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Suspension Engineer

Job Posted: 8 days ago

Salary: £ 28 - 29 / Hour
Job Type: Contract
Location: Warwick, Warwickshire

Expire in: 20 days

Job Description

Order Ref: (phone number removed) 

Position Title: Suspension Engineer 

Duration: Contract - 10 months 

Location: Gaydon

Rate: £28.43 per hour (Inside IR35)

Duties: 

Reporting to the Axle Function & Integration Chapter Leader, this role requires an individual to support the delivery of the design of the suspension/axle concept and associated CAD geometry to meet the agreed timing for multiple nameplates off a platform. 

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities:

Support the development of the Axle CAD concept and integration of corner modules and axle links into subframes and rest of vehicle for all vehicles across a platform
Respond to work requests and follow technical direction, methods and processes provided by the Solution Architect, in order to complete programme deliverables
Create suspension layout studies and check packaging including consideration of kinematics, dynamic envelopes (e.g. wheel envelope), compliances, tuning and component variability
Generate suspension hard point datasheets for release, plus selected other chassis geometry datasheets (e.g. anti-roll bar routing) and cascade these to all relevant areas
Generate and complete the DVP for suspension assemblies for the requirements that depend on CAD as the validation tool (for example clearance checks)
Work with different Chassis departments and other Groups to ensure 'best practice/should designs' are included in concept studies
Work as part of the wider team to solve package and geometry related issues in a timely manner
Create specialist assemblies and package volumes for use by manufacturing, vehicle packaging and other Groups
Develop new processes and techniques to improve the Axle design process, in order to meet the timing requirements of current and future programmes
Undertake any other work as directed by their line manager in connection with their job as may be requested 

Skills: 

Hard Skills:

Mechanical Engineering based degree (MEng, BEng, MSc or BSc)
Experienced user of Catia v5 or Catia v6 (Dassault Systèmes 3DEXPERIENCE)
Knowledge of suspension design fundamentals 

Soft Skills:

High levels of personal organisation, driven, self-motivated and able to deliver with minimum supervision
Good problem-solving skills
Candidates must be committed, flexible and able to work under pressure
Willingness to learn and introduce new methods to increase personal and team effectiveness 

Desirable:

Good working knowledge of Axle System Targets and Attribute Interaction
Good working knowledge of product creation & delivery, product definition and change management processes
Knowledge of general vehicle components, systems and sub-systems 

Education: 

Mechanical Engineering based degree (MEng, BEng, MSc or BSc)

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