Test Engineer

Jaguar & Land Rove; Reading; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Jaguar & Land Rove is seeking a hands-on expert in Manufacturing Engineering to join their propulsion technology test team in Reading. This role involves collaborating with engineers and suppliers to ensure optimal quality and efficiency of powertrain systems. Candidates should have experience in facility installation and in-process equipment evaluation. Competitive benefits, flexible working, and a commitment to diversity and inclusion are part of the offering.

Benefits

Discounted car purchase scheme

Maternity and paternity leave policies

Competitive pension and medical cover

Performance-related bonus

Employee learning scheme

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• Significant previous experience of facility installation, commissioning, and product launch.
• Knowledge and understanding of in-process test equipment and evaluation of data.
• Good understanding of process and measurement capability, including SPC.

Responsibilities

• Involvement in planning and implementation of test processes and facilities.
• Provide feasibility assessments for product development.
• Support virtual and physical builds, raising and managing issues as needed.

Skills

Process authoring

IT Skills

Data evaluation

Facility installation

Process capability

Tools

MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project)

GSPAS

Job description

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Working in Manufacturing at JLR, you'll be the hands-on expert who brings innovation to life. You'll collaborate with a team of expert technicians and problem-solvers and use cutting-edge tools, facilities, and processes engineered together to build era-defining vehicles that people across the world know and love. Your expertise will directly impact the shaping of modern luxury. Together, let’s create the exceptional.

The Propulsion Technology Manufacturing Engineering department is responsible for the development and introduction of new and modified processes and facilities associated with new model introductions and model year changes. This role will be within the test department.

WHAT TO EXPECT

You will be a key part of the test team, working closely with product development engineers, facility vendors, and bespoke test machine suppliers to ensure that component and whole powertrain systems meet our world-class quality and efficiency standards. Here’s what to expect:

• Involvement in the planning, development, and implementation of e-drive and ICE test processes and facilities
• Providing feasibility statements for Product Development designs to suit manufacturing build requirements
• Ensuring robust process quality planning, including build simulations and FMEA’s
• Supporting virtual and physical builds at workshops, pilot builds, and manufacturing plant locations, raising and managing issues where appropriate
• Supporting the preparation & issue of “Request for Quotations,” and preparing technical & financial recaps
• Supporting the test process & equipment verification at suppliers and at ‘home’ manufacturing facility

WHAT YOU NEED

Along with your ambition to achieve the exceptional, there are several skills that you’ll need to have to help you succeed here, including:

• Awareness of process authoring tools (GSPAS)
• Good IT skills including MS Office applications (PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and Project)
• Knowledge, experience, and understanding of in-process test equipment, dyno facilities, and ability to evaluate and interpret data output from those facilities
• Significant previous experience of facility installation, commissioning, and product launch
• Good understanding of process and measurement capability, including SPC and capability studies

THE BENEFITS

This role is rewarding in more ways than one. On top of our core offering, you’ll do extraordinary work with amazing people. In addition, you can expect the following benefits:

• Discounted car purchase and lease scheme (open to family members, too)
• A 52-week maternity leave policy and a 4-week paternity leave policy. Other parental leave policies are available.
• A competitive pension and optional private medical cover
• A JLR company performance-related bonus
• An employee learning scheme providing funding for education, training, and other activities that support the development of personal skills and promote lifelong learning.
• Access to open, employee-led support and social networks
• Flexible working*
*Flexible working is offered for specific roles depending on responsibilities. Please speak to the hiring team for details.

We work hard to nurture a culture that is inclusive and welcoming to all. We understand candidates may require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process. Please discuss these with your recruiter so we can accommodate your needs.

Applicants from all backgrounds are welcome. If you’re unsure that you meet the full criteria of a role but are interested in where it could take you, we still encourage you to apply. We believe in people's ability to grow and develop within their role – it’s what makes living the exceptional with soul possible.

JLR is committed to equal opportunity for all.

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