Aston Martin
Gaydon, United Kingdom
Job Purpose:
To lead the safety restraints development, design and change management for steering wheels and drivers airbags across all vehicle programs.
Key Responsibilities & Tasks:
- Define component level targets (from legal requirements, OEM (SDS), SAE, industry standard practice.
- Own the Final Engineering Signoff (FESO) documents.
- Take ownership for the development and change management of steering wheel and driver’s airbag across all programs.
- Liaise with design & colour/trim teams to ensure that manufacturing feasibility, costs, timing are achieved whilst also meeting styling aspirations.
- Lead the management of external suppliers to deliver all program targets.
- Control the component DVP and supplier D&D tests for restraints components.
- Ensure failure avoidance tools and processes (DFMEA/FMA) are applied to restraint components.
- Ensure engineering releases are completed to highest quality and on time.
- Ensure program delivers to cost targets.
- Ensure restraint related concerns are resolved to the highest quality and on time.
- Lead engineering decision making towards issue resolution.
Qualification & Experience:
Essential:
- Good understanding and experience in Vehicle Safety Restraint Systems.
- Engineering degree (i.e. MEng/BEng or equivalent, 2:1 or higher).
- Clear knowledge of fundamental engineering theory.
- Able to plan and execute project work for achievement of sub system team targets.
- Must be able to learn quickly and integrate into a successful and dynamic team.
- Offer strong character attributes as well as necessary knowledge and experience.
- Excellent organisational skills.
- Self-starting and self-motivated.
- Driving licence, Medical clearance to drive company vehicles.
Desirable:
- Experience of leadership or clear evidence of leadership ability.
- Able to manage suppliers to deliver to all program targets.
- Experience of working with styling teams.
- CAD (NX) knowledge would be an advantage.