EV Powertrain Lead Manufacturing Engineer - Automotive - Battery and EDU

SEGULA Technologies; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join SEGULA Technologies as a Lead Manufacturing Engineer focusing on EV powertrains in Birmingham. You will oversee the development of advanced assembly facilities and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality production standards. This role offers significant growth opportunities within a fast-paced engineering environment.

Benefits

Highly Competitive Rates

Benefits including visa sponsorship

Qualifications

• Experience with automated assembly and manual workstations.
• Ability to analyze performance data from manufacturing technologies.
• Proficiency in GD&T and engineering drawings.

Responsibilities

• Manage the development of new power train assembly facilities.
• Plan and implement assembly and testing processes.
• Ensure quality planning and participate in build events.

Skills

Project Management

Assembly Processes

Problem Solving

Data Analysis

Communication

Health and Safety Knowledge

IT Skills (MS Office, Minitab)

Education

Degree in Engineering, Mathematics or Science

Tools

MS Office

Minitab

CATIA V6

SAP

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EV Powertrain Lead Manufacturing Engineer - Automotive - Battery and EDU, Birmingham

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Client:

SEGULA Technologies

Location:

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Posted:

02.06.2025

Expiry Date:

17.07.2025

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Company Description

Join the world of the future in a fast-growing international engineering consultancy! At SEGULA Technologies you will have the opportunity to work on exciting projects and help shaping the future within an engineering company which is at the heart of manufacturing. Our expertise covers tooling and automation and advanced manufacturing in automotive, industrial, energy and pharmaceutical. We are working on the technologies that will facilitate the mobility of tomorrow.

Job Description

As Lead Manufacturing Engineer, you will be joining a growing division of Segula. This offers a large potential for personal growth within a consultancy who works with multiple customers and sectors. You will be responsible for developing new, technologically advanced power train assembly facilities that are currently under design and manufacture to support new EV model introductions, and model year changes (within Assembly & Test).

You will be a key part of the EDU, eMachine or Battery Assembly team, working closely with product development engineers, facility vendors and tooling suppliers to ensure that component and whole powertrain designs meet world class quality and efficiency standards.

Key Responsibilities include: -

• Managing a team to plan, develop and implement new or retooled facilities from concept design to stable running production.
• Planning, developing and implementation of assembly and test processes and facilities.
• Providing feasibility statements for product development designs to suit manufacturing build requirements.
• Ensuring robust process quality planning including build simulations and FMEAs.
• Supporting virtual build events and physical builds at workshop, assembly plant locations, piloting build and manufacturing plant locations, raising and managing issues where appropriate.
• Evaluating suitability of manufacturing technologies for a wide range of applications – manual check, 3D laser scan, vision system.
• Preparing, issuing and evaluating supplier Request for Quotations.
• Developing assembly systems in house and helping define make vs buy opportunities/risks.
• Assembly process & equipment verification at suppliers and at home manufacturing facility.
• Leading new model planning through development of process estimates against study requests.
• Managing technical issues, offering guidance to the team and escalating where appropriate.
• Representing PTME at program meetings at all levels and present, where applicable.
• Co-ordinating the development and submission of departmental responses to studies.
• Achieving equipment targets of all new & modified facilities.

Required Skills, Knowledge and Competencies: -

Required

• A track record of delivering projects involving multi-skilled teams and solving complex problems.
• Knowledge, experience and understanding of assembly processes and equipment. Automated assembly and rundown cells, manual assembly workstations, in-process test equipment and ability to analyse and interpret performance data output from those facilities.
• Ability to review engineering drawings and GD&T knowledge.
• Experience with non-mechanical joining and sealing methods including structural adhesives.
• Clear understanding of part, assembly and system interaction which involves tolerances, variability, and methods of location and measurement.
• Project Management experience of facility installation, commissioning and product launch.
• Experience and working knowledge of Health and Safety Audits and ergonomics including risk assessments.
• Strong IT skills in MS Office, Minitab (or similar), DC Tool programming, Visualisation Mock Up, CATIA V6, Byteworx and Sciemetric Qualityworx.
• Ability to produce clear instructions, work to tight deadlines and communicate well with stakeholders at all levels.

Desired Skills, Knowledge and Competencies: -

• Experience in facility system validation and handover to manufacturing.
• Fluency in electrical and mechanical machine drawings.
• Battery pack architecture/appreciation.
• 6 Sigma, or similar problem-solving competence.
• MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems), SAP, and Controls (Rockwell or Siemens) understanding.
• Experience of PCDS or similar.

Qualifications

You will ideally have a degree qualification in an engineering, mathematics or science-based subject HND / HNC as a minimum.

Additional Information

• Permanent and FTC contracts inside IR35
• Highly Competitive Ratesplus Benefits
• We are able to sponsor visasforeign applicants.