BIW & Glazing - Lead Engineer

EDAG Group; Gaydon; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health cash plan

5% employer pension contribution

Hybrid working

25 days’ annual leave

8 bank holidays

Bike2Work scheme

Octopus EV scheme

Job summary

EDAG Engineering UK is seeking a BIW Lead Engineer to drive cross-functional BIW/Glazing development for automotive programmes. You will lead system-level delivery, DFMEA, validation, and supplier coordination, shaping design for manufacture and program timing.

You will bring 8+ years of automotive BIW experience, strong leadership, and hands-on CAD/PLM proficiency (Siemens NX, Teamcenter). Hybrid UK role with competitive package.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum 8 years of automotive engineering experience with BIW exposure.
• Proven experience leading BIW component/subsystem or full upperbody/underbody programmes.
• Strong knowledge of BIW structures, sheet metal design, joining technologies and processes.
• Experience with automotive CAD and PLM tools (Siemens NX, Teamcenter).
• Understanding of vehicle architecture, packaging and structural integration.
• Experience in DFMEA, DVP&R, APQP, PPAP and change management.

Responsibilities

• Own domain delivery for BIW/Glazing across the programme and coordinate with Design, Vehicle Engineering, Styling and Manufacturing.
• Provide DFM guidance and manufacturing feasibility input for BIW systems.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and engineering standards for BIW.
• Manage system BOM and engineering changes via ECR/ECN processes.
• Plan, execute and document validation (virtual and physical) to 100% sign-off.
• Deliver system targets for quality, weight, cost, timing and attributes; maintain deliverables and documentation.
• Lead DFMEA activities and coordinate cross-functional risk mitigation actions.
• Act as primary interface between engineering and wider vehicle development organisation; manage RDSPAC deliverables.
• Oversee domain-specific project planning, supplier management, programme delivery and budget control.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Project planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering or Automotive Engineering

Tools

Siemens NX

Teamcenter

Job description

EDAG Engineering UK is a small but growing collaborative team who are currently focusing on some key UK Customers whilst at the same time having access to large multidisciplinary teams globally. Within the group, we are over 9,000 employees located across the world whose core business is to provide engineering solutions to major automotive companies and their suppliers.

We are looking for a BIW Lead Engineer to join the team. As a Lead Engineer your primary focus would be cross-functional program delivery, cost, timing, and supplier management for the entire BIW & Glazing of a vehicle programme.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for domain ownership, supporting Design Engineering, Vehicle Engineering, Styling, and Manufacturing teams.
• Responsible for providing domain-specific Design for Manufacture (DFM) guidance and manufacturing feasibility support.
• Responsible for domain-specific legislative compliance, regulatory requirements, and engineering standards.
• Responsible for complete system BOM structuring and management of engineering changes through the ECR/ECN process.
• Responsible for defining, compiling, and managing Validation testing and documentation activities, including virtual and physical validation, through to 100% sign-off.
• Responsible for delivering system targets for quality, perceived quality, weight, cost, timing, and vehicle attribute requirements.
• Complete and maintain system-level deliverables and technical documentation at each vehicle development milestone.
• Complete and manage domain-specific DFMEA activities, coordinating cross-functional engineering teams and risk mitigation actions.
• Act as the primary interface between engineering team and the wider vehicle development organisation, managing deliverables in accordance with project RASIC.
• Responsible for domain-specific project planning, supplier management, programme delivery, and budget control in line with Vehicle/Product Development process requirements.

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Automotive Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
• Minimum 8 years of automotive engineering experience, with significant exposure to BIW development.
• Proven experience leading BIW component, subsystem, or complete upperbody/underbody programmes.
• Strong knowledge of BIW structures, sheet metal design, joining technologies, and manufacturing processes.
• Experience with automotive CAD and PLM tools, preferably Siemens NX and Teamcenter.
• Good understanding of vehicle architecture, packaging, and structural integration requirements.
• Experience in DFMEA, DVP&R, APQP, PPAP, and engineering change management processes.
• Knowledge of body construction methods including spot welding, laser welding, bonding, riveting, and hemming.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder management, communication, and project planning skills.
• Experience supporting vehicle launch activities and working within OEM product development frameworks

• Great work environment and competitive compensation.
• Playing a key role in EDAG Engineering Limited’s growth and service offering through business development.
• The opportunity to improve status and career development and training in a leading, independent and international Engineering Company.
• The opportunity to work with different vehicle manufacturers around the world on the latest vehicles and technologies.
• Access to a health cash plan following successful completion of probation.
• A 5% employer pension contribution to support your future financial wellbeing.
• The flexibility of hybrid working to support a healthy work-life balance.
• 25 days’ annual leave plus 8 bank holidays to ensure a good balance between work and personal time.
• Generous absence cover to provide additional support when you need it.
• Enhanced family-friendly support through company maternity, adoption and paternity pay provisions.
• The opportunity to participate in the Bike2Work scheme.
• Access to the Octopus EV scheme to support sustainable travel options.

EDAG Engineering Limited is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.