BIW & Glazing - Lead Engineer

EDAG; Gaydon; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health cash plan

Pension 5%

Hybrid working

25 days + bank holidays

Absence cover

Family-friendly pay provisions

Bike2Work

Octopus EV scheme

Job summary

EDAG Engineering Limited is seeking a BIW Lead Engineer to drive cross-functional BIW & glazing delivery for a vehicle programme. You will own DFMEA, manage system BOMs, and coordinate validation through to sign-off.

With 8+ years in automotive BIW, you will influence design, manufacturing feasibility, and packaging while liaising with OEMs and suppliers. Hybrid working and a competitive package are offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Automotive Engineering or equivalent.
• Experience leading BIW components or vehicle programmes.
• Proven ability in DFMEA, DVP&R and change management.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional BIW/Glazing program delivery and supplier management.
• Own domain DFMEA, DFMEA actions and risk mitigation with teams.
• Define and manage V&V activities and 100% sign-off processes.
• Ensure targets for quality, weight, cost, and timing are met.
• Interface with design, vehicle engineering, and manufacturing teams.

Skills

BIW development

DFMEA

Supplier management

Project planning

Leadership

CAD

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical 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.