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Interior Design Principal Engineer 560 Job in Cranfield
Job Description
Interior Design Principal Engineer – Technical Cost – (00560)
Cranfield
To start ASAP – 12 months assignment
Rate – £28.61 ph PAYE
Inside IR35
Description
A design engineering role requiring an understanding of design for customer, design for manufacture and idea generation with a distinct focus on cost competitiveness; functional leadership, data analysis and reporting.
Concept
Creating concept sheets and supporting presentation to CVE.
Providing technical explanation of changing content to cost estimators to set the budget.
Generating design estimations for cost of change from benchmark.
New model Sourcing:
Creating RFQ (Request for Quotation)
Reviewing supplier concepts for Cost and Quality
Quote and breakdown analysis
Validating supplier quotes meet the RFQ and Concept needs.
Identifying challenge points and queries in the quote to close the gap between quote, concept and budget. (Purchase lead commercial negotiation)
Creating and presenting status to Management.
Direct engagement with supplier technical and commercial.
New model cost management
Repeating quote & breakdown analysis at major milestones in the Project digital and physical phase, generating technical queries and challenges. Analysing design change and validation technical liability.
Generating cost reduction ideas to secure product technical and commercial competitiveness.
Benchmarking against internal and competitor references.
Lifecycle cost management
Generating technical cost reduction ideas.
Benchmarking at part and vehicle feature level.
Management of supplier activity, and internal reporting.
Development of cost reduction design changes with supplier.
Whilst the dominant focus is Technical Cost the Engineer will be expected to contribute to New Model and Lifecycle Design Engineering development when required and must display an understanding of injection moulded plastic and pressed metal assemblies. This scope includes:
Global Design and development at part / module level
Supplier management (cost / quality and timing)
Meeting regulation & safety performance
Managing and reporting test validation
Managing and reporting part quality / reliability
Technical analysis of market concerns
Managing and reporting adoption timing and delivery
Secure industry leading customer satisfaction
Competitor benchmark and trend, research & analysis
Supporting global strategies with European customer voice
Work within a cross functional global team
Qualifications, Skills and Training Requirements
Design / engineering qualification
CAD interrogation skills
Time management skills
Microsoft office (Excel and PowerPoint in particular)
Previous automotive design and development experience
Previous experience of cost breakdown analysis and working in a technical/commercial cross functional team.
Prior knowledge of interior cabin parts / modules
Prior knowledge of manufacturing processes
Valid driving licence and able to travel globally
To apply please send your CV to (url removed)
Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Contracts are those of an Employment Business
Location: Cranfield
Category: Automotive/Aerospace
Job Title: Interior Design Principal Engineer 560
Salary: £28.61/hour
Benefits: Full Time
Job Type: Contract, Full Time
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