Senior Prototype Engineer: Lead Vehicle Build & Validation

Tata Technologies Limited; Radford Semele; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension Scheme

25 Days' Holiday

Private Health Care

Tata Jaguar Land Rover PrivilegeScheme

Job summary

Tata Technologies Limited in Warwick is seeking a Senior Prototype Engineer to lead prototype builds across vehicle and product development programmes. You will provide technical leadership throughout the prototype lifecycle, ensuring robust solutions for design verification and programme delivery.

The role involves cross-functional collaboration with Design, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and external suppliers to deliver prototype builds safely, on time, and within budget.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience within prototype engineering, product development, manufacturing engineering, or vehicle development environments.
• Experience leading prototype build activities within an engineering environment.
• Experience managing cross-functional engineering programmes.

Responsibilities

• Lead prototype build planning and execution from concept through validation phases.
• Develop and maintain prototype delivery plans, timing schedules, and resource requirements.
• Coordinate build readiness activities across engineering and operations teams.
• Manage prototype build gateways and milestone reviews.
• Ensure programme risks are identified, assessed, mitigated, and communicated effectively.
• Provide technical leadership during prototype development activities.
• Support engineering feasibility reviews and design maturation.
• Ensure prototype solutions meet functional and programme requirements.
• Drive issue identification, prioritisation, investigation, and resolution.
• Facilitate engineering reviews and lessons learned activities.
• Lead prototype build events and support workshop activities.
• Coordinate prototype part procurement and availability.
• Monitor build progress and rapidly resolve build issues.
• Ensure engineering documentation and build records are maintained accurately.
• Support vehicle and component evaluation activities.
• Act as the primary interface between engineering, manufacturing, programme, and supplier teams.
• Communicate programme status, key risks, and recovery activities.
• Build effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Present technical status updates to senior leadership teams.
• Ensure compliance with Tata Technologies and customer quality standards.
• Support root cause investigations and corrective action implementation.
• Ensure prototype build activities are conducted in accordance with Health, Safety, and Environmental requirements.
• Drive first-time-right delivery principles across prototype operations.
• Identify opportunities to improve prototype processes and delivery performance.
• Support the implementation of Lean Engineering and Continuous Improvement initiatives.
• Capture lessons learned and integrate best practices into future programmes.
• Contribute to departmental capability development and knowledge sharing.

Skills

Prototype engineering experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Electrical/Automotive/Manufacturing Engineering or equivalent

Job description

Tata Technologies Limited in Warwick is seeking a Senior Prototype Engineer to lead prototype builds across vehicle and product development programmes. You will provide technical leadership throughout the prototype lifecycle, ensuring robust solutions for design verification and programme delivery.

The role involves cross-functional collaboration with Design, Manufacturing, Quality, Supply Chain, and external suppliers to deliver prototype builds safely, on time, and within budget.