Principal Console Engineer (891)
Cockpit & Interior Design and Development Engineer
Cranfield
£30.78p/h

We are recruiting for a Principal Console Engineer for one of our automotive clients based in Cranfield.
As a Lead Console Engineer in Cockpit & Interior Design & Development, you will be part of a team of engineers which has played a part in making the UK’s Best-Selling Vehicle. We are looking for an Experienced Console Engineer to lead development of the Centre Console on a Significant Minor Change.
You will be working for a globally recognised automotive company.
This is a long-term contract role. The contract is on an ongoing basis a may run for several years.

Key Responsibilities of the Principal Console Engineer:

Interior CPM & Trim Design Lead Engineer Role requiring an understanding of design for customer, design for manufacture and idea generation with a distinct focus on cost competitiveness, functional leadership, data analysis and reporting through the following development phases :-

Concept

• Creating concept sheets and supporting presentation to CVE.
• Providing technical explanation of changing content to cost estimators to set the budget.
• Generating design estimations for cost of change from benchmark.

Development

• Preparing Styling Feedback of A-Surface feasibility and technical requirement.
• Full parts development and management taking into responsibility for cost, timing and delivery to meet all required specifications.
• Knowledge of all regulatory requirements for each region.
• Capability and experience to develop the most efficient and cost-effective solution.
• Ability to manage, influence and co-ordinate with other departments and suppliers.

New model Sourcing:

• Creating RFQ (Request for Quotation)
• Reviewing supplier concepts for Cost and Quality
• Quote and breakdown analysis.
• Validating supplier quotes meet the RFQ and Concept needs.
• Identifying challenge points and queries in the quote to close the gap between quote, concept and budget. (Purchase lead commercial negotiation)
• Creating and presenting status to Management.
• Direct engagement with supplier technical and commercial.

New model cost management

• Repeating quote & breakdown analysis at major milestones in the Project digital and physical phase, generating technical queries and challenges. Analysing design change and validation technical liability.
• Generating cost reduction ideas to secure product technical and commercial competitiveness.
• Benchmarking against internal and competitor references.

Lifecycle cost management

• Generating technical cost reduction ideas.
• Benchmarking at part and vehicle feature level.
• Management of supplier activity, and internal reporting.
• Development of cost reduction design changes with supplier.

Qualifications & Experience for the Principal Console Engineer:

• Design / engineering qualification
• Prior knowledge of interior cabin parts / modules including :-
• Global Design and development at part / module level
• Supplier management (cost / quality and timing)
• Meeting regulation & safety performance
• Managing and reporting test validation
• Managing and reporting part quality / reliability
• Technical analysis of market concerns
• Managing and reporting adoption timing and delivery
• Working as Part of a Cross Functional Team
• Must display an understanding of how to engineer injection moulded plastic and pressed metal assemblies.
• CAD Interrogation skills
• Time Management skills
• Microsoft office (Excel and PowerPoint in particular)
• Previous automotive design and development experience
• Previous experience of cost breakdown analysis and working in a technical/commercial cross functional team.
• Prior knowledge of manufacturing processes
• Valid driving licence for driving in the UK & able to travel globally

Hours & Pay for the Principal Console Engineer:

• Monday to Friday
• 39 hours per week
• £30.78 p/h

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