Customer Attributes Engineer

About the job

WHAT TO EXPECT

This role will aim to enhance the customer experience through the design, development, measurement and balance of customer attributes for Jaguar Land Rover vehicles

The D&R Programme leader role is to ensure all customer expectations for vehicle Durability and Robustness of Jaguar Land Rover vehicles are met or exceeded. This is achieved through attribute target setting & verification Sign Off using both Virtual and Physical test methods.

You will be responsible for  :

• Ensuring all targets are cascaded and accepted within all relevant Engineering teams
• Developing integration and Design Verification (DV) plans to ensure accumulating evidence through vehicle programme to ensure delivery of vehicle sign off on-time to requirements.
• Ensuring delivery and reporting of results of all test activities to agreed DVP plan
• Raise clear and concise technical issue reports within 48 hours of identification
• Complete all sign off documentation for agreed gateways
• Supporting delivery of all Attribute Requirement targets by Gateway
• Supporting the Programme Attribute Team to ensure all technical issues are identified and resolved
• Detailed strategy & delivery planning for the attribute covering CAE, RLD, rig & driven DV activities with status reporting at a virtual & physical level including road load data, analysis & load cascade.
• Ensure DVP makes use of best practices and maximises use of cost effective tools and techniques such as CAE
• Working with system and component areas to define and maintain cascaded target requirements in support of overall vehicle level targets (RMDV, Doors as reqd)
• Work with component engineers and suppliers as required to drive implementation and resolution of all engineering solutions 
• Deliver technical recommendations and reports
• Support and maintain the Automated Issues Management System (AIMS) and track these to successful resolution
• Work on tasks to ensure all lessons learnt from the current vehicle are captured and fed back to the Programme Attribute Team and progressed as necessary
• Undertake any other work as directed by their line manager in connection with your job as may be requested

WHAT YOU NEED

Essential:

• Broad knowledge of vehicle technologies
• Understanding of Durability & Strength principles with a knowledge of data collection and analysis.
• Project management of complex engineering test activities
• Experience of problem solving including application of Root Cause Analysis, 8D, DoE etc.
• Understanding of Systems engineering principles and delivery
• Relevant degree or equivalent experience preferred

Desirable:

• Microsoft package elements Power Point and Excel
• CAD visualisation systems (e.g. VisMockUp)
• Knowledge of whole vehicle engineering and cross functional experience

SO WHY US?

Bring all this to the home of premium innovation, and you’ll find the opportunities to further your career with a world-class team, a discounted car purchase and lease scheme for you and your family, membership of a competitive pension plan and performance related bonus scheme. All this and more makes Jaguar Land Rover the perfect place to continue your journey.

This role may offer the opportunity for hybrid working where you can split your time between working from home and in the office. At Jaguar Land Rover, hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement providing employees with more choice and flexibility around how, when and where they work, if suitable for their role. Further details can be discussed with the Hiring Manager at interview stage. 

Please be aware that we may close this vacancy for applications before the stated deadline if we receive a high volume of interest. We strongly advise you to submit your application as early as possible.

Jaguar Land Rover is committed to equal opportunity for all.