Senior Axle Function & Integration Engineer

Our OEM Client based in Gaydon, is searching for a Senior Axle Function & Integration Engineer to join their team, Inside IR35. This is a maternity cover contract position with a proposed end date of 31st March 2027.

Umbrella Pay Rate: £33.64 per hour.

Duties:

Reporting to the Axle Function & Integration Chapter Leader, this role requires an individual to lead the delivery of the design of the suspension/axle concept and associated CAD geometry to meet the agreed timing for multiple nameplates off a platform.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities:

Lead the development of the Axle CAD concept and integration of corner modules and axle links into subframes and rest of vehicle for all vehicles across a platform.
Support of Axle Integration Engineers, organising workload to complete programme deliverables. Provide daily support with technical direction, methods and processes.
Work together to plan out tasks, training and career development experiences where appropriate.
Create suspension layout studies and check packaging including consideration of kinematics, dynamic envelopes (e.g. wheel envelope), compliances, tuning and component variability.
Generate suspension hard point datasheets for release, plus selected other chassis geometry datasheets (e.g. anti-roll bar routing) and cascade these to all relevant areas of the business.
Generate and complete the DVP for suspension assemblies for the requirements that depend on CAD as the validation tool (for example clearance checks).
Develop new processes and techniques to improve the Axle design process, in order to meet the timing requirements of current and future programmes.
Essential Skills Required:

Mechanical Engineering based degree (MEng, BEng, MSc or BSc) or equivalent experience.
Experienced user of Catia v6 (Dassault Systèmes 3DEXPERIENCE) with a working knowledge of kinematics.
Knowledge of suspension design fundamentals, suspension packaging & functional requirements.
High levels of personal organisation, driven, self-motivated and able to deliver with minimum supervision.
Excellent problem-solving, communication and interpersonal skills, with strong influencing and engagement skills.
The ability to manage and resolve complex, cross functional, technical issues when confronted with conflicting requirements within project timing constraints.
Willingness to learn and introduce new methods to increase personal and team effectiveness.
Desirable Skills Requested:

Good working knowledge of Axle System Targets and Attribute Interaction.
Understanding of whole vehicle packaging.
Understanding of Associative Vehicle Architecture modelling principles.
A good working knowledge of product creation & delivery, change control, product definition and change management processes.
Knowledge of general vehicle components, systems and sub-systems.
Education Required:

Mechanical Engineering based degree (MEng, BEng, MSc or BSc) or equivalent experience