Durability & Robustness Programme Leader - 39951 (805)

Join a leading automotive company as a Durability & Robustness Programme Leader in Warwickshire and play a key role in driving the development of cutting-edge vehicle engineering solutions. This pivotal position involves ensuring that all customer expectations for durability and robustness are met through strategic planning, advanced testing, and cross-functional collaboration. If you have a strong background in automotive engineering, project management, and testing methodologies, and you're eager to shape the future of vehicle performance, this opportunity offers a dynamic and rewarding career path.

Position Description:
This role is within the Durability & Robustness attribute which is part of the the wider Driven Attribute Integration organisation of JLR. The Programme leader role is to ensure all customer expectations for Durability & Robustness are met with appropriate target setting, design development and completion of whole vehicle verification activities using both virtual and physical test methods

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities

• Support delivery of all Attribute Requirement targets by Gateway Support the Programme Attribute Team to ensure all technical issues are identified and resolved
• Detailed strategy & delivery planning for the attribute covering CAE, Road Load Data, Vehicle and System rig tests & driven vehicle DV activities
• Working with system and component areas to define and maintain cascaded target requirements in support of overall vehicle level targets
• Work with component engineers and suppliers as required to drive resolution of engineering issues
• Deliver technical recommendations and test and issue status reports
• Work on tasks to ensure all lessons learnt from the current vehicle are captured and fed back to the Programme Attribute Team and progressed as necessary

• Knowledge/experience of engineering test activities
• Knowledge/experience of automotive technologies or systems
• Project Management experience

• Broad knowledge of vehicle technologies
• Understanding of Durability & Strength principles
• Project management of complex engineering test activities
• Experience of problem solving including application of Root Cause Analysis, 8D, DoE etc.
• Understanding of Systems engineering principles and delivery
• Microsoft package elements Power Point and Excel

• Knowledge/Experience of AGILE working principles
• Working knowledge CAD visualisation systems (e.g. 3Dx, TeamCentre etc.)
• Knowledge of whole vehicle engineering and cross functional experience
• Relevant degree or equivalent experience preferred