Customer Ref: 39584

Our premium brand Automotive client is currently recruiting for the following role:

Division:
Design

Position Description:
BESPOKE design is a fast growing part of the Creative Chapter. The exclusive personalisation of client luxary brand vehicles, is built upon the curated enhancements of detail feature elements. This is the opportunity to offer our most discerning customers exclusive aethetic-led geometry change (in the form of Wheels, Grilles, Interior Touchpoints and feature as some examples).
The role will be to collaborate with the wider BRAND, VEHICLE & MATERIALITY creative design teams, supporting with technical skills and experience to help guide the design process from ideation and creativity through to delivery.
You will be involved in the creation of a BESPOKE strategy befiting the House of Brands that our client is building to deliver Modern Luxury vehicles.
Verbal and image based presentation skills are paramount, with ideation achieved via traditional sketching and software like PhotoShop, Alias, VRED. 3D experience; working with clay an digital models and modellers, as well as supporting studio engineering, C&M and programme management.
Being a team player willing to adapt to unique challenges will be an advantage.

Skills Required:
- Creative Ideation via 2D sketches, renders and 3D digital models.
- Digital 3D data creation skills e.g. Alias
- Design delivery experience

Skills Preferred:
Position Description continued
- To support and lead in the development of advanced concepts and the delivery programmes of detail design elements (geometry led)
- Create and illustrate new ideas whilst challenging conventional thinking in problem solving
- Liaise cross-functionally to ensure two-way communication on project feasibility & 3D development
- Assist in the development of the virtual and physical design properties of their specific project, to the highest level of maturity and refinement
- Undertake any other work as directed by their line manager in connection with their job as may be requested

Experience Required:
- Degree level qualification in Industrial design, Product Design, Automotive Design, Interior Design or Transport Design.
- OEM or Tier 1 supplier experince in seating design prefered.
- Proven illustration and visual evaluation skills to communicate ideas and solutions
- Strong Understanding of aesthetic judgement of surface, surface juxtaposition and appearance
- Broad knowledge of engineering, production techniques and processes, and strong market / business acumen
- Previous experience of the generation of designs for within Automotive or Product Design, including experience of visualising and communicating design solutions in 2D and 3D
- Essential IT skill - high level of Photoshop ability
- IT skills, particularly with Design related systems, e.g. ALIAS / VRED / Power-Point
- Strong understanding of surfacing requirements

Experience Preferred:
- Experience in a non- automotive design environment e.g. Architecture/Product Design/ Interior Design/ Furniture Design.
- Personal passion for all things design related
- Eye for the detail and a love of precision, crafted excellence

Additional Information:
This role is on a contract basis and is Inside IR35.

The services advertised by Premea Limited for this vacancy are those of an Employment business.

Our global motorcycle manufacturing client is urgently looking to fill the following role:

Project Engineer Motorcycle Development - Market Salary + Benefits - Leicestershire

Role context and purpose:
The Project/Lead Engineer, Vehicle Development, may lead a team of design engineers or take the technical lead in specific project areas to deliver new models in-line with organisational targets and customer requirements. The incumbent will be responsible for managing the day-to-day activities, ensuring the project is progressing in-line with the company’s New Product Introduction (NPI) Process as well as providing technical leadership within the team on all aspects of the chassis design.

Key responsibilities:
- Develop a validated chassis design that meets end-user expectations and internal customer requirements in terms of specification, performance, cost, timing, manufacture and servicing
- Take the technical lead in specific project areas and/or lead a small team on a specialist or derivative project
- Oversee all aspects of the design process, from sign-off of outline project specification through to checking and approving production drawings through an industry standard PLM system
- Produce excellent quality 3D CAD models and 2D engineering drawings to provide clear understanding of the chassis design
- Arrange Design Reviews with PD Management Team, check and approve tolerance stacks and other calculations, support supplier meetings, plan and execute development activities
- Develop a clear understanding of the Product Development process, take the technical lead where required and closely manage the day-to-day workloads and activities of the design team, paying particular attention to quality of work and project timing
- Share best practices with the product development team and record/ document for future reference in Technical Design Guidelines
- Provide support to senior management with Budget and resource management
- Prepare and maintain detailed project timing plans for all chassis design and development activities, to ensure that key project milestones are achieved
- Work closely with teams within the GTO and GCO to develop and agree technical solutions that are acceptable to all parties
- Track project progress in-line with NPI Process and provide senior management team with regular status updates

Skills / Experience Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in mechanical or related technical discipline
- 6+ years relevant experience in a similar role in automotive/ motorcycle industry
- Extensive general knowledge of mechanical engineering design and specific knowledge of materials, manufacturing methods and legislative requirements, gained from an automotive background
- Extensive experience of creating, checking and releasing of both 2D and 3D technical CAD data
- Clear understanding of geometric tolerance and its application
- Knowledge of motorcycle design and development process
- Practical experience of vehicle maintenance and preparation
- Extensive knowledge and experience of full product lifecycle, from concept through to production

Additional Information:
This role is on a permanent basis.

