Job Title: Lead Materials Engineer
Location: Gaydon
Rate: £43.45ph via an Umbrella Company (Inside IR35) or £32.85ph PAYE
Employment Type: Contract (Currently financed until March 2025)
Hours: Standard 40 Hours Per Week
Reference: J39784
Job Description:
The primary purpose of the role is to evolve a surface materials and technologies across a number of vehicles programmes, to a point of concept and application readiness. As the material concept(s) matures the attention will focus on the method of make and manufacturing technologies. Collaborating and partnering with the Materiality Designers, Suppliers and the wider Bespoke Team.
The Surface Material Integration Team has a diverse materials engineering expertise that covers material and component commodities. Understanding the production feasibility of new and existing materials and manufacturing technologies at all levels.
Skills Required:
- Experience in colour matching of materials, at point of material manufacturing and implementation into component technology.
- Experience working at pace with Materials Engineering and inhouse labs to test new materials, defining new test specs where required for new materials in the automotive space.
- Ability to identify reason for test failures and work with suppliers to re-engineer materials.
- Proficient in creation of timing plans and programme managing commodity developments.
Experience Required:
- A good understanding of product design combined with good aesthetic judgement, colour vision and colour perception.
- Good communication skills and the ability to relate to and communicate at all levels.
- Proficient in creation of timing plans and programme managing commodity developments.
- Full driving licence.
Experience Preferred:
- Experience in automotive sector.
Additional Information:
We do have hybrid working within the team although it tends to be around the business requirements, rather than personal.
Most of the team will do remote working 1 day per week.
This role is INSIDE IR35
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