Expleo is recruiting on behalf of our customer for a Cockpit Development Engineer to join a high-performing engineering team supporting premium automotive programmes. This role will play a key part in delivering cockpit content through to engineering sign-off, ensuring all development activities meet programme milestones.
Warwickshire (Hybrid)
Contract until March 2027 (Maternity Cover)
£27.20 per hour (Umbrella)
The Role
As a Cockpit Development Engineer, you will be responsible for supporting multiple cockpit programmes from test planning through to final engineering approval. You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams and suppliers to ensure delivery aligns with timing, cost, and quality expectations.
Key Responsibilities
- Deliver final engineering sign-off of new cockpit content to programme gateway timing
- Set up, monitor, track, and report development progression
- Ensure all relevant engineering standards are met throughout design maturation
- Develop and manage detailed test and validation plans
- Manage programme tracking via RMDV (and evolving XRAY/TRM systems)
- Create and maintain Bills of Materials for test parts
- Source and obtain quotes from suppliers and test houses, working with value for money teams for approvals
- Prepare and coordinate parts for testing, analyse results, and resolve issues
- Produce reports and ensure accurate documentation within RMDV
- Liaise with suppliers and internal teams to maintain test plan delivery
- Support programme communication with the Cockpit Module Leader
- Maintain accurate module documentation including meeting minutes
Essential Skills & Experience
- Demonstrates our Creators’ Code behaviours of Customer Love, Unity, Integrity, Growth and Impact.
- Continually working hard to deliver a modern luxury experience to earn and keep our customers’ trust and loyalty.
- Embracing differences, being empathetic, welcoming challenges together empowering each other to deliver.
- Building trust by speaking openly and honestly, listening attentively, and treating others respectfully.
- Taking initiative and using failure as an opportunity to learn. We develop by giving + seeking honest feedback.
- Making a difference through our results. We innovate and never lose sight of what we want to achieve.
- An individual, who works independently, is results driven, demonstrating tenacity, drive and perseverance with the ability to deliver operational plans in a complex, highly demanding environment.
- An individual with the capability to combine a short term, pragmatic focus with medium term planning
- A resilient and enthusiastic who responds constructively to new ideas and inputs
- A good communicator with the ability to communicate complex ideas
- An effective team player, actively develops and supports team members
Desirable Experience
- Background in engineering or programme planning
- Knowledge of product creation, delivery, change control, and change management processes
- Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills
✅ Apply now to be part of an exciting automotive programme through to 2027.
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