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Position Title: Body Test Operations IPC Engineer
Duration: Contract
Location: Gaydon
33.82phr INSIDE IR35
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About the company
I am currently recruiting on behalf of a Luxury Automotive OEM, based in Gaydon, who are seeking a Body Test Operations IPC Engineer to join their team
Duties:
- The Body Test Operations (BTO) team is responsible for planning and managing physical prototype test properties that support the development and approval of body components for the Clients' programmes.
- These properties, often referred to as 'rigs', typically consist of a painted body shell equipped only with the parts necessary for a specific test, rather than a fully assembled vehicle, and a number of supporting 'kits' of parts.
- For some of the new models currently in development we're also planning, building and managing a large number of Instrument Panels & Floor Consoles (IP&Cs) assemblies to support development and sign-off testing.
- You will be leading the activities relating to these IP&C properties.
- Responsibilities will include (but not limited to);
- Overall end-to-end coordination and responsibility for two models worth of IP&C assemblies from planning through to delivery
- Gathering and consolidation of the requirements from the engineering customers
- Planning and management of Bills of Materials (BoM) for these assemblies, aligning them to the required build level and part maturities
- Coordination and management of parts ordering, rate and flow, part shortage meetings and issue resolution related thereto, particularly for content not yet released by engineering
- Coordination of (build planning, rate and flow etc) and support for property build, resolving issues and coordinating logistics of the properties into test
Essential Skills:
- Robust and demonstrable Excel Skills with understanding of Bills Of Materials (BoMs) and CAD visualisation
- Engineering and testing background
- Project Management with Robust Cross-Functional Working
- Automotive engineering build and/or test
Education:
- Degree level desired, but not essential.
Why work through Contechs?
Contechs is a leading Automotive, Design, Engineering, Technology and Innovation Recruitment Consultancy. Founded in 1997, with an inhouse Contractor Care Team to support all external employees, acts as an employment agency for permanent and contract recruitment.
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