Manufacturing Engineering- Production (Level 3)

Job Title

Job Description Key Responsibilities

• Product Lifecycle Management: Monitor and support vehicles from production through end-of-life, implement design changes based on field performance and customer feedback
• Issue Resolution: Investigate and resolve manufacturing or quality issues, collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement corrective actions
• Product Optimization: Refine existing designs for cost, weight, or performance improvements, ensure compatibility with evolving regulations and technologies, work with suppliers to address component-level issues, validate supplier changes and ensure they meet design intent
• Quality Feedback Integration: Analyzing warranty data, service reports, and customer complaints
• Technology Refresh: Supporting mid-cycle product facelifts or feature upgrades
• Documentation & Compliance: Maintain engineering documentation for all changes, ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and industry standards
• Testing & Validation: Support validation of updated components or systems, analyze test data to confirm performance and durability
• Supplier Collaboration: Working with suppliers to improve component design, materials, or manufacturing processes, managing obsolescence and alternate sourcing for long-term sustainability

Desired Skills and Experience

• Excellent CATIA V5 2D/3D skills
• Leadership and motivation in a design role is essential
• 7 to 12+ years of previous experience of Design activities at OEM with a demonstrable record of delivery of the accountabilities
• Working in plant environment and ability to manage cross functional team coordination
• A strong track record of delivering design to timelines, weight and cost targets
• Supplier liaison, understanding and implementing DFM requirements
• Mechanical or Automotive Engineering Degree preferred
• Background in luxury cars design and development preferred

Personal Attributes:

• Delivery focused, with a demonstrable track record of on-time delivery
• Self motivated to deliver excellence and perform beyond targets
• Strong communication skills
• Good organizational skills and ability to project manage design tasks both internally and with the supplier(s);
• Advanced problem-solving abilities