Body Engineer - Jaguar Land Rover Classic Vehicles Ryton, Yorkshire and the Humber, England
Job description
REQ ID: 93321
JOB TITLE: Body Engineer - Jaguar Land Rover Classic Vehicles
SALARY: £42,000 - £54,000
POSTING END DATE: 28/02/23
LOCATION: Ryton
Beyond Property, Purchasing, HR and IT, more than being part of our Finance or Marketing teams, beyond even Sales and Service, every role in every business area offers unique opportunities to make an impact on the future of mobility and the automotive industry.
What To Expect
As the owner of two of the most iconic car brands in the world and an amazing and enviable back catalogue of products, we provide the widest range of products and services of any Classic car organisation; continuation models, reborn factory rebuilds, restorations, bespoke commissions and modern interpretations all with a global customer base. As the classic body interior/exterior engineer, you will be responsible for all aspects of the interior and exterior trim parts in our classic vehicles, including the re-creation of original components and development of new parts to support our programmes.
You will ensure the development is robust, compliant and delivered on time and to budget by combining subject matter knowledge with a hands-on approach. Working closely with your stakeholders within classic, core Jaguar Land Rover, suppliers you will define, develop and deliver new interior and exterior concepts through to production.
What You Will Need
You will define and deliver body commodity plans to quality, cost and time that meet customer requirements as defined in the programme delivery. You will develop and apply Classic-appropriate DV standards, define and manage test plans through to engineering sign off, ensure robust delivery of component, subsystem & whole vehicle requirements. You will provide technical support to colleagues during development, early vehicle builds and launch phases. Due to the cross functional nature of this position, you will be expected to support the aftermarket team in bringing products to market.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Essential:
- Experience of delivering interior trim OR exterior body parts through to production for classic/small scale business type
- Proven track record of delivery experience of projects or components to deadlines
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 and performance related bonus scheme. 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.
Please be aware that we may close this vacancy for applications before the stated deadline if we receive a high volume of interest. We strongly advise you to submit your application as early as possible. Jaguar Land Rover is committed to equal opportunity for all.
