Wheels & Tyres Technical Specialist

3 weeks ago

Gaydon, United Kingdom Jaguar Land Rover Full time

REQ ID: 111956
JOB TITLE: Wheels & Tyres Technical Specialist
SALARY: £57,800 - £76,400 + Additions & Benefits
LOCATION: Gaydon

POST ENDING DATE: 30/06/2023

Jaguar Land Rover is harnessing technology to make driving smarter, safer and cleaner. You can help create a world in which responsible, sustainable vehicles revolutionise the driving experience for generations. Our vision is to leverage the incredible potential of technology to build vehicles that not only offer a premium, all-encompassing digital experience, but that also make our customers lives better.

**WHAT TO EXPECT**

We are looking for a Wheels & Tyres Technical Specialist, to provide consistent technical support and direction to the wheel and tyre development team.

You will engage with both internal and external technical experts to help improve processes, set target characteristics and balance programme requirements with the purpose of delivering class-leading ride, handling and steering attribute performance.

**Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities**
- Operate as a technical expert for the vehicle dynamics wheel and tyre team
- Lead and develop the team to achieve consistent, world-class results during virtual and physical tuning loops
- Subjectively assess ride, handling and steering performance of vehicles in a repeatable, safe manner
- Lead the benchmarking and target cascade of wheel and tyre vehicle dynamics characteristics during the concept phase of vehicle programmes
- Analyse objective measurement data to help inform decision-making and set tuning direction
- Review programme timing, challenging key stakeholders where necessary to ensure physical and virtual submissions align with vehicle/DiL development plans
- Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure key attribute performance is met
- Identify critical areas for attribute improvement and lead investigations into how potential improvements could be made
- Provide technical and strategic expertise to the vehicle dynamics and chassis leadership teams to help initiate new projects and processes
- Own development of the reporting process and local operating procedures, sharing results with key stakeholders in the engineering community
- Develop forward-looking and high-level strategies, helping bolster the attribute performance of future model architectures
- Provide support, mentoring and training to help develop team members reach their full potential
- Represent the Jaguar Land Rover Vehicle Dynamics team externally as a technical expert in the field of wheels and tyres

**WHAT YOU WILL NEED**

Through the expertise gained in previous roles, you will lead the team in supporting the introduction of new technologies and play a key part in forward model architectures, robustly justifying technical tyre and wheel characteristics to ensure our future customers receive a supreme and holistic driving experience.

**Knowledge, Skills and Experience**

**Essential -**
- Relevant degree in Automotive Engineering (or similar) along with extensive experience working for a premium OEM or Tier 1 supplier
- Comprehensive knowledge of tyre design, construction and associated tuning characteristics to achieve desired attribute performance
- High familiarity with using various European proving ground test facilities and environments
- Knowledge of wheel rim design, manufacturing characteristics and associated tuning levers
- Expert in solving complex wheel and tyre technical issues
- Experience with project management methodologies
- Excellent technical leadership skills
- High level of proficiency in tyre models and modelling techniques.
- Proven experience using DiL simulation during virtual development phases and submissions

**Desirable -**
- Experience leading a small team of test and development engineers
- Experience using data logging and calibration software tools
- SUV and BEV vehicle development experience
- Good working knowledge of the Product Creation Delivery System (or similar process)

**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, private medical cover and performance related bonus scheme. As a manager, you’ll also be able to select one of our luxury premium vehicles to lease at a fraction of the cost. All this and more makes Jaguar Land Rover 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 Jaguar Land Rover, 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.

Jaguar Land Rover is committed to equal opportunity f

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