Our Automotive OEM client located in Wiltshire has a new opportuntiy for a Senior Homologation Engineer to join the team.

 

You must have experience working for an Automotive OEM to apply for this position.

 

Accountabilities

• Lead planning and delivery of vehicle approval for your designated global market or markets;

• Liaise with the Government departments to fully understand and implement the process required for vehicle approval in your market, along with lobbying for potential legislative updates or interpretations, if required;

• Define any processes required to gain approval or for post-production reporting;

• Support Director-level discussions and reviews with the Chief Engineer of the company.

• Provide information and guidance to all levels of engineering staff regarding compliance in your market;

• Develop in-house test reports for use by the engineering teams to assist with compliance testing, beginning with early concept designs.

 

Skills

• A degree in Automotive or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent (other relevant engineering disciplines or experience will be considered);

• Experience working for an automotive OEM, technical service, type approval authority or engineering consultancy specialising in this area;

• Previous experience in automotive approvals with a detailed knowledge of vehicle type approval in your market. Experience of other global markets would be a bonus;

• Proven experience of being instrumental in delivering vehicle approval programs for your chosen market

• Confident leading cross functional meetings and ability to evaluate technical problems to ensure clear direction;

• An understanding of a typical automotive milestone process and the level of compliance that can be expected through that process;

• As a minimum, an awareness of ISO 26262 and the process to achieve Functional Safety compliance;

• An understanding of ISO 9001 and how it influences the ability to achieve vehicle approval;

• Ability to present in front of large audiences and communicate appropriate, concise and accurate information to project members from multiple disciplines;

• A good working knowledge of MS Office and MS Sharepoint;

• Be able to multi-task and plan effectively when working with a variety of engineering teams in an often high-pressure, competitive environment;

• Be a self-starter with an ability to work independently;

• Ability to identify and act on a particular area that requires attention;

• Work flexibly with the ability to apply themselves to a task outside of their normal job description, if required;

• Excellent team-working skills with an ability to interact with all of the engineering teams in a positive and constructive manner;

• Ability to travel within or outside of the UK to support meetings, negotiations or testing, possibly for a number of weeks.