Test and Development Engineer

Job description

POSTING END DATE: 14/10/2016
ADVERTISED SALARY: £30,000 - £45,000

An ever-evolving heritage. A truly exciting future. Two of the world’s most iconic brands. Jaguar Land Rover is revered across the globe. Continually pushing the boundaries of innovation and redefining the benchmark for excellence, we set the standards others want to follow. We want to keep it that way too. Which is where you join the journey.

LOCATION: Gaydon, Warwickshire

WHAT TO EXPECT

This is the key technical department for the product creation process, leading the engineering from concept to customer. There are three parts to it: Attribute Quality and Process, Vehicle Integrity Team and Vehicle Engineering Management. Working here, you’ll give our vehicles their unique characteristics. It is all part of creating vehicles that delight customers and sets us apart from the competition.

Vehicle Aerodynamics and Water & Dirt Management are two attributes that form part of the Thermal and Aerodynamic Systems Engineering (TASE) & All Weather Comfort & Vision (AWCV) Vehicle Engineering department.

Aerodynamics is becoming ever more important as it is a key enabler to meeting the ever tightening CO2 targets, a primary focus for JLR. Aerodynamics has strong ties with Body Engineering, Powertrain, Thermal, Packaging and Design. Core responsibilities for the department include delivering the most aerodynamically efficient solution that is compatible with the design Language and Packaging requirements. This solution must not be to the detriment of the Thermal or Water & Dirt Management areas of the TASE Team.

Core responsibilities for the Water & Dirt Management attribute include Operational Visibility, Ingress-Egress Operation, Vehicle Soiling, Cabin Water Tightness and Cabin Fume Ingress. WDM has strong ties to Body Engineering, Electrical Engineering and other Vehicle Engineering teams. Water & Dirt Management has a vital role to play in increasing the customer satisfaction of all of our products, most notably with respect to rear soiling of our SUV products.

As a Water & Dirt Management and Aerodynamics Test Engineer, you’ll be joining a strong team responsible for ensuring the preparation, execution and reporting of tests on-time and to the scope agreed. You’ll also develop test processes and contribute to improved vehicle performance for WDM and Aero.

The role includes a wide variety of testing including on-road and proving ground tests as well as the use of climatic chambers and wind tunnels both in the UK and abroad. You’ll be responsible for leading tests that are required to support vehicle line PAT Leaders for development and sign-off purposes.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

As a successful applicant, we would want the candidate to be a self-motivated, committed and enthusiastic individual who is willing to be adaptable to suit business needs. We would look for an outgoing communicator, who would be good at interfacing inside and outside of the department to progress tasks.

BENEFITS

Bring all this to the home of premium innovation, and you’ll find the opportunities to further your career with a world-class team, a discounted car purchase and lease scheme for you and your family, membership of a competitive pension plan and a performance-related bonus scheme. All this and more makes Jaguar Land Rover the perfect place to continue your journey.

Jaguar Land Rover is committed to equal opportunity for all.

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