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Brakes Refinement Engineer

Job Posted: 19 days ago

Salary: £ Competitive
Job Type: Contract
Location: Warwickshire

Expire in: 9 days

Job Description

Are you passionate about driving excellence in vehicle refinement? We're looking for a Brakes Refinement Engineer to join a world-class automotive team on a contract basis, working onsite in Gaydon.

About the Role

As part of the Brakes Refinement team, you'll play a key role in engineering and delivering a highly refined braking system - from pedal feel to foundation brake performance - across multiple vehicle lines.

Key Responsibilities

Support the Lead Engineer in delivering brake refinement customer quality targets across one or more vehicle programmes.
Ensure Attribute Requirement targets are met at each programme gateway.
Assist with test and development activities defined in the Design Verification Plan (DVP), including both physical and virtual testing.
Conduct measurement, analysis, and visual assessments to understand system performance.
Collaborate on developing and implementing engineering solutions to resolve technical issues.
Produce technical recommendations, documentation, and high‑quality reports.
Support benchmarking activities for competitor and comparator vehicles.
Undertake additional tasks as required by the line manager.Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Essential:

Knowledge of automotive brake system design
Previous experience of problem-solving tools e.g. Root Cause Analysis, 8 Disciplines of problem solving,
Design of Experiments and Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) in Manufacturing
Previous experience and background in solving complex technical ideas and challenges
Relevant degree
Full UK Cat B Driving LicenceDesirable:

Ability to identify the specifications that influence Brake attributes including performance and refinement.
Experience in the field of NVH analysis
Knowledge of industry standard NVH measurement systems (LMS Test.lab, HEAD Artemis, Prosig, etc.)
Microsoft package elements Project, Power Point and Excel
Knowledge of whole vehicle engineering knowledge and cross functional experience
Some experience of explicit and/or implicit CAE software and associated pre and post processing packages
 
Personal Profile
 An individual who is results driven with the ability to deliver operational plans in a highly demanding environment
An individual with the ability to prioritise their workload
A good communicator with the ability to communicate complex ideas
An effective team player who supports team members
Able to regularly support testing in the UK and at various European locations for two to three week test blocks - generally in Spain, Sweden and Finland
 Education

Relevant Engineering Degree, ideally MEng.
Full UK Cat B Driving Licence

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