Tata Technologies
Lead Engineer – Chassis Launch (Brakes)
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Role description
At Tata Technologies, we make product development dreams a reality by designing, engineering, and validating the products of tomorrow for the world’s leading manufacturers. Due to continued growth, we are recruiting for a Lead Engineer – Chassis Launch (Brakes) role.
The Role
The Lead Engineer – Chassis Launch (Brakes) is responsible for complete engineering ownership of allocated chassis components during vehicle launch and industrialisation, ensuring successful delivery into production.
Area of Responsibility
- Engineering ownership of allocated brakes commodities and associated brackets from the following group: Brake pipes, brake hoses, brake pedal, accelerator pedal.
- Drive all engineering, quality, and manufacturing issues to resolution.
- Ensure DV, PV, sign-off activities, and engineering releases are completed.
- Support, pilot, pre-production, and production builds.
- Deliver components on time, cost, and specification.
- Manage engineering changes and programme risks.
- Coordinate suppliers and cross-functional teams.
- Ensure vehicle builds are supported with correct parts and engineering status.
- Escalate issues where required.
- Support launch activities at Solihull manufacturing facility.
- Ensure maturation of components in line with programme plans.
- Communicate engineering status to Chassis Launch leader.
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Knowledge / Experience
Essential:
- Degree in relevant Engineering discipline or equivalent experience.
- Experience delivering brakes or other chassis components within automotive programmes.
- Proven project management and issue resolution capability.
- Knowledge of product development, validation, and launch processes.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Experience with APQP, PPAP, FMEA, and structured problem solving.
- PC literacy: Microsoft Project, PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.
Preferred:
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- Understanding of client release and change management systems.
- CAD literacy and ability to interrogate CAD models.
- Experience supporting BEV vehicle launches.
In return for your expertise, we offer a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package, including:
- Pension scheme with up to 5% employer contribution.
- 25 days’ holiday.
- Private healthcare.
- Group income protection.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Group life assurance.
- Health cash plan.
If you are passionate about innovation and want to join a global engineering company, this is the place for you.
Tata Technologies: Engineering a better world.
We thank all applicants for their interest. Applications will be reviewed against the role criteria. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you do not hear from us within 10 working days, your application has not been successful; however, your details may be retained for future opportunities.
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