Driveline Senior Engineer

Job Description

Driveline Senior EngineerLocation: WokingShift: Days - 40 hours per weekReporting to the Principal Engineer in Transmission & Driveline, the Driveline Senior Engineer will be working to develop, engineer, integrate & deliver, from concept to series-development.Driveline Components will include (DLDs/DMF, K0 Clutch, Driveshafts, etc.), ensuring delivery of the programme requirements (cost, timing, performance / function / attributes).They should have a "Cradle to Grave" approach - working within a cross functional team from R&D stage, through concept, design release, production launch and series production support to collectively deliver the whole vehicle specification targets.Day-to-day activities will predominantly include:

• Ownership of technical component specifications, including specifying integration requirements,
• DFMEA - evaluation the risk of design,
• DVP - how can we test to validate our designs,
• A resolving issues that arise from the above.

The duties and responsibilities of the Transmission & Driveline Senior Engineer:

• Ownership and delivery of all driveline components
• Support to driveline component modelling, simulation, and analysis (where required)
• Supplier management of all driveline components
• Responsible for the creation and delivery of complex driveline systems that will deliver to the attribute targets.
• Guarantee driveline component integration and delivery to all vehicle projects- to specification, on time and on budget.
• Understands and supports the package constraints for driveline components.
• Working with the Propulsion design team, driveline component suppliers, concept teams & DMU to ensure the driveline components meet technical and package targets and to deliver detailed designs on time to predetermined quality, cost, and weight targets,within DFM requirements
• Establish links with external organisations (such as universities, research organisations, etc.) on collaborative research projects that will help deliver innovation in driveline technologies where appropriate.
• Working within, and influencing, the Vehicle Programme & Engineering Management teams to guarantee that the Propulsion department responsibilities collectively deliver the whole vehicle specification targets.
• Ensure design solutions deliver systems that meet attribute targets in NVH, thermal, durability, visibility & performance related attributes.
• Working with Supply Chain Management to ensure delivery of driveline components are on schedule for all phases of prototype, pilot, pre-production, and production build.
• Preparation and presentation of material to support external and internal project status reviews
• Provide support on driveline component technical risk management to ensure project delivery, optimised vehicle performance and delivery of Propulsion system attributes.
• Guarantee driveline component ownership and delivery to the specific vehicle programme requirements including:
  • Component Specification which specifies integration requirements for driveline components
  • Support management of driveline component development budgets & expenditure
  • Planning, timing & delivery including design, release, ECR in line with ETRS requirements, development, and validation plans
  • BOM management & tracking
  • Robust concerns resolution
  • Delivery of driveline components in line with MDP (Development Process)

The ideal experience for the Transmission & Driveline Senior Engineer:

• Detailed driveline knowledge and technical experience
  • Attribute delivery/support
  • Managing design releases
  • Authoring specifications
  • Generating & tracking DVPs
  • Authoring DFMEAs
  • Issue containment & resolution process (8D Practical Problem Solving)
  • DFM plans at a vehicle level
• Experience in OEM or tier one component delivery
• Technical knowledge & experience of transmission & driveline design, test & production
• Strong GD&T application experience
• Component & system design within an APQP or similar framework including FMEA, component planning and PPAP
• Understanding of Functional Safety relevant to transmission and driveline systems
• Experience in component release management
• Experience of high and niche vehicle (low volume) programmes
• PC literate and at ease with MS Office products.
• CAD design skills (2D and 3D authoring), preferably with CATIA V5, is advantageous
• Experience in NVH analysis and measurements is advantageous

The ideal Transmission & Driveline Senior Engineer candidate:

• A passion for high performance powertrain engineering.
• 5 years (or more) automotive design and development experience
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