Engineering Project Manager - Vehicle Development

Up to £29.60/hr - PAYE

Cranfield - Hybrid working

Automotive OEM

12 month initial contract (Long Term role)

Description

• Project manage the development of automotive driver display products such as Instrument Clusters and HUDs with suppliers.
• Prepare functional specifications to support the part development.
• Lead regular progress meetings with global suppliers.
• Lead in-house reviews to ensure the parts are delivered in line with vehicle development targets for QCD.
• Review and approve part drawings submitted by suppliers.
• Manage the resolution of technical issues with in-house test departments and suppliers.
• Maintain part BOM at vehicle level.

Deliverables

• Parts delivery from suppliers achieving vehicle development milestones.
• OK judgements at in-house development reviews.
• Close control of part cost versus budget.

Qualifications, Skills and Training Requirements             

• Educated to degree level or equivalent.
• Familiar with software development V cycle (1 year minimum).
• An understanding of basic electrical theory.
• Exposure to CAN communication (1 year minimum).
• Experience working as an Engineering Project Manager or Development Engineer (1 year minimum).
• Well organised and a good communicator.
• Competent with PC applications (MS office etc).

Beneficial but not essential

• Experience of driver facing display technologies or equivalent.
• Familiar with automotive electrical architecture or equivalent.
• Experience of automotive BOM management or equivalent.
• Experience of parts cost drivers and budget setting.

Additional Information

• Must be able to travel in the UK and abroad sometimes at short notice, typically for a few days to 2 weeks.
• Up to £29.60/hr PAYE - equivalent to £39.46 LTD.
• Hybrid working - 3 days on-site
• Job no: JP00000702/00703.

For further information, please give James Tilley a call on 01384 446126 or send your interest, with CV & cover letter to – james.tilley@jonlee.co.uk

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Contracts are those of an Employment Business.

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