEM
• Engineering Delivery Director
• Technology Centre Leads
• Architecture & Vehicle Programme Product Owners (POs)
• Lead Engineers
• Engineering Delivery
• Design
• External supplier / partner specialist technical collaboration as required to develop complex strategic technical proposals.

#J-18808-Ljbffr…