Design Engineering services (Body & Exterior Parts) (948) Cranfield - 3 days in the office and 2 days at home Length of contract – 12 months with the intension to extend Pay rate: £27.00p/h We are recruiting a Design Engineer Services (Body & Exterior Parts) for one of our automotive clients based in Cranfield. You will be working for a globally recognised automotive company. This is a long-term contract role. The contract is on an ongoing basis a may run for several years. Key Responsibilities of the Body Electronics Engineer: Body & Exterior Engineer encompassing: - Global design and development at part / module level. - Work within a cross functional global team. - Manage BOM application from vehicle & styling specs as input. - Create and manage the part validation plans for suppliers. - Supplier management (cost / quality and timing). - Meeting regulation & safety performance requirements. - Managing and reporting of “part cost performance” vs “budget”. - Quick root cause analysis of technical concerns and complete QCT management for efficient adoption of the solution to vehicle. - Manage design releases and revisions to meet project milestones. - Perform design reviews before major project milestones. - Supporting global strategies with European customer voice and competitor benchmark. - Achieve cost target (piece price / VT, cost reduction). - Achieve quality target (part performance, spec, NEVQS, warranty). - Achieve project KPI’s (Key performance indicators). - Technical solutions for development / market concern. - On time design release / delivery to support milestones and builds. - Ability to work independently with minimal supervision. Qualifications & Experience for the Body Electronics Engineer: - Design / engineering qualification (preferably degree level). - NX CAD skills (engineer rather than CAD engineer). - Able to articulate and explain ideas to a global audience. - Knowledge of datum concepts/geometrical tolerancing - Time management skills. - Previous automotive design and development experience. - Knowledge of Body & Exterior manufacturing processes, especially metal pressing/forming and injection moulding. - Working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel) - Knowledge of applied regulations for body/exterior parts for Europe. - Valid driving licence, and able to travel globally. - Ability to adapt quickly to new internal process, portals, documents. LMIND