Lead Engineer – Chassis Launch (Wheels and Tyres)

Tata Technologies; Warwick; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme with up to 5% employer

Private healthcare

Group income protection

Employee Assistance Program

Group life assurance

Health cash plan

Job summary

Tata Technologies seeks a Lead Engineer – Chassis Launch (Wheels and Tyres) to own engineering delivery during vehicle launches and industrialisation. You will drive integration of brakes components, coordinate cross-functional teams, and manage risks to ensure on-time, on-cost releases for production.

The role requires automotive launch experience, strong communication, and ability to navigate APQP/PPAP processes within a global engineering environment.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Experience delivering brakes or chassis components in automotive programmes.
• Proven project management and issue resolution capability.
• Knowledge of product development, validation and launch processes.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience with APQP, PPAP, FMEA and structured problem solving.
• PC literacy: Microsoft Project, PowerPoint, Excel and Word.

Responsibilities

• Engineering ownership of allocated brakes components and brackets.
• Drive engineering, quality and manufacturing issues to resolution.
• Ensure DV, PV, sign-off activities and engineering releases are completed.
• Support, pilot, pre-production and production builds.
• Deliver components on time, cost and specification.
• Manage engineering changes and programme risks.
• Coordinate suppliers and cross-functional teams.
• Ensure vehicle builds are supported with correct parts and status.
• Escalate issues where required.
• Support launch activities at Solihull manufacturing facility.
• Ensure maturation of components in line with programme plans.
• Communicate engineering status to Chassis Launch leader.

Skills

Project management

Issue resolution

Communication

Stakeholder management

Automotive systems knowledge

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Project

PowerPoint

Excel

Word

CAD tools

Job description

At Tata Technologies, we make product development dreams a reality by designing, engineering, and validating the products of tomorrow for the world’s leading manufacturers. Due to continued growth, we are recruiting for a Lead Engineer – Chassis Launch (Wheels and Tyres)role.

THE ROLE

The Lead Engineer – Chassis Launch (Wheels and Tyres) is responsible for complete engineering ownership of allocated chassis components during vehicle launch and industrialisation, ensuring successful delivery into production.

AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY

• Engineering ownership ofallocatedbrakescommodities and associated bracketsfrom the following group:Brake pipes, brake hoses, brake pedal, accelerator pedal.
• Drive all engineering,qualityand manufacturing issues to resolution
• Ensure DV, PV, sign-off activities and engineering releases are completed
• Support, pilot, pre-production and production builds
• Deliver components on time,costand specification
• Manage engineering changes and programme risks
• Coordinate suppliers and cross-functional teams
• Ensure vehicle builds are supported with correct parts and engineering status
• Escalate issues whererequired
• Support launch activities at Solihull manufacturing facility
• Ensure maturation of components in line with programme plans
• Communicate engineering status to Chassis Launch leader

KNOWLEDGE / EXPERIENCE

• Degree in relevant Engineering discipline or equivalent experience
• Experience deliveringbrakes or other chassiscomponents within automotive programmes
• Proven project management and issue resolution capability
• Knowledge of product development, validation and launch processes
• Strong communicationand stakeholder management skills
• Experience with APQP, PPAP, FMEA and structured problem solving
• PC literacy: Microsoft Project, PowerPoint,Exceland Word

Preferred:

• Understanding of client release and change management systems
• CAD literacy and ability to interrogate CAD models
• Experience supporting BEV vehicle launches

In return for your expertise, we offer a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package, including:

• Pension scheme with up to 5% employer contribution
• Private healthcare
• Group income protection
• Employee Assistance Program
• Group life assurance
• Health cash plan

Tata Technologies: Engineering a better world.

We thank all applicants for their interest. Applications will be reviewed against the role criteria. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you do not hear from us within 10 working days, your application has not been successful; however, your details may be retained for future opportunities.