Seating Engineer

RLE INTERNATIONAL Produktentwicklungsgesellschaft mbH; Stratford-on-Avon; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

The seating engineer role at RLE INTERNATIONAL Produktentwicklungsgesellschaft mbH requires outstanding engineering skills and leadership of Seating systems design and development from concept through production. You will drive cross-functional collaboration and ensure alignment with regulatory and quality targets.

Responsibilities include delivering seating projects, supporting technical targets, presenting to senior management, and coordinating with suppliers and internal teams to create

Qualifications

• Relevant automotive seating experience required.
• Ability to lead seat suppliers through vehicle development.
• Experience in vehicle and seat testing is essential.
• Knowledge of seat-related legal requirements.
• Experience with DFMEA, 6-sigma, and 8D quality tools.
• Strong planning and prioritisation of tasks.
• Team player with collaborative mindset across functions.
• Good communication with internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Deliver Seating engineering project work from concept to production.
• Provide technical support to meet targets for engineering, quality and cost.
• Present seating engineering results at senior reviews.
• Address issues from reviews and improve timing plans.
• Interface with Package, Analysis, Manufacturing, DVA and others.
• Support development of surfaces and design reviews.

Skills

Seating design leadership

Automotive seating experience

Supplier management

Vehicle and seat testing

Legal requirements for seats

Engineering quality tools (D-FMEA, 6-s

8D problem solving

Planning and workload management

Cross-functional communication

Microsoft Office proficiency

Education

Engineering degree preferred

Job description

The RLE INTERNATIONAL Group is one of the world's leading providers in the fields of vehicle development, technology & consulting. On the basis of more than 40 years of development & consulting, we provide innovative & effective solutions for our UK customers in the area of Automotive Engineering. RLE INTERNATIONAL is represented at locations close to its customers in Europe, Asia & USA.

As a group, the Seating team are responsible for the design and development of the front & rear seating systems.

Job Description

The seating engineer will need outstanding engineering skills together with experience of leading Seating systems design and development from concept to production.

Responsibilities

• To deliver Seating engineering project work.
• To provide technical support in Seating engineering to ensure all engineering, legislative, craftsmanship, cost & quality targets are met.
• Present Seating Engineering at Senior Management & project reviews
• Report and utilise information to address Seating engineering issues from reviews
• Address Seating team issues to ensure team objectives are controlled and met
• Support the development of the surfaces and design
• Arranging and supporting design reviews
• Interface with Package, Analysis, Manufacturing, DVA etc and implement recommendations where appropriate to create a right first time release
• Support the development of DFMEA's

Knowledge, skills & experience

• Relevant automotive seating experience essential
• Ability to manage and lead seat supplier through vehicle development process.
• Experience in vehicle and seat testing
• Familiarity with legal requirements relating to seats
• Demonstrates appropriate depth of knowledge in relevant technical specialities
• Knowledge of engineering quality processes & tools such as D-FMEA, 6-sigma, 8D
• Planning & prioritising their own workload to meet department & wider business objectives. Assistance with engineering support for other chassis components may be required at peak times.
• Ability to work as part of a small team & actively participate in creation & development of innovative design solutions within the R&D environment.
• Good communication required with internal customers from the product engineering, Vehicle Attribute Engineering, Programme & Commodity delivery teams & the wider business.
• Day-to-day working with external suppliers of assemblies & sub-components, rig test houses & proving grounds.
• Experience with generating & updating timing plans.
• Knowledge of product development/creation systems like MISSION, GPDS, FPDS or AMPCS is preferred.
• Competent in all Microsoft Office applications.

Education

Engineering degree is preferred, however demonstrated technical excellence will be considered equally

Personal Attributes

• Strong time management, accuracy, diligence, ability to balance & prioritise multiple tasks to meet customer needs.
• A team player, who delivers with others towards the goal & is able to compromise in order to reach a common goal.
• Strong verbal, written & graphical communication skills
• Demonstrates flexibility & shows respect for different perspectives & embraces change.
• Shows commitment by taking ownership, planning effectively & focuses on achieving tasks.
• Constant improvement attitude adapts to change, able to reflect on past experiences & is open to constructive feedback.
• Ambitious & self-reliant. Intrinsically self-motivated.
• Delivery focused, with demonstrable track record of on-time delivery
• An understanding & awareness of appropriate escalation.

Eligibility: Sponsorship is not offered on this role and you must have the right to work in the UK