Vehicle Engineering & Integration Technical Group Leader

Expleo is looking for a Vehicle Engineering & Integration Technical Group Leader to be based in Warwickshire on an annual contract, leading cross-functional engineering delivery for cutting-edge automotive platforms.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities:-

• Accountable as the leader and final technical arbitrator, integrating and delivering the engineering for the given vehicle zone whilst ensuring compatibility with target vehicle package layout, the commodity/system strategies and functional targets.
• Lead Group functional integration within the given zone, to drive out complexity and deliver the most efficient technical solutions.
• Work closely with Vehicle Attribute teams to deliver to targets
• Drive Zonal Group coordinated technical data progression (CAD, DV, commodity/system design freeze & releasing) with squads & interfacing team leads.
• Oversee delivery into both virtual and physical verification and validation.
• Drive Zonal cross squad obstacle resolution, ensuring timely escalation to the Vehicle Engineering Manager as required.
• Ensure prompt escalation of Zonal technical blockers/incompatibilities to Vehicle/Chapter/Enterprise leadership via the Obstacle process
• Support study & Agile spike activities to solve complex engineering problems

Skills Required:-

• Automotive technical knowledge and extensive experience of complex interactions, including technical analysis & decision-making.
• Excellent written and verbal technical communication, influencing and negotiation skills.
• Experience in leading teams of people to solve complex technical issues using a structured approach e.g 8D and/or Six Sigma
• Project Management experience of delivery against a complex set of Programme technical deliverables.

Desirable:

• Knowledge of Vehicle attributes, target setting & cascade
• Experience of end-to-end vehicle development