Senior Engineer – Automotive Launch & Industrialisation (6 Mo)

TipTopJob; Warwick; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

TipTopJob is seeking Senior Engineers for a 6-month outside IR35 contract in Warwick/Solihull to own vehicle components through launch and industrialisation. You will collaborate with Manufacturing, Quality, Programme, Supplier and Engineering teams to meet cost, schedule and technical standards.

The role covers validation, pilot builds, production readiness and engineering release, with responsibility for change management, risk tracking and issue resolution.

Qualifications

• Experience in automotive OEM, engineering consultancy or Tier 1 supplier environments.
• Experience supporting product development, vehicle launch, manufacturing or industrialisation programmes.
• Strong understanding of component or system design, validation, manufacturing and production requirements.
• Proven project management and issue-resolution capability.
• Engineering degree or equivalent industry experience.

Responsibilities

• Own allocated components, systems or commodities through launch and industrialisation activities.
• Support pilot, pre-production and production vehicle builds.
• Drive engineering, manufacturing, supplier and quality issues through to resolution.
• Coordinate validation, sign-off and engineering release activities.
• Manage engineering changes, programme risks and build concerns.
• Apply APQP, PPAP, FMEA and structured problem-solving tools.
• Analyse manufacturing, technical and quality data to identify trends, risks and improvement opportunities.
• Lead root-cause investigations using 8D, PDCA, Fishbone and 5 Whys.
• Verify corrective actions and ensure issues are resolved.
• Coordinate suppliers and cross-functional teams to meet programme objectives.
• Escalate delivery, quality or timing risks where required.
• Record lessons learned and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Communicate engineering status, risks and progress to launch and programme leadership teams.
• Support launch activity across Warwick and Solihull manufacturing and engineering facilities.

Skills

Vehicle launch

Project management

Problem solving

Cross-functional teamwork

APQP/PPAP/FMEA

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

CATIA V5/V6

CAD literacy

Job description

TipTopJob is seeking Senior Engineers for a 6-month outside IR35 contract in Warwick/Solihull to own vehicle components through launch and industrialisation. You will collaborate with Manufacturing, Quality, Programme, Supplier and Engineering teams to meet cost, schedule and technical standards.

The role covers validation, pilot builds, production readiness and engineering release, with responsibility for change management, risk tracking and issue resolution.