Principal Engineer

2 months ago


Birmingham UK, West Midlands, United Kingdom Changan UK R&D Centre Limited Full time

About the Role

With the expanding sales market planned for new Changan vehicles we are looking for a Principal Engineer / Technical Specialist in Vehicle Dynamics, to provide expert direction and support to achieve the driving experience expected by UK and European customers. The successful candidate will have a leading role in defining handling, drive comfort and braking targets of Changan products for the West Europe market.


Requirements

- Degree in Mechanical, Automotive or equivalent accredited program

- 3-5 years of Ride and Handling and Kinematics and Compliance experience

- Expert knowledge of suspension, steering and braking systems – both passive and active

- In depth knowledge of calibration and tuning of suspension, steering, and braking systems – both passive and active

- Benchmarking vehicles with respect to Vehicle Dynamics

- Generate and cascade targets and best practice processes

- Good knowledge of test and simulation techniques associated with suspension, steering system kinematics and compliance as well as full vehicle ride and handling

- Ability to analyse simulation and test data (K&C reports) highlighting target achievement and making recommendations for areas of non-compliance

- Interact with relevant cross functional business units to establish hardpoints of steering and suspension components required to support the kinematic system requirements

- Strong written and verbal communication skills

- Able to travel abroad (China and Europe) in support of system testing and development


Duties & Responsibilities

- Responsible for handling, drive comfort and braking targets (UK/EU)

- Support vehicle dynamics development both in UK and abroad

- Support Changan China Vehicle Dynamics Team – provide targets, best practice techniques, training and knowledge transfer to support product and process improvements

- Tuning and calibration of region-specific vehicles with respect to Vehicle Dynamic targets

- Detailed analysis of K&C reports providing clear direction for component and system changes

- Provide detailed reports at senior levels


Salary

Competitive salary package, negotiable depending on qualifications and experience


Other Features

Successful candidates must be eligible to work in the UK


If you are selected for an interview, our recruitment team will contact you directly. Unfortunately, due to the high volume of applications, we are unable to inform the candidates who are not shortlisted or provide specific feedback.



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