Vehicle Engineering & Integration Technical Group Leader

Our OEM Client based in Gaydon, is searching for a Vehicle Engineering & Integration Technical Group Leader to join their team, Inside IR35. This is a contract position with a proposed end date of 1st March 2027.

Umbrella Pay Rate: £33.64 per hour.

The Opportunity:

Vehicle Engineering & Integration Technical Group Leader driving the development of new and existing vehicle architectures within JLR.
Drive and lead the engineering integration of new and updated technologies within a vehicle zone(s) into new and existing vehicle architectures.
Drive functional and attribute target delivery, acting as the voice of the customer to lead any arbitration required within the development process.
Develop vehicle level end-to-end technical delivery plans for key systems, identifying inter-dependencies and maturation versus customer requirements, throughout virtual and physical test phases.
Lead Technical Problem Resolution Cross-Squad / cross-Zone including escalation as required.
Key Performance Indicators:

Architecture and / or Programme bandwidth & definition underpinning next generation JLR vehicles and able to deliver compatible attribute, customer & business targets
Support major project delivery through the allocation of appropriate toolsets, operations and team resources.
Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities:

Accountable as the leader and final technical arbitrator, integrating and delivering the engineering for the given vehicle zone whilst ensuring compatibility with target vehicle package layout, the commodity / system strategies and functional targets.
Lead Group functional integration within the given zone, to drive out complexity and deliver the most efficient technical solutions.
Work closely with Vehicle Attribute teams to deliver to targets
Drive Zonal Group coordinated technical data progression (CAD, DV, commodity/system design freeze & releasing) with squads & interfacing team leads.
Oversee delivery into both virtual and physical verification and validation.
Drive Zonal cross squad obstacle resolution, ensuring timely escalation to the Vehicle Engineering Manager as required.
Ensure prompt escalation of Zonal technical blockers / incompatibilities to Vehicle / Chapter / Enterprise leadership via the Obstacle process.
Support study & Agile spike activities to solve complex engineering problems.
Essential Skills & Knowledge:

Automotive technical knowledge and extensive experience of complex interactions, including technical analysis & decision-making.
Excellent written and verbal technical communication, influencing and negotiation skills.
Experience in leading teams of people to solve complex technical issues using a structured approach e.g 8D and / or Six Sigma.
Project Management experience of delivery against a complex set of Programme technical deliverables.
Desirable Skills & Knowledge:

Knowledge of Vehicle attributes, target setting & cascade.
Experience of end-to-end vehicle development.
Personal Profile Requested:

An individual with a customer first mindset who is easy to do business with and makes people feel special, driven to deliver experiences that are personalised, transparent and dependable.
Progressive thinking individual who takes a keen interest in new ideas / technologies and key industry developments.
Ability to embrace the Agile model and work effectively as a champion of Agile principles in practice.
A resilient individual who has strong influencing and engagement skills, is comfortable challenging all stakeholders and can build credibility and trust through experience and personal style.
A highly self-motivated and proactive individual who can demonstrate exceptional capability in leadership and management skills, who can motivate, develop and lead cross-functional engineering teams