Project Engineer – Transmissions & Driveline

Location: United Kingdom \- Leamington Spa

Join a talented and ambitious global engineering consultancy specialising in the rapid engineering and development of sustainable electrified propulsion systems and associated technologies, working directly and collaboratively with automotive, commercial vehicle, off\-highway, aerospace, defence, OEMs, Tier\-1s and industry research bodies through our technical centres in North America, the U.K. and India.

Our values
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Drive

We constantly strive to redefine the standards of excellence in everything we do. Working with energy and enthusiasm to deliver and achieve results for our customers and ourselves.

Innovation

We thrive on challenges and encourage our people to push the boundaries of conventional thinking, to seek our new possibilities and have the confidence to pursue creative solutions.

Collaboration

We depend on honest, open relationships built on trust, always aiming to do the right thing by each other, our people, our customers and our community. We embrace mistakes and learn from them. We enjoy and celebrate what we do together.

Expertise

We are passionate about our people and the knowledge, skills, ideas and capabilities that each employee brings. We share knowledge freely and support and develop each other’s strengths so we can succeed together.

What we can offer
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Pay

• Competitive salary


• Annual salary reviews


• Bonus

Benefits

• 25 days holiday \& holiday purchase scheme


• Half day Fridays (Monday to Thursday 8\.25 hours, Friday 4\.5 hours)


• Private healthcare (upon successful completion of probation period)


• EV car scheme (upon successful completion of probation period)


• Life assurance


• Employee assistant programme


• Free parking


• Free fruit and drinks (tea, coffee, hot chocolate)


• Funded family summer BBQ \& Christmas party


• Flexible start \& finish

Culture

• People\- oriented environment where you can be yourself and realise your full potential

What you'll be doing
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This is a project engineering role responsible for managing the integration of components and sub\-systems into new vehicle applications. The successful candidate will work closely with suppliers to ensure all requirements are met, while supporting the seamless integration of these components into the wider powertrain and overall vehicle system ensuring robust design, delivery \& validation. The role has a technical focus on transmission and driveline components.

Key responsibilities
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• Create, update \& maintain DFMEA, holding cross functional reviews and implementing new scoring based on application conditions.


• Generate DV and PV sign off tests. Update \& support generation of component DVP, using actions from the DFMEA and lessons learnt to improve verification robustness.


• Define and maintain BoM and where required support with build containments for prototype parts.


• Generate, update \& maintain requirements documentation, ensuring lessons learnt from previous programmes are captured. Use this documentation to define a clear component specification with partners and suppliers.


• Hold and chair regular cross\-functional reviews to monitor and drive actions.


• Generate and maintain component level timing plans, with detailed actions for near\-term gateways and a clear route through to production. Highlight risks to delivery and define mitigation plans to resolve.


• Generate key documentation including engineering sign off documentation and data packs to support programme gateways.


• Support design engineers with 2D/3D CAD generation and updates.


• Ensure robust engineering release, working cross functionally to release components in time and to the correct specification.


• Lead RCA taskforce to understand and resolve issues through the vehicle development process. Manage using the 8D process and follow through to resolution.


• Update senior PT management in Governance reviews as risks arise. Clearly communicating in a concise manner, the challenges at hand.


• Support vehicle builds with hands on component support.


• Communicating actively and effectively internally and externally


• Exhibiting a passion for learning and facing new challenges


• Adapting to the needs of a growing and developing business


• Willing to undertake short and long haul\-travel on behalf of the company


• Being fully aware of and actively complying with DSD’s policies and procedures

The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of the role. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties and skills of the role holder. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract of employment and are subject to change at DSD’s discretion.

What you will need
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• Experience with OEM vehicle programme gateways preferable


• Technical knowledge of transmission and driveline components and systems essential


• Experience of root cause analysis and leading problem solving taskforces


• Strong leadership and problem solving skills


• Ability to adapt delivery style to present complex information in an easy to understand manner, tailoring to the audience


• 3D/2D CAD and mechanical design experience preferable but not essential


• Located in the West Midlands, UK


• 3 days on\-site per week preferable, typically at customer locations, otherwise flexible


• Support at local sites (e.g. prototype build locations) may be required during vehicle builds.


• Ability to travel within UK and possibly Europe

Our approach to Diversity, Inclusion and Equality
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At Drive System Design we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported. We believe that a diverse team drives innovation and helps us deliver the best solutions to our customers.

We strive to create a recruitment process that is accessible to all, and we are dedicated to making reasonable adjustments to support candidates with different needs. If you have any specific requirements or would like to disclose anything that may help us to ensure a positive experience during the recruitment process, please let us know. We will do our best to accommodate your needs.

Your application and any information you provide will be treated with the utmost confidentiality. We look forward to welcoming talented individuals from all backgrounds to join DSD!

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