Senior Virtual Build Engineer

Contechs Consulting; London Borough of Southwark; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Contechs Consulting is seeking a Senior Virtual Build Engineer to support automotive OEM programmes from Surrey on a hybrid basis. You will plan, execute, and report on virtual build activities, ensuring milestones are met and issues are resolved efficiently.

In this role you will review CAD data in CATIA, coordinate across Manufacturing, Design, Vehicle Development, Quality and Programme Management, and maintain dashboards and KPI reporting to drive program success.

Qualifications

• Senior-level experience in Automotive Manufacturing or Virtual Build Engineering.
• Proven CATIA experience within automotive product development.
• Strong understanding of vehicle assembly processes and manufacturing feasibility.
• Experience coordinating activities across multiple engineering disciplines and stakeholders.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and technical reporting skills.
• Ability to manage multiple issues in a fast-paced programme environment.

Responsibilities

• Plan, execute, and monitor virtual build activities across vehicle programmes.
• Review engineering CAD data and manufacturing feasibility using CATIA.
• Identify, document, prioritise, and track virtual build issues through to closure.
• Coordinate engineering resolutions across Manufacturing, Design, Vehicle Development, Quality, and Programme Management teams.
• Challenge proposed engineering solutions and validate evidence of issue resolution.
• Maintain issue registers, action logs, programme dashboards, and KPI reporting.
• Support build readiness assessments and programme gateway reviews.
• Ensure all activities are delivered in line with programme timing and quality requirements.

Skills

Automotive Eng

Cross-functional coord

Problem solving

Technical reporting

Communication

Stakeholder mgmt

Tools

CATIA

Job description

Senior Virtual Build Engineer

Location: Surrey (Hybrid) | Position Type: Contract 12 months (Outside IR35)

About the Role

Contechs is recruiting for an experienced Senior Virtual Build Engineer to support a leading automotive OEM. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the planning, execution, and reporting of virtual build activities across cutting-edge vehicle programmes.

Working within a cross-functional engineering environment, you will be responsible for identifying, coordinating, and driving the resolution of design, manufacturing, and integration issues to ensure programme milestones are achieved.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, execute, and monitor virtual build activities across vehicle programmes.
• Review engineering CAD data and manufacturing feasibility using CATIA
• Identify, document, prioritise, and track virtual build issues through to closure.
• Coordinate engineering resolutions across Manufacturing, Design, Vehicle Development, Quality, and Programme Management teams.
• Challenge proposed engineering solutions and validate evidence of issue resolution.
• Maintain issue registers, action logs, programme dashboards, and KPI reporting.
• Support build readiness assessments and programme gateway reviews.
• Ensure all activities are delivered in line with programme timing and quality requirements.

Skills & Experience Required

• Significant experience within Automotive Manufacturing Engineering or Virtual Build Engineering at a senior level.
• Proven experience using CATIAwithin an automotive product development environment.
• Strong understanding of vehicle assembly processes, manufacturing feasibility, and engineering issue resolution.
• Experience coordinating activities across multiple engineering disciplines and stakeholder groups.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and technical reporting skills.
• Ability to manage and prioritise multiple issues within a fast-paced programme environment.