The services advertised by Premea Limited for this vacancy are those of an Employment Agency.

Customer Ref: 39545

Our premium brand Automotive client is currently recruiting for the following role:

Scrum Master - £28/hr (Inside IR35) - Hybrid & Warwickshire/Coventry - 10 Months (potential to extend)

Division:
Engineering Operations

Position Description:
Product Information (PI) is the beating heart of our client's business. As a department they are responsible for the delivery of coherent and timely Product Specification and Bill of Materials in line with Programme timing. As a PI Scrum Master you will play a pivotal part in their agile transformation and will help guide the teams in there adoption of agile principles and practices.

As PI Scrum Master, your key responsibilities will be;
- Guiding squads to plan work through focused and engaging meetings.
- Working with multiple squads and/or coach/support less experienced SMs.
- Coaching and upskilling scrum squads in self-management and cross-functionality collaboration.
- You will have a deep understanding of how to make a squad into a high performing squad and demonstrate this by clearly improving squad KPIs.
- Identifying and helping in the removal of obstacles that are slowing down squad acceleration.
- Promoting empowerment and transparency in the squad.
- Ensuring the Product Owner is clear on squad ambition and setting sprint goals.
- Supporting the squad with creating high-value increments that meet the Definition of Done.
- Establishing empirical product planning within a complex environment.
- Facilitating stakeholder collaboration wherever required.
- Championing Scrum adoption and implementation across Product Information.

Skills Required:
- Agile Coach
- Skilled at obstacle resolution and problem solving
- Exceptional communication skills

Experience Required:
- Creating Self-Organising Squads
- Creating Cross-functional Squads
- Agile Ceremony Facilitation
- Coaching and mentoring

Experience Preferred:
- Experienced in JIRA, Confluence, Lucidspark
- Professional Scrum Master Certified (Scrum.Org) PSM 1
- Professional Scrum Master Certified (Scrum.Org) PSM 2
- Professional Scrum with Kanban (Scrum.Org) PSK 1
- Professional Scrum Product Owner Certified (Scrum.Org) PSPO 1

Additional Information:
This role is on a contract basis and is Inside IR35. Locations: Warwickshire & Coventry - Hybrid working with minimum of 3 days/wk on site.

The services advertised by Premea Limited for this vacancy are those of an Employment business.

Customer Ref: 39581

Our premium brand Automotive client is currently recruiting for the following role:

Division:
Engineering Operations

Position Description:
The BoM Engineering team within Product Information is responsible for creating, configuring, maintaining and interrogating the Bill of Material in the early phases of programmes. The team support Engineering within each Centre of Competence (CoC), building relationships with, and guiding Engineers through the BoM creation and management process. The team also perform a number of quality checks to ensure completeness and accuracy of those BoMs for a number of gateways within Programme lifecycles. The BoM Engineering team work on all current and future vehicle lines, across both brands and all manufacturing facilities globally. In this role you will be responsible for managing set up and changes to Bills of Material, challenging inputs where appropriate and seeking out information required to deliver a coherent and quality Bill of Material for the client, both in legacy and future systems.

Skills Required:
- Able to manage delivery of multiple tasks
- Complex problem solving skills
- Self-motivated and driven

Experience Required:
- Customer facing experience, ability to deal with multiple customers and balance incoming demands.
- Prior Automotive engineering experience.

Experience Preferred:
- Bill of Material experience
- Understanding of Change Management processes
- Dassault 3DExperience knowledge
- Strong Microsoft Excel working knowledge

Additional Information:
This role is on contract and is Inside IR35. The role is offered on a hybrid basis (on-site 4 days during initial training 8-12 weeks, no set pattern thereafter).

The services advertised by Premea Limited for this vacancy are those of an Employment business.

Customer Ref: 39524

Our premium brand Automotive client is currently recruiting for the following role:

Trim and Final Manufacturing Process Engineer - £29/hr (Inside IR35) - Liverpool

Division:
Manufacturing Engineering

Position Description:
Trim and Final Current Manufacturing Process Engineer will provide engineering and technical support for automotive vehicles and production processes. Ensuring the highest build quality and compliance with the Bill of Process (BOP). They also support the introduction of engineering changes, problem solving on quality and throughput issues and support future model launch/integration into Halewood.

This includes optimisation of jigs & fixtures, quality data analysis and reporting of major issues, deployment of failure mode avoidance tools, and support of cross-functional teams in the resolution of those issues.

Skills Required:
- Problem Solving
- Automotive experience
- Organised and good communicator

Experience Required:
- Engineering HNC or above/time served engineer
- Prior Automotive experience required

Experience Preferred:
- Engineering degree or above

Additional Information:
This role is on a contract basis and is Inside IR35. The role is based in Halewood (Liverpool) with hybrid potential.

The services advertised by Premea Limited for this vacancy are those of an Employment business.