Battery Build and Test Engineer

3 weeks ago

Coventry CV LF United Kingdom Jaguar Land Rover Full time

 

WHAT TO EXPECT


This role is within the Prototype Battery Build Team which is part of Powertrain Operations and Product Engineering. The team maintains productive workflow from the Prototype Battery Build Facility at Lyons Park which opened in 2019 and delivers battery capability to the Powertrain Engineering and Electrification Teams. 

 

They support these teams by building prototype batteries ensuring that they are built to the correct specification and configuration as detailed by customer teams to JLR modern luxury vehicles. Following successful EOLT they are dispatched safely and at the desired quality to enable battery and vehicle testing with the objective of achieving an on time, safe, quality product release.  
 
The role of the Propulsion Engineer is to enable and support continuous improvement of the prototype battery build process by providing technical expertise to the team in order to exceed expectations. 

 

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities    


    To work on resolution and implementation of solutions to resource, facility and quality issues, including planning.  
    Ensure the adequate provision and continuous improvement of productive output targets.
    Ensure component build pedigree is adequately tracked via provision of a suitable build book. 
    Ensure availability of a suitable BoP and change management process, lead trials of the process via paper build and emphasis build to enable operations and ensure Safety and Quality measures are met.  
    Ensure availability of suitable tooling to enable operations to build to process and meet required process capability standards. 
    Manage Prototype development for DV and vehicles via deviation matrix and instrumentation brochure - ensure timely delivery of Parts, Information and Instruction to enable build. 
    Work with engineering teams to develop state-of-the art build process, measurement techniques and validation methods to ensure a world class product.  
    Ensure build issues are raised, tracked and resolved via CCAR with suitable escalation to AIMS to enable support and knowledge transfer to manufacturing.  Failure rate and scrap rate tracked to ensure stock control and cost management. 
    Manage build timing and ensure alignment to programme, supporting DV and Vehicle teams and aligning timing with Build Planning.  
    Ensure suitable provision of reporting for build to external stakeholders.


WHAT YOU'LL NEED 


Knowledge, Skills and Experience


    A Level 4 qualification in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline or equivalent experience.
    Experience and understanding of facilities, processes, equipment and leading technologies.
    Clear and confident communicator both orally and in writing  
    Proactive attitude and willingness to learn new systems and processes.  
    Ability to accurately and concisely present complex technical ideas or project issues to a diverse audience.
    Ability to analyse build assembly books and strip down procedures.
    Understand safe systems of work. 
    Ability to challenge existing thinking in a positive way whilst building credibility and trust through experience and personal style.  
    Indigital, Computer literate, including tableau, Jira, Microsoft Office and Excel competency to produce plans, reports, presentations, graphs, processes and SPL documents.  

 

SO WHY US?

 

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 performance related bonus scheme. All this and more makes JLR the perfect place to continue your journey.

 

This role may offer the opportunity for hybrid working where you can split your time between working from home and in the office. At JLR, hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement providing employees with more choice and flexibility around how, when and where they work, if suitable for their role. Further details can be discussed with the Hiring Manager at interview stage. 

 

JLR is committed to equal opportunity for all.

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