Lead Project Engineer (Seating)

Select Engineering; Coventry; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Select Engineering is seeking an experienced mechanical engineer to design seating systems from concept to production. You will generate concepts, develop BOMs, release drawings and CAD data to Tier 1 suppliers and PLM systems, and run test plans while supporting manufacturing.

You will also ensure compliance with legal and customer requirements, coordinate with suppliers, and manage revisions and tolerance calculations throughout the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Tertiary level STEM qualification.
• 5 years' experience in a mechanical engineering role.
• Ability to create and communicate engineering schemes from either surrogate parts or new concepts.
• Ability to check and approve an engineering drawing.
• Highly competent in MS Excel and PowerPoint.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Desirable).
• 5 years' experience in automotive seating (Desirable).
• Driving license (Desirable).

Responsibilities

• Interpret specifications and develop design concepts.
• Develop a Bill of Materials with revision control.
• Engineer components and sub-assemblies for BoM items.
• Support customers and suppliers in component development.
• Integrate components into seat assemblies.
• Analyze the product and capture issues in an open issues list.
• Resolve root causes and provide interim containment steps.
• Ensure drawings are complete and unambiguous.
• Release components to PLM systems and suppliers.
• Perform tolerance calculations and manage revision control.
• Create prototypes and physical mock-ups.
• Ensure compliance with legal, customer and supplier requirements.

Skills

Engineering design

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Tertiary STEM qualification

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Overview

This role offers an optional (non-contractual) Hybrid working arrangement, whereby the candidate can work a minimum of three days at the Coventry office. Core hours when working onsite are Monday to Thursday, 10:00 to 15:00 in the Coventry office. Outside of core hours, remaining hours of work can be from home. A total of 8.5 hours per day with an additional half-hour lunch break. Friday is one of the two permitted “work from home” days with normal hours 07:45 to 12:45 (no lunch break). The standard full working week is 39 hours.

Overall purpose of the job

To develop seating systems and subsystems that meet all project specifications and requirements from concept to stable production at rate. This includes generating concepts and developing components and assemblies, leading to an accurate and complete BOM, the release of drawings, CAD and other engineering information to the Tier 1 Supplier and Customer PLM systems, executing a successful test plan, and supporting the manufacturing plant in resolving any issues.

Main responsibilities

• Interpret all specifications and generate concepts for a design solution that meet them.
• Develop a Bill of Materials that is accurate and complete and provides clear revision control.
• Develop and engineer components and sub-assemblies for each BoM item that the Tier 1 suppliers design responsible for.
• Support the customer and the supplier base (whether directed or otherwise) to develop their components.
• Integrate all components and sub-systems into the seat(s).
• Analyse the product, virtually and physically, and capture any issues in an open issues list.
• Resolve technical issues in the product by removing the root cause.
• Provide interim containments whilst root cause is being removed, with written work instructions for execution.
• Ensure that the engineering drawings produced for each product are complete and unambiguous.
• Have working knowledge of legal, customer and Tier 1 supplier seating and safety requirements.
• Ensure the product meets all legal requirements.
• Ensure the product meets all customer requirements.
• Ensure the product meets all of the Tier 1 suppliers’ requirements.
• Ensure the product is feasible to manufacture.
• Release all components and assemblies to the Tier 1 Supplier and customer PLM systems.
• Perform tolerance calculations to ensure functional requirements are met.
• Order parts and ensure effective revision control for engineering builds, samples and mock-ups.
• Participate in the building of Moment of Truth (prototype) seats and creating physical component mock-ups.
• Ensure all test plans are complete and demonstrate adherence to all applicable specifications.
• Support the Tier 1 Supplier and customer manufacturing facilities in resolving technical issues from the product post job 1.
• Manage and coordinate and audit best cost country offshore tasks and project work.

Key skills and qualifications

Essential:

• Tertiary level STEM qualification.
• 5 years' experience in a mechanical engineering role.
• Ability to create and communicate engineering schemes from either surrogate parts or new concepts.
• Ability to check and approve an engineering drawing.
• Highly competent in MS Excel and PowerPoint.

Desirable:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering.
• 5 years' experience in automotive seating.
• Driving license.

We will process your CV and personal information to assess your suitability for the role. If we wish to consider you further, we will register your personal information in our database and contact you. We may contact you from time to time about other relevant roles. Your personal information will be securely held. For more information please refer to our privacy notice, a copy of which can be found on our website. - Select Engineering Limited