Planning Engineer (Body Test Operations)

Zoo Grips; Stratford-upon-Avon; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Planning Engineer for Body Test Operations to oversee the planning and management of prototype test properties. This role involves coordinating the development of Instrument Panels and Floor Consoles, ensuring all components are aligned and delivered on time. The successful candidate will leverage their engineering and project management skills to facilitate cross-functional collaboration and resolve any logistical challenges. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to innovative automotive projects within a dynamic team environment, offering a competitive hourly rate and the potential for contract extension.

Qualifications

• Experience in project management and cross-functional collaboration.
• Understanding of automotive engineering and testing processes.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate end-to-end planning for IP&C assemblies.
• Manage Bills of Materials and parts ordering.
• Oversee logistics and issue resolution for test properties.

Skills

Excel Skills

Bills of Materials (BoMs)

CAD Visualization

Engineering Background

Testing Background

Project Management

Automotive Engineering Experience

Education

Degree Level

Job description

Planning Engineer (Body Test Operations)

Zoo Grips West Midlands, England, United Kingdom

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Our OEM Client based in Gaydon is searching for a Planning Engineer (Body Test Operations) to join their team, Inside IR35. This is a 12-month contract position initially until 31st March 2026, with the potential for further extensions.

Umbrella Pay Rate: Up to £33.64 per hour.

The Body Test Operations (BTO) Team is responsible for planning and managing physical prototype test properties that support the development and approval of body components for our client programmes. These properties, often referred to as 'rigs', typically consist of a painted body shell equipped only with the parts necessary for a specific test, rather than a fully assembled vehicle, and a number of supporting 'kits' of parts.

For some of the new models currently in development, we're also planning, building, and managing a large number of Instrument Panels and Floor Consoles (IP&Cs) assemblies to support development and sign-off testing. You will be leading the activities related to these IP&C properties.

Responsibilities Will Include (but Not Limited To)

• Overall end-to-end coordination and responsibility for two models worth of IP&C assemblies from planning through to delivery.
• Gathering and consolidation of the requirements from engineering customers.
• Planning and management of Bills of Materials (BoM) for these assemblies, aligning them to the required build level and part maturities.
• Coordination and management of parts ordering, rate and flow, part shortage meetings, and issue resolution related thereto, particularly for content not yet released by engineering.
• Coordination of build planning, rate, flow, and support for property build, resolving issues, and coordinating logistics of the properties into test.

Skills

• Robust and demonstrable Excel skills with understanding of Bills of Materials (BoMs) and CAD visualization.
• Engineering and Testing background.
• Project Management with robust cross-functional working.
• Automotive Engineering build and/or test experience.

Education

• Degree level desired but not essential.

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Contract

Job function

• Management and Manufacturing
• Industries: Civil Engineering