Chief Engineer: Design

4 days ago

Washington, United Kingdom BLAIR AND WEST LIMITED Full time

BlairWest are working with Advanced Electric Machines (AEM), a client who produce the world’s most sustainable electric motor for electric vehicles, using no rare earth metals and with the ability to be copper-free. AEM works closely with several high-profilebrands including Bentley, SAF Holland, CNH and SCG. They are in the process of scaling up from current production output of 12,000 units per year, with the ambition of becoming a global component supplier by the end of the decade. Based in Washington, theycompany intend to make the North East its centre-piece of its operations as it grows from over 50 staff to around 1000 engineering, manufacturing and customer-support staff.

**The Role**:

- Ensure effective department organisation structure with appropriate resource levels and skills, workload planning, clarity of roles and responsibilities including recruitment as required
- Ensure sufficient departmental tools are available especially around CAD, PLM and Analysis capabilities
- Technically supervise and support department activities, both on customer and internal projects
- Support business and project planning and budgeting
- Provide coaching and leadership in technical skills and personal development
- Ensure quality standards are met and improvements planned to maintain customer satisfaction levels
- Key contribution to the technical and strategic direction of the business taking into consideration market, legislative and customer trends
- Provide a professional and technically good interface with customers and supplier as required to support business development and project activities

**Your Experience**:

- 10-15 years of industry experience
- Electric motors, transmissions and/or power electronics and highly dynamic or rotating machines is desirable
- Automotive, commercial vehicles or rail sectors is desirable especially within transmission and powertrain systems
- Extensive experience in a design function including in depth use of 3D and 2D CAD and CAE tools
- Lead or management responsibility within technical projects especially within a design function
- Working with APQP and ISO9001 processes
- Manufacturing and assembly processes across components, powertrain and vehicle levels
- Project experience across the full New Product Development process including with suppliers, prototype testing and series production

**Education/Qualifications**:

- A good honours Degree (2:1) in an appropriate engineering discipline
- Professional qualification such as CEng with IMechE, IEE or similar is desirable

**Benefits**:

- 25 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays
- Flexible working arrangements based around core hours
- Company contribution to the workplace pension
- Holidays increase after 2 and 5 years’ service
- Electric vehicle salary-sacrifice scheme
- On-site parking, including electric charge points
- Eligibility for a share incentive scheme - details to be advised when available
- Fees paid for membership of professional bodies

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