Affluent Technology Limited
Durability & Robustness Lead Engineer
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Durability & Robustness Lead Engineer
Location
Warwickshire
Role overview
The Accessories function delivers innovative products and solutions that enhance the customer experience and complement vehicle programmes. Working within a collaborative, cross-functional engineering environment, the team ensures accessory products meet the highest standards of quality, performance, and reliability.
The Durability & Robustness (D&R) Lead Engineer will lead the definition, development, validation, and optimisation of durability and robustness attributes across accessory products and vehicle programmes. Working closely with engineering teams and technical specialists, the role will ensure products achieve performance targets through robust engineering, effective testing, and continuous improvement.
The successful candidate will have a passion for engineering excellence, innovation, and delivering high-quality solutions that exceed customer expectations.
Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities
- Define robust durability and robustness attribute targets through benchmarking, future product studies, physical and virtual assessments, testing, and data analysis.
- Collaborate with engineering system owners to ensure appropriate requirements are cascaded and aligned with overall vehicle-level targets.
- Plan and deliver development validation activities, including virtual analysis, laboratory testing, rig testing, proving ground activities, and road-based assessments.
- Ensure validation plans utilise effective and efficient methodologies, including appropriate use of simulation and virtual validation techniques.
- Monitor and report attribute status through clear technical documentation supporting programme reviews and decision points.
- Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to identify, investigate, and resolve technical concerns.
- Provide technical guidance, recommendations, and engineering direction to stakeholders at all levels.
- Represent the Accessories function within wider vehicle durability and robustness engineering teams.
- Support lessons learned, continuous improvement initiatives, and the development of engineering best practices.
- Contribute to capability development, technology studies, and future engineering activities.
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Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Essential
- Proven experience working within a vehicle engineering environment with a strong understanding of durability and robustness engineering principles.
- Broad knowledge of whole vehicle engineering, systems, and technologies.
- Experience defining and delivering engineering targets using a data-driven approach.
- Experience planning, executing, and supporting vehicle testing and sign-off activities.
- Knowledge of durability and robustness testing methodologies, including proving ground testing, rig testing, and road load data application.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience using structured problem-solving methods.
- Understanding of Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and Design of Experiments (DoE).
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.
- Understanding of engineering project management principles.
- Full UK-valid driving licence.
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Desirable
- Degree or equivalent qualification in an engineering or technical discipline.
- Experience delivering accessory, bespoke, specialist, or low-volume vehicle programmes.
- Experience with virtual validation methods and CAE tools.
- Experience using CAD and PLM systems such as VisMockUp, 3DX, or Teamcenter.
- Experience in engineering risk assessment and mitigation planning.
- Experience using requirements, issue, and change management tools.
- Experience working within structured product creation and delivery processes.
- Understanding of Agile or Lean project management principles.
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