Chassis Component Owner | Delivery Engineer

Rle International; Stratford-on-Avon; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Rle International in Stratford-upon-Avon area seeks a Chassis Delivery Engineer (Component Owner) to support design and release of elastomeric mounts, suspension bushes and powertrain mounts across current and future car lines.

You will collaborate with the Technical Lead, CAE team and suppliers to meet performance targets, manage timing and budgeting, and ensure Right First Time delivery of chassis components for multiple programs.

Qualifications

• Excellent experience of chassis component engineering within an automotive OEM or automotive components supplier.
• Working knowledge of chassis elastomeric or hydraulic mounts, including sub-components and their function.
• Good working knowledge of VIS Mockup and Teamcenter.
• Competent in all Microsoft Office applications.
• Knowledge of Engineering Quality processes and tools such as D-FMEA, 6-sigma, 8D.
• Ability to work as part of a small team and actively participate in creation and development of innovative design solutions within the product development environment.

Responsibilities

• Support the design & release of powertrain mounts & suspension bushes.
• Work with Technical Lead engineer and CAE team to generate elastomeric components layouts.
• Assist with development of performance targets and concepts for subframes & powertrain brackets from early prototype to production.
• Liaise with external suppliers to design and develop systems meeting requirements and targets; ensure on-time delivery and quality.
• Work with cross-program Senior Project Engineers to deploy components across vehicle model lines.
• Collaborate with Vehicle Attribute teams to meet performance targets and freeze dates.
• Support DFMEAs, quality history reviews, robustness studies, DVP and Final Engineering Sign Off reporting.
• Support CAE work and rig testing for component and system validation.
• Support vehicle and rig tests with prototype components where required.
• Track and report status versus targets; create reference material and best practice documentation.
• Plan and prioritise own workload to meet department objectives; assist with engineering support for other chassis components during peak times.
• Maintain clear communication with internal customers and external suppliers.

Skills

Chassis engineering

Elastomeric mounts

Powertrain mounts

CAE tools

VIS Mockup

Teamcenter

Microsoft Office

DFMEA

6-sigma

8D

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

VIS Mockup

Teamcenter

ADAMS/Car

VI-Grade

Lotus SHARK

Siemens NX

Job description

Rle International in Stratford-upon-Avon area seeks a Chassis Delivery Engineer (Component Owner) to support design and release of elastomeric mounts, suspension bushes and powertrain mounts across current and future car lines.

You will collaborate with the Technical Lead, CAE team and suppliers to meet performance targets, manage timing and budgeting, and ensure Right First Time delivery of chassis components for multiple programs.