Automotive Seating Lead Engineer — Hybrid Workplace

Select Engineering Limited; Coventry; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

This role involves developing seating systems from concept to stable production, generating concepts, and producing complete BOMs. You will release drawings to Tier 1 suppliers and PLM systems, execute test plans, and provide manufacturing support to resolve issues.

It requires interpreting specifications, engineering components, coordinating with suppliers, and ensuring compliance with legal, customer, and Tier 1 supplier requirements.

Qualifications

• Tertiary level STEM qualification.
• 5 years’ experience in a mechanical engineering role.
• Ability to create and communicate engineering schemes from surrogate parts or new concepts.
• Ability to check and approve an engineering drawing.
• Highly competent in MS-Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Interpret all specifications and generate concepts for a design solution that meet them.
• Develop a Bill of Materials that is accurate and complete and provides clear revision control.
• Develop and engineer components and sub-assemblies for each BoM item that the Tier 1 suppliers design responsible for.
• Support the customer and the supplier base to develop their components.
• Integrate all components and sub-systems into the seat(s).
• Analyse the product, virtually and physically, and capture any issues in an open issues list.
• Resolve technical issues in the product by removing the root cause.
• Provide interim containments whilst root cause is being removed, with written work instructions for execution.
• Ensure that the engineering drawings produced for each product are complete and unambiguous.
• Have working knowledge of legal, customer and Tier 1 supplier seating and safety requirements
• Ensure the product meets all legal requirements
• Ensure the product meets all customer requirements
• Ensure the product meets all of the Tier 1 Suppliers requirements
• Ensure the product is feasible to manufacture.
• Release all components and assemblies to the Tier 1 Supplier and customer PLM systems
• Perform tolerance calculations to ensure functional requirements are met
• Order parts and ensure effective revision control for engineering builds, samples and mock-ups
• Participate in the building of Moment of Truth (prototype) seats and creating physical component mock ups.
• Ensure all test plans are complete and demonstrate adherence to all applicable specifications
• Support the Tier 1 Supplier and customer manufacturing facilities in resolving technical issues from the product post job 1
• Manage and coordinate and audit best cost country offshore tasks and project work

Skills

Mechanical engineering

Engineering scheme communication

Engineering drawing check/approval

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Education

Tertiary level STEM qualification

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

This role involves developing seating systems from concept to stable production, generating concepts, and producing complete BOMs. You will release drawings to Tier 1 suppliers and PLM systems, execute test plans, and provide manufacturing support to resolve issues.

It requires interpreting specifications, engineering components, coordinating with suppliers, and ensuring compliance with legal, customer, and Tier 1 supplier requirements.